Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Daylight Saving Time: Did you turn back the clock?

It is time to Fall back

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Daylight Saving Time came to an end Sunday at 2 a.m., so it is time to fall back. If you did not remember, clocks need to be turned back one hour. While you’re changing the time on your clock, the Columbia Fire Department reminds you to check or replace the batteries in your smoke detector. Categories:…

3 Columbia teens accused of beating, robbing food delivery driver

The suspect faces various charges including robbery and kidnapping

Image: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has taken three Columbia teenagers into custody accused of robbing a man at gunpoint. Authorities, say after reviewing video evidence in the investigation, the teens walked up to the car of the food delivery driver while he was in the 3500 block of Fernandina Road. Officials…

West Columbia welcomes annual Fall Back Fest

This is the 5th year for the special shopping extravaganza

Image: West Columbia West Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The holidays are upon us and while many people are trying to order ahead of time to make sure their special gifts get to their destination in time, you have the chance to shop early and shop local. Friday November 5, 2021 West Columbia will holds its annual Fall Back Fest which…

A virtual veterans career fair gives vets a chance to meet with dozens of employers

The career fair take place Tuesday November 9, 2021

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Governor McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs are encouraging all veterans in the palmetto state looking to continue a career of service to take part in the veterans virtual career fair on Tuesday. The virtual career fair provides veterans with an opportunity to explore jobs with more than 35 state agencies and higher…

Deputies search for suspects accused of laundry mat burglaries

Authorities say the trio has attempted to break into the coin machine on different ocassions

Image: Lexington Co. Sheriff’s Department Lexington Co., SC (WOLO) — The Lexington County  Sheriff’s Department is hoping you can help them locate three people accused of several burglaries in West Columbia. Authorities say the man and woman seen in this surveillance video provided by Lexington deputies are suspected trying to steal money out of the coin machine at 2714 Emanuel…

Richland coroner identifies victim killed in an apartment complex shooting

Authorities say the shooting place Tuesday around 5 in the evening

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Coroner has identified the victim of a deadly shooting that took place at an apartment complex in Columbia. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, deputies say they were called to an apartment complex on National Guard Road for reports of a shooting. Once on the scene, authorities say they discovered a 25-year-old man suffering from gunshot…

McMaster: Unemployment Insurance Tax rates will decrease or remain same for state’s employers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– At the State House Thursday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced that businesses in the state would either see a decrease, or the same unemployment insurance tax rate next year. This after the State General Assembly invested Federal Cares Act funding into the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund last year, essentially allowing South Carolina to avoid federal…