COLUMBIA (WOLO): A South Carolina State Trooper was fired from his job Saturday after an assault against a man in Lexington. An incident report from Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies says it happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday at a home on Riglaw Circle. 27-year-old John Batista stopped at the home, after seeing a man in a driveway, and asked what he…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, DHEC announced 654 new cases of COVID-19, and 35 new deaths in South Carolina. The state has now reported a total of 459,417 cases of the virus, and 7,953 South Carolinians have died. Of the 20,445 most recent tests taken, DHEC reports 4.3% came back positive. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC
COLUMBIA , SC (WOLO)– If you think your grocery bill is higher , you may be right. According to USDA data, food prices are the highest they’ve been in nearly ten years and they could increase more. ABC Columbia’s Lindsey Goodwin has more on why we’re seeing the price hike. One year into a crushing pandemic, and food prices…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Richland County EMS is one of the largest EMS systems in the state, running more than 76,000 calls in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has added an extra layer of stress for paramedics and EMTs, leading to a greater staffing issue in the EMS system. “It takes a special type of person. Our employees see these patients, citizens, on…
One year into a crushing pandemic, and food prices continue to rise after a 3.9% increase in 2020 from 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects another increase of 2 or 3% for food prices in 2021.
More families in South Carolina can begin visiting their loved ones in nursing homes after Governor Mcmaster relaxed visitation guidelines last week.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 502 new cases of COVID-19, and 6 confirmed deaths. South Carolina has had a total of 454,683 cases since and pandemic began, and 7,849 total deaths. DHEC also announced of the 18,196 most recent tests taken, 4.6% came back positive. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 571 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Another 33 South Carolinians died from the virus. South Carolina has now reported 454,158 total cases of the virus since the pandemic began a year ago, and 7,842 total deaths. Of the 36,679 most recent COVID-19 tests taken, DHEC reports 3.6% came…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Frustrations are mounting as South Carolinians express their concerns with ABC Columbia over the unemployment process in the state. ABC Columbia received many emails and phone calls from some of the more than 100 thousand people in the state who have been out of work as of December. Ronald Mangum, or better known as ‘Pork Chop’ from the…
South Carolina is just one of three states without hate crime legislation, but a current house bill, if passed, would change that, and hold South Carolinians accountable for committing bias motivated crimes.
