COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) —People who once lived in the Allen Benedict Apartment Complex are running out of time to get the remainder of their belongings from the property. It’s been six months since the 4 hundred people who lived in the complex were forced to evacuate after two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Many of the occupants were given…
(photo: SC State fair) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The S.C. State Fair will be here before you know it and this year to commemorate their 150 year anniversary officials are bringing even more fun to the Fair grounds. With a circus theme, that will have a free, daily circus complete with live animals expected to take over the fairway this…
(ABC Columbia/FILE) All Richland Library locations closed on May 22nd for training. Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Richland Library is giving some area teenagers a chance to spend a little bit of their summer break enjoying a Friday night out, well, really, locked in. The library is hosting a special after hours event for youth between the ages of 12…
The American Red Cross says they have an “emergency need” for all blood types.
(CNN) — If you want to invest in something that is exploding in value, forget wall street and look at avocados. That’s right, the wholesale prices on the fruit are more than double what they were just a year ago. Avocados from Mexico cost 129 percent more. Most of that cost is unfortunately being passed onto consumers, with retail prices…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) —- Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the young boy she says was discovered unresponsive in a relative’s swimming pool earlier today. According to Fisher, 10 year old Mack D. Bonnett, from Pelion was found by a family member still face down in the water. Bonnett was pronounced dead just before noon Thursday. Fisher says an…
Anderson Police Department is investigating the burning of American flags at the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The state’s prison system has moved death row back to its original location.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The City of Columbia wants to getting ready to see of you have the skills to create arta good cause. The City of Columbia is hosting their first ever Mayor’s Campaign Against Breast Cancer T-shirt Design Contest. The contest is open to any talented artists who are interested in creating a t-shirt that will represent the…
(Image: Reggaetronic Music Festival) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Reggae is coming to the Midlands. According to event organizers, the ninth annual Reggaetronic fest is South Carolina’s longest “Flotilla” Music Festival. Reggae artists from across the country will make their way to the Midlands to ignite the soul, while more than 13 thousand boat and music lovers will hit the open…
