Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Tip helps Columbia police arrest burglary suspect

Columbia Police say Sims had just been released from jail in December for a seperate burglary charge

Image: CPD Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Columbia Police have arrested a man accused of breaking into a Saluda Avenue home last week. Columbia police say 52 year old Clarence Sims was wanted for breaking into the Five Points residence January 27th and stealing a prescription bottle from the home. Authorities say the person who lived in the home was inside at…

DHEC: ‘COVID-19 testing remains an essential tool’

DHEC suggests those out in the community regularly get tested once a month if not more

SCDHEC/Twitter Columbia, SC. (WOLO)— More than 5 million COVID-19 tests have been performed in the state, as South Carolinians continue to do their part and follow the recommended actions for protecting public health during this ongoing pandemic. Tuesday, public health officials announced that they are seeing more people getting tested for COVID-19 throughout the state. According to officials, this includes…

FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded while serving arrest warrant in Florida

Law enforcement officers block an area where a shooting wounded several FBI while serving an arrest warrant, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) SUNRISE, Fla. (WOLO, AP) – The FBI confirmed Tuesday morning that two agent were killed and three were wounded while serving an arrest warrant in Florida. The suspect is also dead, according to…

DHEC opens vaccine information phone line

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced a new vaccination information line. Those who qualify to receive the vaccine can call 1-866-365-8110 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. seven days a week. “Many in South Carolina don’t have access to the internet, so offering a dedicated vaccine phone line to help them locate contact information for…