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Two shootings in DC kill at least one, wound another eight

Police say one man was killed and five other adults were wounded in a shooting in the courtyard of an apartment complex in D.C.

Officials: Lockdown lifted after on-campus shooting at SC State University

SC State University authorities say the lock down alert has been cleared after an on-campus shooting overnight.

Jubilee Festival celebrates black history and culture in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - This weekend you can join Historic Columbia at its annual Jubilee Festival. The free event celebrates black history and culture. It takes place Saturday from eleven to six at…

Pelosi pushes for lower prescription drug costs

(CNN) --- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for the Federal government to limit the cost of some prescription drugs. Pelosi's new plan would give the Health and Human Services Secretary the authority…

Sanford campaigns in New Hampshire ahead of 2020 primary challenge of President Trump

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, is making his first trip to New Hampshire since announcing his longshot primary challenge to President Donald Trump. Sanford is making three stops between Manchester and Concord…

Woman convicted in texting suicide seeks parole

Massachusetts officials are weighing whether to grant early jail release for Michelle Carter, the woman currently imprisoned for urging her suicidal boyfriend via text messages to take his own life.

Suspect in murders of Sumter five-year-old and her mother appears in court

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) --Daunte Johnson, the suspect in the murders of a Sumter five-year-old and her mother, made an appearance in a Sumter County court Thursday morning. For the second time in eight…

Two years after fatal Fairfield Co. hit and run, search for suspect continues

Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO) --- It's been almost two years, and there's still no leads in a Fairfield Co. hit and run that left one man dead. Authorities are asking for the…

Flags to fly at half-staff Friday in observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Governor Henry McMaster has ordered that flags atop state and local public buildings be flown at half-staff from sunup until at least noon in observance of POW/MIA Recognition Day on September 20.

83-year-old Calhoun County man who suffers from dementia, found safe

An 83-year-old man from Gaston who was reported missing was found safe, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

Signs removed naming SC highway for disgraced commissioner

State officials have removed signs naming the expressway leading to Columbia's airport for a South Carolina transportation board member who pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal investigation.

Letter addressed to Westwood HS parents released following alleged threat on social media

Richland County School District Two officials have released the letter sent to Westwood High School parents "regarding a threatening social media post."

Man accused of stabbing Sumter mother, daughter to death appears in court

Wife of Congressman Jim Clyburn passes

Dr. Emily England Clyburn passed away the morning of Thursday, September 19, 2019, in Columbia, South Carolina. Born in the Whitesville section of Berkeley County near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, she was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Mattie England, and siblings Arthur England and Mattie Mae England Wadley.