WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –As a result of the severe weather Thursday night into Friday morning, several people are left cleaning up a mess and some are still waiting to get power in their homes. “The storm that moved through yesterday was very powerful for a wintertime storm. We had a line of severe thunderstorms move across the state yesterday,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– After the storm passes, utility crews will be hard at work restoring power for customers across the Midlands. ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott tells us how some companies across the region are going to tackle these outages once the storm subsides. Crews with Dominion Energy and Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative spent Thursday preparing for the upcoming storm, but say…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Members of the Legislative Black Caucus are calling on Joe Biden to disavow Sen. Dick Harpootlian’s role in his campaign for his recent tweet about Rep. Jerry Govan’s compensation for work with Tom Steyer’s campaign. Wednesday morning Harpootlian tweeted, “Mr. Moneybags aka @TomSteyer has paid SC State Rep. Jerry Govan almost $50,000 for a month of work? Is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –As President of one of the oldest women’s colleges in the country, Dr. Carol Moore says Columbia College needs to fight a troubling trend. “Enrollment has been dwindling for all women’s colleges and times change, cultures change, students want different kinds of things, and certainly students are looking for different kinds of opportunities,” Dr. Moore said. To…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –With the Iowa Caucus taking place Monday and New Hampshire’s primary just around the corner, several groups are getting ready for the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary on February 29. The South Carolina State Election Commission says there was a net increase of 30,000 registered voters over the last six months, which some political figures say could…
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WOLO) –Veterans gathered Friday at Fort Jackson to honor Arnie Reichenthal, a 92-year-old former Navy seaman who served in both World War II and the Korean War. Reichenthal first made the decision to serve his nation while growing up in South Carolina at the onset of World War II. “The only thing is I was underage so…
Columbia College President Carol A. Moore said the women’s college will begin admitting male students as early as 2021.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A group of Senators listened to testimony from people concerning House Bill 3807, which if passed, would ban anyone under the age of 18 from using a commercial tanning bed. The bill is now in the hands of a Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee, which voted along party lines to keep working on the bill until it’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Hundreds of teachers came to the State House Wednesday to have conversations with lawmakers about the state of public education in South Carolina. Several teachers spoke about, among other things, needing a Teachers Bill of Rights, which is something that has been discussed over the past week, but was put on hold Tuesday night and voted down…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) — Back when he first became a Pastor at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter, Marian Newton remembers Sumter being a different town. “30 years ago, you had no fear of walking down the streets, going downtown, stuff like that,” Newton said. Ever since New Year’s Day 23-year-old Montrell Epps and 17-year-old Antwan Dukes lost their lives…
