Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Lexington Co. Sheriff’s: Student charged with threatening to kill two students

Lexington,SC (WOLO)— A 12 year old girl has been released to the custody of her parents after the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says she threatened two peers. According to authorities, the Pine Ridge Middle School student has been charged with making the threats after deputies say during an interview they determined she told two students she “was going to kill…

Thursday night on ABC Prime

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — After the kids finish trick-or-treating and you are ready to relax with a few good shows to watch, you can start your own Halloween right here with us on ABC Columbia. Tonight on Prime time we have a Halloween line up just in time for the fright night. Starting at 8PM we kick  things off with…

Get your costumes ready the ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween party is tonight

(Flyer courtesy: City of Columbia) Columbia,SC (WOLO)— Attention all ghosts, ghouls and goblins! Trick or treat with the City of Columbia at the “Spooktacular Halloween Party” on tonight, Thursday, Oct. 31st at Dutch Square Mall located at 421 Bush River Road. This year’s event is expected to be bigger and better with more for the little ones to do safely…

SC organization, ‘Silent Tears’ donates millions to help victims of domestic violence

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — Help is on the way for organizations in the state that assist the victims of domestic violence. Wednesday the child advocacy group ‘Silent Tears’ announced millions of dollars in grants to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. The groups are located across the state from Greenville to Charleston. The grants were made…

Twitter will no longer allow political ads on its social media platform

(WOLO, ABC NEWS) – The CEO of Twitter on Wednesday announced that the social media platform would stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. “We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,” said CEO Jack Dorsey. Big move by Twitter today to no longer allow political ads on its platform. Here’s a thread by the @Twitter CEO explaining…

Wednesday night on ABC Primetime

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s a night of comedy here on ABC Columbia to help you laugh your way through your ‘hump day’. The night of comedy begins with ‘The Goldbergs’ at 8PM, followed by  the throw back comedy ‘Schooled’ beginning at 8:30PM. Stick around for  a hilarious Halloween episode of ‘Modern Family ‘ at 9PM and ‘Single Parents’ at…

Columbia Fire Department shares Halloween safety tips

Image: CFD logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) —With Halloween Night creeping closer Columbia-Richland Fire Department is asking families to not only be thinking of costumes and candy but also the fire-related risks that the holiday can bring. Columbia – Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says, “The combination of open flames and certain decorative fabrics can be a recipe for disaster,…We encourage…