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Two arrested for bringing weed, cell phones into Lee Correctional

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Two people have been arrested for working with an inmate to bring contraband into Lee Correctional Institution. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says during a traffic stop, deputies seized $350,000 worth of contraband including marijuana and cell phones. SCSO says the marijuana and contraband were transported from Sumter County to an employee of the South Carolina…

Little piece of Australia in Columbia, how Riverbanks Zoo is hoping to inspire people to help

Animals are losing their homes and their lives because of the Australian brush fires, which aren't expected to slow down anytime soon.

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Animals are losing their homes and their lives because of the Australian brush fires, which aren’t expected to slow down anytime soon. There’s a little part of Australia at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, where staff say they hope their Australian animals inspire people to help. “We don’t know the impact, but we know it’s going…

‘No War on Iran’ protest vigil held at State House

On Wednesday, the Carolina Peace Resource Center  held a 'No War on Iran' protest vigil at the State House in response to recent tensions with Iran.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Wednesday, the Carolina Peace Resource Center held a ‘No War on Iran’ protest vigil at the State House in response to recent tensions with Iran. The Center is a nonprofit organization that’s a voice for peace and a resource for non-violent change. Tensions have been high with the recent killing of an Iranian general, and…