Author: ABC Columbia Staff

State Museum remembers D-Day 75 years after invasion

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the largest invasion by air, land and sea in history. On June 6th, 1444, Soldiers, planes and ships from the United States, Britain and Canada stormed the Nazi-Occupied French beaches of Normandy. The D-Day Invasion, as it was soon called, is credited with changing the course of World War II with…

Richland One offers students Work Readiness Summer Camp

Richland School District One logo: courtesy Richland 1 Richland Co,SC. (WOLO)—School is out but that doesn’t mean the leaning stops, especially for Richland One High School students. This summer students within the school district have the opportunity to get a head start in planning their careers and getting the skills they’ll need to carry it out. Prepare them for job…

‘Flip & Give’ program gives Shandon home new curb appeal

(photo courtesy: The Moore Company) Columbia,SC (WOLO) — According to event organizers with the real estate group,  The Moore Company say a community effort to renovate a home and make it look completely different, before putting it on the market, was a year in the making. The volunteer program that changed the look of a home in the in Columbia’s…

Deputies in Darlington exchange gunfire with suspects inside car dealership

Darlington, SC (WOLO) — Deputies in Darlington county say officers exchanged gunfire with several people inside a Hartsville car dealership. Investigators say deputies responded after an alarm was triggered at the Dodge dealership on highway 151. Officials say neither the suspects nor the deputies were injured. Deputies say one person was taken into custody but the name of that individual…

5 year old drowns in Sumter hotel swimming pool

(Photo Courtesy: GoFundMe.com) Sumter, SC (WOLO) — According to Sumter County Coroner, Coroner Baker EMS responded to the Econo Lodge in the 200 block of N. Washington Street around 6 p.m. Saturday June 1st, 2019. Baker says once officials arrived the little girl was unconscious and transported to Prisma Health Toumey Hospital where she was pronounced dead an hour later…

US Department of Transportation unveils pilot program for Veterans, Reservists

Washington, DC (WOLO) -– If you are fresh off military duty and looking for another career in the civilian workforce, a new program could be exactly what you are looking for. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced Monday, June 3rd, 2019, plans to accept applications for a new pilot program that will help certain…