Winnsboro, SC (WOLO) — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer took a break from rallying voters in New Hampshire to sway voters here in South Carolina. During Sunday’s event in Winnsboro, Steyer called for an increase in the minimum wage to $22-dollars an hour, where some other candidates have pushed for $17 dollars an hour. Coming off a disappointing performance in…
Richland County, SC (WOLO) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the identities of the two people shot to death inside their home this weekend. According to Watts, the victims that were shot inside their residence along Robney Drive early Saturday morning have been identified as 33 year old Travis Smith and 36 year old Sherron Hutchinson. Watts…
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — 52 years ago, on February 8th 1968 on the campus of South Carolina State College, now South Carolina State University, three young men lost their and 28 students were hurt after several state troopers fired into a crowd of unarmed black students during a civil rights protest. Friday the tragic moment in history known as the…
Image: SCDOT Logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) tells ABC Columbia News they had crews working throughout the day Friday checking roads, clearing debris from roadways and making repairs after Thursday’s storm blew threw the Midlands. According to officials the Upstate area endured the brunt of the damage from the storm. According to SCDOT…
Image: Columbia Police Department Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Columbia police have arrested a suspect they say shot a man multiple times Tuesday evening at the Willow Run Apartments on Alcott Drive. Bernard Breeland Junior is charged with Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime. Investigators say Breeland and the victim were seen arguing…
Image: Lexington Co. Detention Center Lexington, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington County Sheriff’s office has arrested 29 year old Ladarien Quentaro Gates accused of several charges authorities say stem from an undercover operation that started back in December. According to arrest warrants, Gates is charged with five counts of heroin distribution, and one county each of trafficking heroin and possession…
Image: SCDOT Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Some areas of South Carolina are already seeing some of the severe storms expected to hit the Columbia the hardest in the next few hours according to ABC Columbia Meteorologist John Farley. While several school districts have released students from school early, and after school activities have been canceled in various districts, the storm…
Image: The Comedy HouseColumbia,SC (WOLO)— With the threat of severe storms headed to the area, exoected to bring heavy downpours, strong wind gusts, and tornado watches now in effect until 8PM, the Comedy House has made the decision to postpone tonight’s ‘Wild Out Columbia’ show. ‘Wild Out Columbia’ has now been rescheduled to take place Thursday March 5th, 2020. If…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina lawmakers are still working on a bill that would give vouchers that would allow eligible students to attend the school of their choice. If passed, the bill would give medicaid-eligible students as well as those with special needs more options as to where they can best achieve an education. A Senate Education Subcommittee talked…
