City of Columbia Mayor gears up for Breast Cancer Awareness campaign
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Friday a little popcorn and lemonade provided more than an afternoon snack. The treats were part of a fundraiser for the Soda City. The City of Columbia’s Payment Center is...
View ArticleMaintaining a healthy life after Cancer
(ABC News) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. According to the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC), more than 240-thousand people are diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the United States each...
View ArticleNAMI raises awareness on importance of Mental Health
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) is spreading awareness this week by sharing resources that can help those in a crisis. Leaders at the organizations Mid-Carolina...
View ArticleUSDA expands investigation into possible lead-tainted fruit purees
Image: AP (AP) –Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and...
View ArticleVets investigate mysterious respiratory illness making dogs sick
Image: AP FILE - Owners bring their dogs to a park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Veterinary laboratories in several states, including Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire, are...
View ArticleS.C. House gives green light for gender transition ban
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — House Bill 4624, aimed at banning anyone in the State of South Carolina under the age of 18 from being able to gain access to any gender reassignment procedures has passed in...
View ArticleKershaw County deputies actively search for the homeless as temps dip
Image: Kershaw County Sheriff's Office Facebook Kershaw Co., SC (WOLO) — Those bitter cold temperatures ABC Columbia’s Chief Meteorologist John Farley has been tracking for days is finally settling in...
View ArticleS.C. Senate gives health reform bill 3rd reading
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Senate passed a landmark health agency reform bill that hopes to benefit taxpayers in South Carolina lawmakers gave a third reading to the Senate Bill 915...
View ArticleResearchers predict cancer cases will increase over next 2 decades
(ABC News) — A new study from the American Cancer Society finds an aging worldwide population will lead to a rise in cancer cases. Researchers predict that over the next two decades, there will be 15...
View ArticleCDC finds no link between COVID vaccines and cardiac deaths
(CNN) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found no link between COVID vaccines and cardiac deaths among young people. The results come from an analysis of death certificates from...
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