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2019 Sales Tax Holiday kicks off Friday in South Carolina, making it a good time to shop back to school

Friday kicks off South Carolina's tax-free weekend, where certain items can be bought without the state's 6% sales tax.

Friday kicks off South Carolina’s tax-free weekend, where certain items can be bought without the state’s 6% sales tax. Some of those items include back to school shopping, which you can do at stores across the state through Sunday.

Spanish-speaking hotline set up in Sumter after string of crimes believed to be targeting Hispanics

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – According to the Sumter Police Department, it appears someone has targeted Hispanics in a string of crimes in the city. The police department has set up a Spanish speaking hotline as a result. Three men dressed in all black started shooting at and killed two men on July 25th on Bowman drive. Both the victims were…

Orangeburg cell phone thief caught on camera stealing iPhones

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – Surveillance cameras in an Orangeburg business recorded a man stealing several smartphones on multiple occasions. Person suspected of stealing iPhones from an Orangeburg business. (OCSO) The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office released pictures Tuesday of the man they say got away with an iPhone X one day and came back three days later to steal more. The…

Richland County, City of Columbia collaborate to bring more commercial development to region

On Tuesday, representatives from Richland County and the City of Columbia announced their collaboration to bring more commercial development to the area.

On Tuesday, representatives from Richland County and the City of Columbia announced their collaboration to bring more commercial development to the area. Leaders presented their shared vision to attract more construction and developers.

‘An outstanding sigh of relief. That’s always your goal,’ Orangeburg first responders reflect on rescuing man trapped in silo

Dozens of first responders from several different agencies responded last Thursday to a man trapped in a grain silo in Orangeburg.

Dozens of first responders from several different agencies responded last Thursday to a man trapped in a grain silo in Orangeburg. They helped rescue the man, an employee of Cactus Family Farms, who had been trapped for about nine hours.