3 plus...winnsboro residents spend 10 hours debating on if a grantie quarry should be built in the county..hear what they had to say... 3 and could the parmasean cheese in your fridge have wood in it? the answer in what's brewing... news19 thihimorning starts right now. 3 3 3 good morning and thanks for waking up with us on news19 this morning. it's february 18thi'm deon guillory. and i'm savannah levins..we'll have a check of your forecast in just a few minutes but first..new this morning 3 3 this morning...the highway patrol continues to investigating an accident involving two law enforcement vehicles.we're told...two lexington sheriffs vehicles hit each other around 9 oclock last night as they were repsonding to a burglary in process. it happened on platt springs road near old orangeburg road...just past the walmart and lowes.3 deputies were taken to the hospital but are expected to

led to the accident. 3 a late night fire left two elderly people homeless. it happened just before 7:30 near the intersection of redwood court and carlton drive ... that's just off of highway 277. the fire crew says when they got there, flames took over the house.the couple was rescued d d taken to the hospital as a precaution. investigators are trying to figure out what caused this fire. fire crews say the house is a total loss. 3 3

3 a hearing in winnsboro over the possibility of a granite mine will continue this morning at dhec headquarters in columbia. a heated 10 houring hearing beteen winnsboro residents and dhec took place yesterday.news 19 janae frazier shows us what happened 3 day two of an appeal hearing

appealing dhec's mine permit allowing winnsboro crushed stone to build a quarry in the middlesix area.the petitioners presented sworn staments from four different people along testimony from scholar and mining expert francis green. nats o owitness he company should have done their work or at least let these folks do it.reens says the mining company and dhec failed to conduct water tests in the area to ensure residents water supply won be negatively affected.. the petitioners called more than 10 witnesses before resting their case.nats of hearingthey haven't proven anything.."after objections from lawyers for dhec and winnsboro crushed stone, the council decided to throw out the parts of the case regarding residents concerns with how the mine would affect their air, traffic and noise. council members said dhec had previously addressed those topics in the permit. residents in the audience snickered at the decision the hearing will now focus on how the mine's possible effects on water and ownership rights. dhec started presented their

witness..dhec employee joe 3 koon speak wednesday evening **nats** of joe koon//// dhec and winnsboro crushed stone expect to finish presenting their witnesses and evidence thursday afternoon. 3 case load problems this morning for the state department of social services despite staff improvements. leaders told sentarors the turnover rate is down more than ten percent and 170 new case workers were hired. but despite those numbers, they are still struggling with meeting the desired ratio of one case worker for every 24 children. only seven counties have it that way. 73 case workers in the state still have more than a 50-children case load. senator joel lourie of richland county said while the agency has improved, there is still work to be

3 3 the agency says it didnt have a "magic number" of case workers to meet that 1 to 24 ratio, saying there are too many variables to tell. it is looking to repurpose existing positions and fill grant positions in the meantime. 3 sumter police need your help finding a missing teen this morning.17 year old dominique mccray was last seen leaving his home on january 31 after an arguement with his mom. police say he initially made contact with his father... but since then they have not been

he has a tattoo on his right forearm with the word aith. if you know where he is tonight call crimetoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. 3 3 happening today.. if you plan on driving on interstate 20 this morning we have a traffic note to pass along. the right lane along interstate 26 between broad river road and harbison will be closed. crews will be repairing potholes in the right lane there from 9am until 3pm. 3 the blue ribbon committee will make recommendations to city council today on prioritizing flood recovery projects and relief funds. the meeting is open to the public from 2 to 4pm in the richland county adminstration building. that's on hampton street in downtown columbia. 3 the usc women gamecocks will take to the court tonight looking for antoher win. the gamecocks are looking to earn the sec regular season title with against georiga. tip off is at 7pm at the colonial life

3 a little girl in maine has captivated the hearts of everyone living in her freeport community. it's all over her special friendship with her pet duck. and you're about to see just how kylie and snowflake are now inspiriing pet owners across

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3 a georgia vet crawled into a cage all for the sake of a terrified and starving dog. the dog, named "graycie" was taken to "granite hills animal care" after a woman found her on a dirt road-- abandoned -- in terrible condition. graycie was not eating -- so the vet-- andy mathis -- crawled into her cage to eat breakfast -- until she too-- would start eating. mathis says he debated euthanizing her... but was then urged by facebook users to quote "try" .. if she still has a will to live. so he

graycie alive. 3 chat3 3 this next story is going to make you want to check your fridge.the grated parmesan cheese you and your family are eating may *not be the real thing. the fda discovered some manufacturers have been filling their parmesan products with a product called "cellulose wood pulp." a bloomberg news study found many brands sold at places like target and wal-mart contained unsafe percentages of "wood pulp." an industry insider believes up

cheese sold in american 3 stores *isn't the real thing. chat3 3 3 today is national drink wine and in honor of that...a new study says millennials are drinking more wine then ever.

of all wine in the u.s. last year, more than any other generation.that's according to new research from the industry nonprofit wine market council, detailed in wine spectator.the report found that millennials, defined as the 79 million americans ages 21 to 38, drank 159.6 million cases of wine in 2015n average of two cases per person.and among those

two-thirds were women. chat3 3 the case between the fbi and apple- who is in support of apple and who is siding with the feds. and governor haley has officially endorsed a presidental candidate. why this could be huge for the gop presedential hopeful when news 19 this morning continues. something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do.

with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. i'm hillary clinton,

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3 it's going to be another beautiful day in the midlands full of sunshine and warmer temperatures. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on this thursday. i'm deon guillory. and i'm savannah levins. let's go ahead and toss things over to meteoroligst efren afante with more on what we will see today...good morning efren. 3 3 3

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days away and several candidates are continuing their campaign across the palmetto state today. former florida governor jeb bush will hold a town hall this morning at 11:45. it's being held at the convention center in columbia. 3 and dr ben carson will be at several places today speaking to students. at 10:15 he'll be holding a town hall at the garden city preparatory academy for boys in orangeburg. then at noon he'll be particpating in the "bridging the gap" townhall at south carolina state university. tonight at 7 he'll be taking part in the conversative convention at the bon secours wellness arena in greenville. 3 marco rubio will also be in greenville for a rally this morning. he'll be joined by senator tim scott, senator mike lee and former gamecock connor shaw. rubio will then head to anderson for a rally in the afternoon. and then he will also take part in the conservative review's conservative convention in greenville.

governor haley said she wasn't sure whether or not she'd endorse any of the gop candidates for president...but that changed last night. news19's chuck ringwalt was there in chapin when the governor endorsed florida senator maro rubio. 3 "it was just a few short hours ago here in chapin where a couple hundred people came out for senator marco rubio's campaign rally. now the night started off with an introduction from former gamecock quarterback connor shaw, but what most people were here to see tonight was the endorsement from governor nikki haley." "ladies and gentlemen, if we elect marco rubio, every day will be a great day in america. "began her speech reasons why president who have the backs of our military veterans and those in active duty."brittany franceschina is one of the many who attended the rally. "i would say i'm undecided right now, but i'm leaning toward rubio. this is the third time i've heard him speak."an even though rubio now has the endorsment... franceschina says she's still not sure if it will be enough for rubio to take the palmetto state. "i think it's going to be really close on satuday." the governor had the final word of the night...taking the microphone from rubio...and emphasizing south carolina's influence being "first in the south". "we make presidents, let's make marco rubio the next president of the united states. god bless." "right now senator rubio sits third in many of the polls behind donald trump and senator cruz, but it will be interesting to see if this endorsement from governor nikki haley boosts senator rubio's stock going into saturday's gop primary race. in chapin. chuck

3 governor haley endorsed mitt romney a month before the 2012 primary, but voters in south carolina backed newt gingrich.. 3 for all things related to the south carolina primary... just head to our website... wltx dot com... and click on sc primaries:full coverage under headlines. 3 3 later today the white house is expected to formally announce historic plans for president obama to visit cuba. cbs news has confirmed the trip will happen in the coming weeks. as don champion

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3 while president obama's trip will be a first for a sitting president in decades-- former president jimmy carter has visited cuba several times since leaving office. 3 the debate between silicon valley and the government rages on, after apple refused to comply with a court order to unlock the iphone of san bernardino shooter, syed farook. google's chief executive sided with the tech giant, while others, including one san bernardino victim, sympathized with the feds. the government is demanding apple create software that would

erase feature. apple intends to file its appeal as early as next week. 3 a los angeles hospital has paid a ransom to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network.hollywood presbyterian medical center says it paid the demanded ransom of 40 bitcoins - currently worth near $17,000 - because paying was in the best interest of the hospital. ransomware attacks can happen to everyone from individuals to large institutions.the fbi is investigating. 3 3 new evidence suggests the zika virus can cross through a pregnant woman's placenta and potentially infect the fetus. research in "the lancet infectious diseases" detected the virus in the amniotic fluid of two women whose babies developed the birth defect microcephaly. 3 here are some do's and don'ts for exercising.it's important to do things the

are some things you want to remember: 3 exercising helps all of us stay fit, when it done the right way.to avoid injury hen you e strength training there are some things you want to remember:1. static, long stretches *before working out is not a good thing.experts say do what called dynamic stretchingentle movements, slow controlled stretching and legs to start your workout.2. if you e lifting barbells or dumbellsne common mistake is to for something being too heavy, by lifting more quickly.experts say never do that because it puts too much stress on the joints. use smaller weights and do slower repetitions. a good rule of thumb: 2 seconds to raise and 4 seconds to lower. or you risk getting injured.3. and always cool down. experts say this is more important than warming up to prevent injury and more importantly protect the heart.after you exercise, keep moving for a few minutes at a slower rateither walk more slowly or lift less weights, and then stretch.for

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3 the horror film he witch opens today after scaring audiences at the sundance film festival. jamie yuccas gives

3 3 when news 19 this morning continues a lane closure along interstate 26 that could affect your afternoon commute. plus, tense moments about the