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UPDATE: Traffic back open after sinkhole appears on I-26 in Calhoun Co.

May 8, 2025 5:43 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

(Courtesy: SCDOT) Traffic backed up due to sinkhole at I-26EB @ MM121 CALHOUN CO., S.C. (WOLO)–Traffic on I-26 eastbound is back open today due to a sinkhole at mile-marker 121 Thursday. SCDOT says traffic was backed up for miles. Again, the roads are back open. Categories: Local News, News

New details released in fatal accident involving concrete truck

May 8, 2025 4:35 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia Police have released additional information in a fatal accident involving a concrete truck and a cyclist. Police say the truck was traveling south on main street and had a green light while turning right onto Calhoun St. At the same time, investigators say, a bicyclist was riding east on the sidewalk. As the bicyclist turned onto…

Deputies: Suspect arrested in ’24 stabbing death

May 8, 2025 4:32 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A man wanted in connection with a murder last year was arrested in Horry County. Lexington County deputies say Horry County Police arrested Donovan Holman after he was reported as an unwanted person at a home. Investigators say he is charged with murder in a stabbing at a home on Oak Ridge Lane last July. Another…

South Carolina Department of Public Health

SC Health Dept. urges moms to make health a Mother’s Day priority

May 8, 2025 4:23 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Mother’s Day is this weekend and the state Department of Public Health is encouraging all moms to make their physical and mental health a priority. Officials with the department say they have a wide array of services available for women at every stage of motherhood ranging from maternity care to screenings for cancer and heart disease. “It’s easy…

Local Living: Benedict College's Harambee Festival

Local Living: Wings and Wheels Festival, Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Columbia Black Expo

May 8, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Local Living: Events in the Midlands to enjoy.

New Pope elected

May 8, 2025 12:19 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Vatican City (AP)–White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will…