Author: ABC Columbia Staff

National Day of Prayer in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Thursday (5/3) is “National Day of Prayer” and many in the Midlands took part. At the State House people gathered to bow their heads and lift their hands in prayer. The National Day of Prayer is observed each year on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. The…

Gov. McMaster wants tires removed from abandoned Berkley Co. recycling center

BERKLEY CO, SC (WOLO) – Governor McMaster has asked state health officials to clean up hundreds of thousands of tires from an abandoned recycling center. The Viva Recycling site was shut down by regulators last week and ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in fines. The Charleston Post and Courier reports the Governor wrote to DHEC chair Mark Elam…

Kershaw Co. Man Accused of Shooting Wife in Neck

Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A Camden woman is recovering after deputies say her husband shot her in the neck. Investigators say William Chace is charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. Deputies tell us the woman called 911 early Tuesday morning walking down Highway 97. Investigators say Chace later admitted that he fired his gun in…