Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Pediatricians offers tips on when it’s safe to leave your child home alone

(Photo: Prisma Health Children’s Hospital- Midlands) Columbia, SC (WOLO) —  With the summer in full swing and students spending a good portion of their days home, some parents who still have to go to work, may be wondering if it’s okay to leave your children home alone. Prisma Health Children’s Hospital, says they know this is a challenging decision for…

RCSD searching for man linked to a home burglary in 2014

Recent DNA results links man to a 2014 home burglary

Stacey Moshawni Harris / Source: RCSD RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted on first-degree burglary charges. Stacey Moshawni Harris, 38, is wanted in connection with a burglary, which occurred on July 21, 2014, at a home on Hickory Knob Lane. Harris forced his way into…

Federal government gives an update on SC response to the opioid crisis

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Tuesday at the State House, Governor Henry McMaster took part in a meeting of the South Carolina House Opioid Abuse Prevention Study Committee. The Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, served as a special guest and presented on the Federal government’s…

FDA: Potential metal in infant formula spurs nationwide recall

(Photo courtesy : Food and Drug Administration, FDA) Columbia, SC (WOLO) —– Dublin, Ireland and Allegan, MI – Perrigo Company plc has issued a voluntary recall of their 35-ounce, 992-gram containers of Parent’s Choice Advantage Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron. This product, sold exclusively at Walmart stires nationwide and according to the manufacturer is being recalled because of the…

SC legislators return to Statehouse one more time to talk to budget

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO, AP) – Lawmakers were back at the Statehouse Tuesday (6/25) for a one day special session. It’ll be the last time they’re here for 2019. The House and Senate were voting on Governor Henry McMaster’s 28 budget vetoes. The governor and legislators agreed on most of the state’s $9 billion budget so there was not much contention….