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3 high school student killed in Laurens Co wreck

ABC Columbia Staff,

LAURENS COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Three high school students were killed in a head on collision in the upstate Sunday (2/5). The Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 11:30 a.m. on US 221 in Laurens County. The Coroner says none of the teens were wearing a seatbelt in a pick-up truck that crossed the center line and hit a…
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Expecting mother, unborn child identified in fatal wreck

ABC Columbia Staff,

DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – The Darlington County Coroner’s Office released the names of five people killed in an accident over the weekend. The victims included Chikari Douglas-Rouse, 28, of Hartsville and her unborn baby boy known only as Douglas-Graham. The Coroner’s Office says the expecting mother was in labor and headed to the hospital when the wreck happened. Eight…
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Baby found in home with fatal overdose victim

ABC Columbia Staff,

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WOLO) – Police in Myrtle Beach say a baby was found in a home where two adults overdosed. Christopher Griffin was charged with neglect after investigators say he and a woman overdosed on heroine. Police say Griffin responded to the anti-overdose drug narcan. According to an incident report the woman who has yet to be identified died…
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Wear red Friday for heart disease awareness

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Thursday (2/1), Governor Henry McMaster announced the state is going red to raise awareness for the battle against heart disease. Experts say heart disease is the number one killer of women. McMaster delivered an official proclamation declaring Friday (2/2) as “Wear Red Day” in South Carolina to honor and support the women affected by heart disease….