COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Our area’s largest annual street festival kicks off tomorrow and law enforcement agencies are working hard to make sure you stay safe. ABC Columbia’s Gabrielle Franklin has the details from agency leaders on how they plan to protect you. Categories: Local News, News, Richland Related SC pastor arrested on suspicion of choking pregnan… Elizabeth Warren planning 1st trip…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Dominion Energy said they are making their merger a better deal for ratepayers but if legislators don’t like the plan, they can leave it alone. “We have been very clear, we said if someone else comes in and offers something better, you should take it. We understand, we may not be very happy but we understand. But right…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- President Trump’s infrastructure plan was the talk Tuesday at a statehouse round table and it could mean money for roads. President Trump is proposing a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that would be partially funded using federal dollars.” “What the president has done has basically proposed a framework without really writing the specific legislative language. The administration is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Spring break is underway at the University of South Carolina (USC) and one group is touring a painful chapter of our nation’s past in hopes of creating a brighter future for tomorrow. Around 20 USC students and three faculty members are touring civil rights landmarks around the south to continue the work leaders began decades ago. “A…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO)- A fatal accident that happened this morning on I-26 is still affecting traffic this evening. Traffic was a mess most of Friday after troopers said a tractor trailer traveling into Orangeburg veered off the road. “We had a single vehicle collision with an 18-wheeler. Happened approximately this morning at 10:03 a.m. The vehicle was traveling East when he…
SUMTER, SC (WOLO)– State Superintendent Molly Spearman is making her rounds surprising five teachers with $10 thousand dollars. The cash is not bad, but there is a lot more. A big bouquet of Balloons, flowers, and a big old check was walking the halls of Mayewood Middle School “You can tell he’s changing lives here in the middle of Sumter County,” Spearman said. Zachariah…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Dozens of women came to the statehouse Tuesday to speak out against a senate bill that would outlaw abortion. Planned Parenthood supporters say this bill would ban way more than just abortions but senators say that’s not the purpose of the bill at all. “The primary purpose of the bill is to protect human life from it’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Skies are clear now but Monday morning got off to a smoky start for many in The Midlands. Forest Protection Chief Darryl Jones said the smoke drivers saw on I-20 was smoke left over from two controlled or prescribed burns on Fort Jackson Sunday. “That burned was planned based on the weather prediction we get from the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- This weekend, you can watch the biggest night in Hollywood when the Oscars air right here on ABC Columbia. After years of seeing similar types of movies getting nominated and winning Academy Awards, some say it could be a new age for the Oscars. “I think they’ve changed the rules so that the membership of the academy is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Governor Henry McMaster held a school safety program where agency officials, lawmakers, and educators all met to discuss solutions for ending school violence. Governor Henry McMaster is no longer calling for teachers to be armed in schools. Instead, he is sticking to the recommendation he proposed in his state budget, saying every school in every district needs a…
