Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A 16 year old was killed in a car crash Friday. A spokesperson for the Fairifield County Coroner’s Office says Abiyah Fee was driving when her car hit another vehicle at the intersection of East Peach Rd. and 321 South. The coroner says fee had to be extricated from the car before she was taken to…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– CVS and Benedict College are partnering together to provide COVID-19 testing. The testing is taking place at 1903 Two Notch Rd. and is open to the public by appointment and officials tell us results will be available on the spot. Patients are being asked to pre-register in advance by calling 803-705-4351. Testing will continue through Sept. 30th….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to the University of South Carolina’s COVID-19 tracker, there are more than 500 active cases on campus and more than 600 since the beginning of August. Monday morning someone had painted on the wall of the Russell House, “Mister Caslen shut it down, 600 sick, ?? must die??”. The graffiti has since been covered up. A…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Monday morning, the University of South Carolina football team took the day off of practice to come together against social injustice. The team held a demonstration at the Russell House on the university’s campus in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting. Blake was shot seven times in the back in Kenosha, WI. The Gamecocks’ demonstration follows other…
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(Courtesy: UofSC/Twitter) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Three more houses at UofSC’s Greek Village have been placed under quarantine. A spokesperson for the university says the quarantine was put in place after several residents tested positive for COVID-19. This comes after two other houses were placed under quarantine on Tuesday. The university says the students who test positive are either moved into…
Source: WCPD West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Investigators in West Columbia are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a shooting. Police say it happened on August 15th on Leaphart St. Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting are not known at this time. On Tuesday investigators arrested Juston Erving for attempted murder. Police are still searching for Antonio Dortch,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–When it comes to job recovery, South Carolina is among the nation’s best. According to wallethub.com, South Carolina has the 8th fastest recovery for weekly unemployment claims in the country. The survey was based on three metrics, comparing last week’s unemployment claims to last year, the start of 2020, and the start of the pandemic. For a complete…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina has officially applied for more help for those put out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the Governor’s Office and the Department of Employment and Workforce announced the state submitted its grant application for FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance program. The state is now awaiting federal approval. According to FEMA’s website the LWA program is…
