Author: ABC Columbia Staff

BREAKING: 4 Officers Shot, Airlifted

  York County, SC (WOLO) —We have new information from a shooting that injured four police officers this morning. According to WSOC in Charlotte, officers were pursuing Christian Thomas McCole in a domestic violence case. Three York County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and one York Police Department officer were shot, and have been airlifted to a Charlotte hospital. McCole has been…

Flu epidemic takes priority over nuclear lecture for CDC

(WOLO) – The flu is taking precedence over nuclear war at the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC originally planned presentations on nuclear preparedness to take place Tuesday (1/16). The CDC’s website now says Tuesday’s lecture will be about the flu. A note on the page indicates the nuclear disaster lecture will be rescheduled in the future. No explanation was…

Trump Administration Accepts DACA Applications

Washington, DC (WOLO) — The Trump Administration says it is accepting renewal applications to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. The Announcement comes days after a Federal Judge in California temporarily blocked efforts to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals program also known as DACA. President Trump had criticized the Judicial process, noting that the ruling could still be overturned….

Sen. Tim Scott calls President Trump’s “s—hole countries” remark disappointing

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Senator Tim Scott says Senator Graham confirmed to him that the report of the President’s comments regarding “s—hole countries” was “basically accurate.” In a statement to CNN, Senator Scott called the comment disappointing and added, “The American family was born from immigrants fleeing persecution and poverty and searching for a better future. Our strength lies in…