Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia Fire helps raise money for Bosom Buddies

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Friday night the Columbia Fire Department took a break from putting out fires and raised funds for breast cancer. Firefighters were on deck at Fatz Cafe’ on Forest Drive to take your order and your donations. All the money raised or donated in the pink helmets from Friday’s Pink it Out event went towards supporting the…

Cardinal Newman continues safeguarding school before students return

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —As Cardinal Newman prepares to have students back on campus next week, they want to ensure both parents and students they’re taking extra steps to ensure the safety of its students in light of recent events. In a letter to students and their families Principal Robert Loia said, “during these first weeks of school there will be…

Prayer vigil held for murdered mother of missing 5-year-old in Sumter

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – The Sumter community came together to pray during a vigil hosted by the YWCA Friday night for Sharee Bradley and her 5-year-old daughter Nevaeh Adams. Eleven days ago Sharee Bradley was found dead by a family member inside her apartment. Her five-year-old daughter, Nevaeh Adams, went missing that same night. Members of the community came together…

Cayce Baseball memorialized 55 years later

Cayce, SC (WOLO) — They were World Series Champs 55 years ago, now they’ll be remembered forever in the City of Cayce. Friday the Cayce Historical Museum unveiled an exhibit dedicated to the 1964 Dixie Youth Little League World Championship team. The exhibit features pictures, memorabilia, and equipment used by the team. if you’d like to check it out, the…

Democratic Presidential hopefuls swing though SC

Columbia, SC (WOLO)–Minnesota Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar was at the state house today. Klobuchar held a news conference today to discuss her plan to reduce gun violence. The Senator’s plan includes universal background checks,  and closing the so-called” boyfriend loophole, a law that allows people convicted of domestic abuse against an unmarried partner to still be able…

Lexington-Richland School District 5 holds back to school bash

Lexington, SC ( WOLO) — Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold a Back to School Bash on Monday, August 19 to celebrate and help prepare families for the start of the new school year. Sponsored by several groups, the event will take place 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Saluda Shoals Park and will include face painting, health screenings and…

Tyson recalls 36 thousand pounds of chicken due to foreign matter

Image: USDA Columbia, SC (WOLO) —U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Tyson Foods Inc., a Pine Bluff, Ark. establishment is recalling thousands of their pattty bread. FSIS says the company is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of theWeaver brand frozen chicken patty product after it was discovered that the items in question may…

Beaufort man sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug charges

Image: 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office BEAUFORT, SC (WOLO) – The 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office says a Hilton Head Island man is headed to prison after they say was found with a large amount of heroin and cocaine inside a Paddle Boat Lane condominium. According to officials 38 year old Antonio Ricardo Lee,  was found guilty Wednesday of Trafficking Cocaine and…

Tips to get your children back to school ready with proper sleep

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — According to Prisma Health studies show that insufficient sleep is connected with lower academic achievement, as well as higher rates of  being out absent and tardiness. Trey Brown, M.D. Central South Carolina’s only physician with subspecialty training in both pediatric pulmonology and pediatric sleep medicine says, “It is important to establish a good bedtime and sleep…