Author: ABC Columbia Staff
Local News, Richland, State

Columbia Fire Department to heat up food truck regulations in 2020

ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: Columbia Fire Department Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Starting next year food trucks conducting business within the capital city will be required to meet new guidelines set by the latest edition of the International Fire Code. According to Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins, “This initiative by our department will help ensure that all food vendors operating a food truck within the…
Health, Local News, State

Congressman Clyburn encourages residents to enroll in ‘Affordable Care Act’ before deadline

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Congressman Jim Clyburn was in Columbia Friday to urge South Carolinians to enroll in health insurance. Clyburn met with health care officials and local leaders to create a united push for residents to sign up for insurance through the ‘Affordable Care Act.’ The Congressman says although approximately 9 in 10 South Carolinians have enrolled – numbers are…
Digital Exclusives and Features

State Fairgrounds lights up for the holidays

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina State Fair is back for the holidays. Well, part of it. Friday night the South Carolina State Fairgrounds showcased its first ever Holiday Light Show. Beginning  tonight,  Saturday December 7th you’ll be able to take your family on a holiday ride through the fairgrounds for a look at the 150th State Fair Anniversary…
Local News, News, State

First vaping related death reported in South Carolina

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has reported the state’s first vaping related death. Officials say the death came out of the upstate where someone 65 years or older, who already had health conditions, died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified vitamin e acetate as a possible common factor among…
Local News, State

Hardeeville man sentenced to 18 years for 2016 shooting death

ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: Kelly AndersonProvided by: 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office Hardeeville, SC (WOLO) —- A 22-year-old Hardeeville man found guilty of manslaughter after the 2016 shooting death of a Jasper County resident is sentenced to 18 years in prison. Kelly Lamont Anderson pleaded guilty Friday to Voluntary Manslaughter in the death of 43 year old Kenyatta Austin, who was found dead inside…
Local News, Orangeburg

The body of an unidentified man found in E. Orangeburg County

ABC Columbia Staff,

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says they are still at the beginning stages of their investigation, but confirm to ABC Columbia News that around 10:30 Friday morning bridge maintenance workers called 911 after discovering a dead body. Officials say the remains were located about a mile west of the Five Chop Road and highway 176 near…

Related Posts