Author: ABC Columbia Staff

DHEC hosting free Covid 19 test sites

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control  is providing free COVID-19 testing sites in the Midlands today through the weekend. In Orangeburg, you can get tested at the Technology Center on Magnolia Street, at The Branchville Sports Complex and the Boys and Girls Club. Those sites are open until 3-30 p-m. In Richland County, Kroger…

Minnesota protest updates: Protesters gain access to Minneapolis police precinct

(ABC NEWS) – People protesting the death of George Floyd have reportedly taken over the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd precinct and set it on fire, according to ABC affiliate KSTP and the Associated Press. Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder said staff were evacuated from the building around 10 p.m. local time and that protesters forcibly entered the building and ignited…

RCSD hope to identify possible witnesses to deadly shooting

Authorities think the men in surveillance images may have information that can help investigtion

Image: RCSD Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is hoping someone can help them identify two people authorities say may have been witnesses to a deadly shooting. Around 9:20 Tuesday night authorities responded to a shooting in the 1600 block of Longcreek Drive The victim in the shooting identified by Richland County Coroner Gary Watts as 23…

Funeral protests held for COVID-19 victims

SC is just one of several places across the country that have held similar protests

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — protestors are holding a funeral procession for the victims of COVID-19. The procession began at Leevy’s Funeral Home and ended at Senator Lindsey Graham’s campaign office on Hampton Street in downtown Columbia. Protests began across the country on May 20,  as a day of mourning and an attempt to hold President Donald Trump and Senator Lindsey…

Richland Library invites you to join a virtual dance party

Tired of being cooped up inside the house? Richland library is giving you a chance to shake it off

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –The Richland Library is giving you a chance to boogie your blues away during Evening Arts: Martha Brim’s Dance Party.  The Library says Martha Brim is Richland Library’s current Artist-in-Residence choreographer who will host the backyard performance. You’ll be able to enjoy the sights, the sounds, and show off some your own fancy footwork. The group ‘Fingerprints’…