LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) –A new federal law makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products. One owner of a vape store says this is a good move to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands. Brad Progler, the Owner of Essential Vapors in Lexington, says only three percent of his customers are…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –With Christmas just around the corner, a Midlands father gave three of his children a holiday gift they’ll never forget. It may have taken him across the globe and eleven months to deliver, but Staff Sgt. Raymond Henry surprised his children at a holiday assembly at Harbison West Elementary School. When asked about her father, Shanel Henry,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Constitutional law experts are grappling with what could come next in what some call an “unprecedented” impeachment process. Kirk Randazzo, the Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of South Carolina, says the next few months could feature a lot of intriguing twists and turns, beginning with a potential delay of a trial. A Senate…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last twenty years, a classically-trained piano player has been visiting prisons across the country to share the gift of music. On Wednesday, he brought a group of world-class musicians inside the walls of Broad River Correctional Institution. Behind walls where some think hope is lost, Eric Genuis says every note on a piano and every…
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees’ unanimously approved the sale of alcohol effective immediately.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –With more children accessing news and information on social media, one state lawmaker wants them to learn what they see might not always be the truth. State Rep. Seth Rose (D-Richland County) has pre-filed a bill that would incorporate media literacy lessons into schools across the state. Rep. Bill Clyburn (D-Aiken County) has signed on as a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last eleven years, the South Carolina Department of Corrections and Columbia International University have teamed up to give inmates a chance to earn a college degree. On Friday, twelve men at Kirkland Correctional Institution walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. With an Associates of Arts degree, they will serve under parish chaplains and…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Richland County’s administrator addressed reports of an audit from the South Carolina Department of Revenue alleging mis-spending of millions by the county’s penny program. Leonardo Brown read a prepared statement saying he couldn’t comment too heavily on the audit since it’s part of ongoing litigation between the county and the department of revenue. However, he says his team…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –A bill that calls for changes in education across the state is on its way to the Senate Floor. The Senate Education Committee voted unanimously Thursday to give a favorable review of the bill to their colleagues, setting up a larger debate once the legislature returns to session.] The committee discussed the bill and added amendments to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –A Constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for men and women could become a topic of debate in the State House. Even though it’s been nearly fifty years since the Equal Rights Amendment fell into the hands of state legislatures, a pair of South Carolina lawmakers are filing a joint resolution to encourage ratification and make the amendment…
