Emily Scarlett
WMBFNews.com
Columbia, SC, United States
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Public burial honors those in Richland Co. unable to have traditional funeral
The ceremony was for those who were unclaimed, had no living family members, or simply were unable to be buried by traditional means. → Read More
Tuesday Tunes on WIS Midday with the Mark Rapp Quartet
Mark Rapp is a musician and founder of the ColaJazz Foundation, which is dedicated to growing, supporting, and promoting jazz throughout the Midlands. → Read More
Orangeburg Co. deputy honored with procession after 75-day COVID battle
A celebratory procession was all in honor of Deputy Lieutenant Dexter Ladson as he made it back home after more than two months in the hospital. → Read More
8-year-old boy with rare illness associated with COVID-19 returns home from hospital
A California boy developed a rare illness after contracting COVID-19. → Read More
8-year-old boy with rare illness associated with COVID-19 returns home from hospital
A California boy developed a rare illness after contracting COVID-19. → Read More
Police: Men invaded Houston home, tied up siblings during online classes
One of the suspects asked the teens for money and other belongings before using zip ties and a television cord to tie them up. → Read More
Pastor asks for formula, diapers for one-month-old daughter of woman killed in random shooting
Nixon was a new mother, shot and killed, Thursday, February 4, 2021, while driving in a residential neighborhood on Charleswood Drive, not far from the Hardscrabble and Farrow Roads intersection. → Read More
UPDATE: CDC ban on evictions to be extended in new relief bill
The latest relief bill, now awaiting the president’s signature, includes some much needed rental relief and extends the ban on evictions for another month. → Read More
Zoo Miami cares for newborn anteater
Staff found the baby, believed to be a male, in a corner of its holding area on one of the coldest nights of the year. → Read More
Push for S.C. to join more than 35 other states with statewide mask mandates
There are exceptions for children under five, for people who cannot wear masks because of a medical condition, and for the hearing impaired. For everyone else, there’s $25 fine after the first offense, $50 the second time and anytime after that, you face a $100 fine. → Read More
Push for S.C. to join more than 35 other states with statewide mask mandates
There are exceptions for children under five, for people who cannot wear masks because of a medical condition, and for the hearing impaired. For everyone else, there’s $25 fine after the first offense, $50 the second time and anytime after that, you face a $100 fine. → Read More
CDC suspension on evictions set to expire in days, protection not automatic
Advocates for justice are sounding the alarm on what they say could be a major housing crisis. → Read More
CDC suspension on evictions set to expire in days, protection not automatic
Advocates for justice are sounding the alarm on what they say could be a major housing crisis. → Read More
Orangeburg school official: ‘COVID-19 poses more challenges’ for winter sports
Athletic practices and competitions have been suspended until after winter break in the Orangeburg County School District. → Read More
LR5 calls special meeting, board member says growing tensions because of new members
Right now, the district is offering four days of in-person instruction each week, with one day of eLearning. There are growing concerns, though, about continuing with this model during the holiday season. → Read More
Public input needed to Reimagine the COMET, could be first changes to transit in nearly 130 years
Riders could see changes as soon as the fall of 2021. → Read More
Families Helping Families mourns longtime volunteer, scales back in 2020 because of pandemic
This year, they’re aiming for around 2,300. These families receive food, clothing and Christmas gifts. Last year, at an estimated value of about $1.5 million. → Read More
97-year-old Midlands WWII veteran to receive Four Chaplains Award
On this Veterans Day, a 97-year-old World War II Battle of the Bulge veteran here in the Midlands is being recognized for his work to uplift our service members during the pandemic. → Read More
SC election officials take next steps to wrap up election results; recounts and runoffs expected
In South Carolina, when the difference between any winning candidate and any other non-winning candidate is 1% or less of the total votes cast a recount is mandatory. → Read More
Breast Cancer Awareness walks go virtual, Midlands survivor says disease not always a death sentence
Participants can still get out and walk, it just won’t be in the way that we’ve been used to doing it for so many years in one central location. → Read More