As the Senate Medical Affairs Committee heard testimonies from medical experts and speakers for and against abortion rights, demonstrators met outside to have their voices heard.
Planned Parenthood held a rally to watch today’s hearings as the organization continues its fight for abortion rights in South Carolina.
With classes beginning this week for schools like the University of South Carolina and Benedict College, students have returned to Columbia’s downtown.
Mayor Daniel Rickenmann is excited for their return, and for what their return means for Columbia.
As students and teachers return to school, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is offering new guidelines to keep everyone as safe as possible from covid-19 while minimizing disruptions caused by its spread.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You might have noticed that your morning cup of coffee costs a little more recently. According to NPD marketing research, the average cup of coffee is up by about 9% nationwide, compared to last year. Bart Baldwin, the owner of Bart’s Coffee Shop in Chapin, finds that supplies that go into providing a cup of coffee have…
The Prisma health forensic nurse team received its S.A.F.E. designation today.
S.A.F.E., or Sexual Assault Forensic Excellence, is awarded to a South Carolina hospital or agency that completes sexual assault victim care training provided by the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network. The training includes evidence preservation and trauma informed care.
Monica Rivers is seeing who she calls her angel again, for the first time since her accident.
That angel, is ABC Columbia News anchor Curtis Wilson. “He means the world to me. Had it not been for him at that time, the angel that god sent to me. I know we all have angels. God has ones assigned to us. And if it was just for that moment on that date, Curtis Wilson was the angel assigned to Monica Rivers,” Rivers says.
At around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday August 3, deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department were met with gunfire after they responded to what turned out to be a false 9-1-1 call at the Carriage Oaks subdivision in Northeast Columbia.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference today to share new details on last week’s ambush.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department held its annual crisis intervention training for Richland County’s school resource officers. The annual event is sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and certified through the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, 3-5 million children in the United States have a mental illness.
Pandemic protections that allowed all children to eat for free, regardless of the family’s financial situation, have ended. Families will now need to complete an income-based application to qualify for free meals.
A variety of purchases will be exempt from South Carolina’s 6% sales tax during Tax Free Weekend. Exemptions on select items begin tomorrow and last through Sunday. Tax-free items range from clothing, accessories, and shoes to school supplies, backpacks, and computers.
With the new school season being just around the corner, Walmart is ready to help shoppers find the most budget-conscious ways to check items off of their back-to-school lists.
