Author: ABC Columbia Staff

‘PickMe! SC’ wants to help you find a ‘fur’ever friend

The goal is to save 1,500 by helping them get adopted in 10 days

Image: PickMe!SC logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) — If you’re looking for a holiday gift that will give you a gift of companionship back, you’re in luck. From December 4th until the 13th,  more than 50 organizations will take part in the statewide adoption event  which is sponsored by the Petco Foundation, along with BOBS from Skechers, and organized by No…

Prisma offers free COVID testing Friday, Saturday

tests will be held at the Columbia Place Mall

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — You can get free COVID-19 testing from Prisma Health this Friday December 4 and again on Saturday December 5th. Tests will take place at the Columbia Place mall on Two Notch Road from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. In order to enter the line, you’ll need to drive to the closed Sears store automotive entrance. No…

Two men struck by car on Elmwood Avenue

Columbia Police say the two men were hit while crossing the road 'unlawfully'

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –The Columbia Police continue to investigate an accident that left two men, ages 24 and 29 injured. Authorities say two men crossed the street ‘unlawfully’ in the 1400 block of Elmwood Avenue when they were hit by a Hyundai Sonata. A spokesperson for the Columbia Police Department tell us the driver of the Hyundai stayed at the…

Suspect arrested after being shot in self-defense by armed victim

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a Cayce man who was shot in self-defense after investigators said he fired first in a Saturday night shooting. Christopher Costello (LCSD) Christopher James Costello, 22, faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “After taking statements from…