Author: ABC Team

Cat 5 Hurricane Dorian now strongest in modern records for NW Bahamas

COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO) — Hurricane Dorian is now a category 5 storm with 160 mph sustained winds, according to the national Hurricane center. Hurricane Dorian has become the “strongest hurricane in modern records” for the northwestern Bahamas, according to officials. Sunday shortly before 11am ET, The national Hurricane center reported the eyewall of the catastrophic hurricane was about to…

ABC Columbia has live coverage of American Idol auditions in Columbia today

American Idol judges with host Ryan Seacrest (ABC) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The search for the next Superstar is on! It’s that time of the year where singers across the country start warming up their vocal cords to try out for one of the longest running television singing competitions. This week, in Columbia, you could start your journey to becoming…

Kamala Harris takes part in South Carolina black pride events

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Kamala Harris spent a couple of days in South Carolina amid her presidential run. On Friday, Harris attended black pride events in the Columbia area. She participated in a happy hour at Gold Den with actress and activist Erika Alexander on Friday. On Saturday, she was tabling at the Black Pride Cultural Arts and Wellness Festival….

‘Black Panther 2’ gets 2022 release date during Disney D23 Expo

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “Black Panther 2” will hit theaters on May 6, 2022, writer and director Ryan Coogler announced Saturday. Speaking Saturday at the Walt Disney Co.’s D23 fan convention in Anaheim, Coogler said he wasn’t ready to reveal a title or a plot yet for the highly anticipated sequel to “Black Panther,” which became a cultural phenomenon. No casting details…

Fired Boeing South Carolina union workers’ discrimination cases headed to court

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled a judge must take up the complaints of union-affiliated former Boeing flight line workers who’ve filed employment discrimination complaints against the company after being fired from its North Charleston, South Carolina, facility. (File/WCIV) NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — A federal official has ruled a judge must take up the complaints of union-affiliated former Boeing…

Buttigieg and Klobuchar campaign in the Lowcountry

by Rachel Ellis

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Democratic Presidential hopefuls made their way to the Lowcountry on Saturday. Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar made appearances in the Charleston area in preparation for the major campaigning season. Senator Klobuchar spent the afternoon in Mount Pleasant, where she met with locals for afternoon refreshments. For Buttigieg, he spoke at a town hall organized…