Author: ABC Columbia Staff

13th Annual Ovarian Cancer Butterfly release held today

Columbia,SC (WOLO)— September is National Ovarian Cancer month.  Each year to pay homage to those who spread their wings in transition, and those who’ve survived, a butterfly release is held on the front lawn of the South Carolina State house.  The yearly butterfly release for ovarian cancer takes place September 26th in an effort to to raise awareness of this…

Tonight on Prime on ABC

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —- Stay tuned to ABC Columbia as we get ready for a night full of comedy here on ABC. 8PM-The Goldbergs 8:30-Schooled 9pm-Modern Family 9:30-Single Parents 10pm-Stumptown It’s all followed by ABC Columbia news at 11. Categories: Entertainment News, Local News Tags: tonight in primetime

Birthright Columbia to offer volunteers training to aid women and girls with unexpected, problem pregnancies

An undated image of pregnant woman is seen here. Suttipong Surak/Eyeem/Getty Images/EyeEm Columbia,SC(WOLO)— Pro-life emergency pregnancy service is set to begin training for office volunteers. These are Individuals who provide one-on-one assistance to girls and women who may be looking for advice, or support as they are faced with an unplanned or a problem pregnancy. The two-part training sessions will…

N.C. Man found guilty in 2017 Conway bank robbery, murder

Conway, SC (WOLO) — It only took a federal jury a little more than an hour to find a North Carolina man guilty of killing two people during a bank robbery back in 2017. That same jury is now tasked with determining if Brandon Council will be executed for his crime. in August of 2017 council killed a bank teller…

A Lexington Co. man dies week after encounter with deputies

Lexington, SC (WOLO) —A Lexington County man has died after an encounter with deputies last week. Investigators say 34 year old Stephen Gagliani died Tuesday. According to deputies,  on September 18th, Gagliani became combative with deputies conducting a welfare check on Crestridge Drive. The deputies then used tasers and pepper spray to subdue Gagliani. Authorities tell is the Deputies were…

Postal worker shot and killed while on delivery route

  Williamsburg Co., SC (WOLO) —Authorities in Williamsburg County are searching for whoever shot and killed a postal worker while she was on the job. 64 year old Irene Pressley was found dead Monday in Kingstree after authorities say she was shot while on her delivery route. Law enforcement says it’s unclear whether she was inside a mail carrier’s vehicle…

Malfunction leaves Target stores offline briefly Tuesday afternoon

According to the tracking system, Downdetctor.com Target’s checkout registers, website and mobile app went offline for a short period Tuesday afternoon. This is the  third time in as many months that a technical glitch left shoppers unable to purchase anything from the chain. The outage lasted about an hour and according to Targets corporate office, didn’t cause as much disruption…