Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– February 2018 is officially Vulnerable Adult Awareness month in South Carolina. A spokesperson for the Department of Social Services says the governor’s declaration gives the agency a chance to highlight its Adult Advocacy Division. According to DSS a vulnerable adult is, “a person 18 or older who has a physical or mental condition which prevents the individual…
Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for Shaw Air Force Base says the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team will fly over the Super Bowl this Sunday in Minneapolis. Air Force officials say they team is capable of performing precision areal maneuvers to show off the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. A Shaw Spokesperson adds, that…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina lottery officials say the money they give the state for school buses and college scholarships won’t be affected this year by a Christmas Day glitch that left the lottery potentially owing $33 million to players. But interim South Carolina Education Lottery Executive Director Hogan Brown says it depends on an investigation and probable lawsuits…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The Super Bowl is this Sunday and Gov. Henry McMaster wants to make sure you take time to honor our nation’s flag. Tuesday afternoon the governor issued a proclamation urging South Carolinians to stand when Pink sings the national anthem before Sunday’s game. The request follows a season of controversy surrounding the anthem at NFL games where some…
Provided Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Elton John has announced his fairwell tour and it is making a stop right here in Columbia. The Rocket Man’s “Farewell Yellow-Brick Road” tour will roll through the Colonial Life Arena on March 13th, 2019. The 70 year old entertainer who says he has been touring since he was 17 says he is looking forward to…
Columbia Police release new images of the two suspects accused of robbing the First Citizens bank on North Main street Wednesday.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Gov. Henry McMaster says its time for rate payers to stop paying for the abandoned reactors at the VC Summer Nuclear facility. In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. McMaster says he wants them to replace the Base Load Review Act with allowed SCANA and Santee Cooper to charge customers for the reactors before they began producing power….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– You can help the family of slain York County Deputy Mike Doty as well as the other officers injured in Tuesday morning’s ambush. Kassy Alia, founder of Heroes in Blue and wife of slain Forest Acres Police Officer Greg Alia has set up a Go Fund Me page to aid in the recovery effort and for the…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Due to Winter Weather, here is a list of School Closings and Delays for Thursday, January 18th. DELAYS The Babcock Center, 2 Hour Delay Bethesda Christan School, 2 Hour Delay Fairfield County Schools, 2 Hour Delay Felton Laboratory Charter School (Orangeburg), 2 Hour Delay- Facutly and staff: 9:30 a.m., Students 10 a.m. Kershaw County Schools, 2 Hour…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Students at the University of South Carolina say flyers, with racist phrases, were placed in buildings throughout campus. No word on who is responsible for the flyers. Jeff Stenslend, the public relations director for the Department of Communications and Public Relations released the following statement; “University officials are continuing to investigate the racist flyers found in two…
