Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Deputies arrest Lexington County man accused of assaulting woman in grocery store parking lot

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of assaulting a woman in a grocery store parking lot. Christian Monje is charged with second degree assault and battery after surveillance video shows that on November 8th he followed a woman to her car, touched her without her consent, and ran away. Monje is being held at…

Statewide Adoption Day brings awareness of the need in SC

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —The SC Department of Social Services recognizes November as National Adoption Month and November 25th is proclaimed by Governor McMaster as Statewide Adoption Day in SC. Nearly eighty (80) children are scheduled to be adopted by 60 families and in family courts in Anderson, Charleston, Horry, and Sumter Counties. For more information about what the SC Department of…

Riverbanks Zoo annual ‘Lights before Christmas’ starts this weekend

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Go a little wild this holiday season. Riverbanks zoo’s ‘Lights Before Christmas’ is here once again. The annual display starts this weekend and will runs through December 30th where you and the family can get in the holiday spirit. The zoo features nearly one million twinkling lights, visits with good ole Saint Nick, hot cocoa, and of…

40th Annual ‘Thanksgiving Souper’ brings deeper meaning to the season of giving

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Thanksgiving festivities are already underway here in the Midlands. Thursday night the 40th annual ‘Thanksgiving Souper’ was held bringing members of the community out to help benefit the Women’s Shelter of Columbia. Organizers say the event is held the Thursday before Thanksgiving each year to bring a deeper meaning to the season of giving. Proceeds from…