COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Flooding brought on by Hurricane Florence is washing away roads and destroying homes in parts of South Carolina. State Emergency officials are warning residents of the dangers of flooding, they say areas in the coast could see rivers reach above flood stage even into Tuesday and Wednesday. ABC Columbia’s Alexis Frazier has the story from SC EMD officials….
As Florence becomes a Tropical Depression, SCEMD is giving updates and the State Emergency Operations Center is fully operational 24 hours a day until further notice.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Hurricane Florence is making unpredictable changes, and the City of Columbia is working to make sure they are prepared. City leaders are meeting and working on safety measures. ABC Columbia News spoke with City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin who says they held an emergency management meeting covering everything from emergency response to solid waste. Benjamin says they…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Hurricane Florence’s shift overnight has the city of Columbia moving to take more safety measures. “We’re being vigilant, working every single day, every single hour,” Mayor Steve Benjamin said. “We just came out of an emergency operation center meeting covering literally every aspect of the city from emergency response to solid waste.” Shelters are popping up across the…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Governor Henry McMaster and other emergency agency officials are working around the clock to make sure the proper measures are taken across the state. “This is still a very dangerous storm. We must take it very seriously.” Extremely dangerous is how emergency officials describe Hurricane Florence. “This is an unpredictable storm, or hurricane so we must be…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — The S.C. Attorney General has announced that gasoline price-gouging laws are now in effect in South Carolina after Gov. McMaster’s State of Emergency declaration. “With the possibility that Tropical Storm Florence could make landfall in South Carolina, likely as a hurricane, our people have already started making preparations. We can expect normal price increases, but we may…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Midlands community came together Thursday night to celebrate the birthday of a teen who was shot ealrier this week. Now 17-year-old Shyquarn Wise, is known to his family and friends as Shy, but not for his personality. “He could become friends with anyone he met, Nicholette Wise, Shyquarn’s mother said. The teen was shot just…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office have identified Keyshawn Johnson, 22, as the man found at University Village across from South Carolina State University. Johnson was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his car, and an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. Johnson was not a student of the university. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – ABC Columbia news has…
IRMO, SC (WOLO)- Parents and students say they’re still on edge after a frightening scene unfolding at the Dutch Fork and Irmo High School football game Friday. “Everybody was in panic and running,” Paul Slot, a parent at the game said. Chaos erupted after a rumor of an active shooter. “Some boys ran down the stairs, one of them yelled,…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- An upset crowd demanded answers Thursaday night after finding out that Westinghouse will not foot the bill for a leak that could contaminate water in their area. Categories: Local News, News, State
