[gtxvideo vid='5v7HfIOy' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5v7HfIOy.jpg' vtitle='Richland Co State Rep. James Smith to Run for Governor'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Richland County State Representative James Smith, a democrat from Columbia, is throwing his hat in the ring in the race for Governor. The…
A Greenville teen confesses to killing another teenager after authorities say he accused her of "spreading lies".
[gtxvideo vid='OOlActlF' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OOlActlF.jpg' vtitle='RICH CO'] Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- Richland County Council spent $1.2 million renovating its council chambers but they will not be holding their 2-day retreat in the new space. With a vote of 9 to 2, they…
[gtxvideo vid='bngfk0yv' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bngfk0yv.jpg' vtitle='Graham on Abortion'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Senator Lindsey Graham is proposing a new abortion bill in the senate that would make impose a 20 week cutoff date for abortions nationwide. The bill Senator Graham is spearheading passed…
Man accused of setting six fires and then reporting them to authorities is arrested and charged with Arson.
Irmo, S.C. (WOLO)-- Irmo police released two composite sketches Thursday of a woman suspected in two attempted abductions. Investigators say the first incident happened on September 27, around 6:30pm near the intersection of Friarsgate Blvd. and N. Royal Tower Dr.…
After being alerted to a post circulating on Facebook, Cayce Department of Public Safety said it started investigating two suspicious incidents involving a man stopping another man, asking for sexual favors.
Sumter County Sheriff's deputies continue their search for a man, missing since September 10.
Chief Meteorologist John Farley takes us back to the one thousand year flood of 2015 that forever changed the Palmetto State.
Lexington, SC (WOLO)- It's been 8 years since Andrew Powell was murder and his killer is still on the lose. Andrew's mother, Debbie Powell is speaking out in hopes to breathe life…
[gtxvideo vid='kXT040VZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kXT040VZ.jpg' vtitle='Arson Suspected in Richland County House Fire'] RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - Richland County deputies call a house fire Tuesday (10/3) night suspicious as they work to figure out who set it. It happened around 9:30 p.m.…
[gtxvideo vid='C1IarqT3' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/C1IarqT3.jpg' vtitle='Helping Children Cope with National Tragedies'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - With round-the-clock coverage of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is offering some hints on how to help your little ones understand what…
"Isolated incident" reported at McCormick Correctional Institution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Two years ago flood waters ravaged our state, killing nine alone in Richland County. Here on Burwell lane neighbors said floodwaters were up to 17 feet high, ruining…
[gtxvideo vid='9fdw8fEJ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9fdw8fEJ.jpg' vtitle='GONZALES GARDENS'] Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- Wednesday kicks off the demolition of historic Gonzales Gardens. Many former residents had a hard time watching their old home get torn down. "It’s bitter-sweet," Queen Elizabeth Thomas Bryant said, a…
Richland County Deputies are hoping you can help them locate a suspect accused of attempted robbery. Do you recognize the person in this image.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Halloween is right around the corner and according to candystore.com, the most popular Halloween candy in South Carolina is....candy corn! According to the site folks in the Palmetto State scarf down more than 10,000 pounds of the orange,…
Irmo Police continue investigating two similar incidents where a two young men say a woman wearing scrubs tried to lure them into her car.
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for two suspects wanted in the armed robbery of a local gas station last month.
A hiring fair, taking place later this month, is geared toward military veterans and their spouses.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- According to the Department of Social Services the number of Midlands youth in the foster care system is growing. On Tuesday night. places like Epworth Children's Home are hoping to change…
[gtxvideo vid='BGyBaZVN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BGyBaZVN.jpg' vtitle='RCSD to Host \"DAREscream\" Thursday'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - For the tenth year in a row the Richland County Sheriff's Department will host "DAREscream" at Baskin-Robbins on Forest Drive. The event raises money for the DARE program,…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- Thirty-nine silhouettes stood on the statehouse steps Tuesday symbolizing the lives lost to domestic violence in South Carolina in 2016. A bell rings on the Statehouse steps after every name…
A luncheon honors victims of violent crimes.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- House members questioned the minority owner of the failed V.C summer reactors Tuesday. Lawmakers welcomed the opportunity to hear from Santee Cooper but it was who showed up…
