(ABC Columbia/FILE) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– In a letter to Senate President Harvey Peeler and Speaker of the House Jay Lucas, Gov. Henry McMaster suggested waiting until June for the General Assembly to return as a safety precaution. In the letter the governor writes, “Returning before May 14th for session, even briefly, could place the health and safety of your members…
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– You can help those on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus. Lexington Medical Center is asking for donations of homemade cloth masks that would go to hospital employees working in non-clinical areas and not involved with patients directly. Barbara Willm, Vice President of Community Relations and Development at LMC says, “These donations will help…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–South Carolina continues to receive staggering amounts of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, in the week of April 5th through April 11th, 87,686 people made their initial claims for unemployment benefits. That is up slightly from the previous week’s number of…
According to organizers the 52nd annual RBC Heritage presented by Boeing will be played June 18-21st at the Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head.
ABC Columbia interview Nov. 8 Washington, D.C., (WOLO)–In a statement released Wednesday, US senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) praised President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US funding from the World Health Organization. The president announced the move Tuesday evening accusing the WHO of mismanaging the COVID 19 outbreak and and not challenging China’s lack of transparency in regards to the spread…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The SC Attorney General’s Office says it has received more than 650 complaints of price gouging since the governor declared a state of emergency on March 13th. The office says it examined each complaint to see which met the state’s definition of price gouging, those were then sent to local solicitors for further investigation. Price gouging is when…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Wednesday Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency in response to Monday’s storms which included 11 tornadoes according to The National Weather Service. According to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division the storms damaged at least 911 homes in 21 counties. Nine people were killed in the storms. Categories: Local News, News, Politics, State
Photo: Matt Perron Columbia, S.C (WOLO)– A car crashed into a dry-cleaners on Two Notch Rd. in Columbia Wednesday afternoon. The SC Highway Patrol is on the scene. Troopers say the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the breaks. No major injuries were reported. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The COVID-19 outbreak is not only a health crisis, it is also an economic crisis. Since the onset of the outbreak, hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians have found themselves out of work, and small businesses have been forced to scale back their operations or close up shop entirely. The Richland Co. Public Library is offering…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The City of Columbia is planning to honor those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 by lowering all flags at city buildings to half-staff. According to a city spokesperson, DHEC says the total number of COVID-19 related deaths now stands at 102 in South Carolina with the total number of cases at 3,650 as of Wednesday…
