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State Emergency Officials Preparing for Severe Winter Weather

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Tuesday (11/28), officials with the Emergency Preparedness Division are looking ahead to the winter months. They met to talk about the importance of taking time now to prepare for any potential severe weather that we could face. Officials from the Department of Public Safety and the Weather Service were also on hand. Categories: Local News, News…
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Cemetery Attack Suspect Denied Bond Reduction Request

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A judge denied a bond reduction request Tuesday (11/28), for the man accused of hitting mourners at Greenlawn Cemetery with a car. James Kester’s attorneys requested a $5 million dollar bond reduction. Columbia Police say Kester will remain in jail on multiple counts of attempted murder. Police say Kester drove his car into 12 people at…
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State Reports Low Shrimp Harvest Numbers

ABC Columbia Staff

(WOLO) – If you have shrimp on your holiday menu, they may be harder to come by. The State Department of Natural Resources says the Fall White Shrimp harvest is hundreds of thousands of pounds below normal. DNR however, says the Spring and Summer harvests were well above average. Officials say warmer than usual water may be to blame for…
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Former Police Officer to be Sentenced for Killing of Unarmed Black Man

ABC Columbia Staff

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – The attorneys for a former North Charleston police officer say it would be unreasonable to sentence their client to life in prison. In court documents filed last week, lawyers representing Michael Slager say he committed voluntary manslaughter in the 2015 killing of Walter Scott. Prosecutors are seeking life in prison. Slager’s sentencing hearing is scheduled…