Several counties across South Carolina are having a tough time recruiting and retaining emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) and paramedics.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –More and more hemp farms are springing up around South Carolina. In the past year, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has granted more than 100 hemp farm permits, and with more producers growing the plant, one farmer says the possibilities are endless. Ever since he started growing hemp three years ago, Jason Eargle says the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Firefighters from all over the state come to Columbia to learn new tricks on how to attack fires in a faster and efficient way. Some people enjoy learning lessons while sitting through a lecture, but for some first responders, tackling a situation head-on is a proven way to save more lives down the road. “We encounter some…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Hundreds waited for hours not only to get their hands on some fresh fried fish, but some say they also wanted to get a better idea of who they want to rally behind in February’s primary. As part of Rep. Jim Clyburn’s (D-SC) annual “World Famous Fish Fry”, most of the 24 candidates made an appearance…
Nearly 40 men and women are currently on death row in South Carolina, but no executions have been carried out since 2011.
A growing number of children across the Midlands and throughout South Carolina are in need of foster homes.
Columbia is front and center among South Carolina cities when it comes to banning the use of e-cigarettes and vaping products in bars and restaurants.
Several leaders of AME churches across the Midlands say while it’s hard to not think about how nine people lost their lives during a mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston four years ago, they don’t say worship in fear due to their tight-knit church communities.
A Navy veteran who had no family to claim him after his death had more than 500 people pay their respects to him.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — A jury has sentenced Timothy Jones Jr., a Lexington County father convicted of killing his five children in August 2014, to death Thursday afternoon. It took the jury less than two hours to come up with the sentence. The sentence comes on the heels of an emotional closing statement from Solicitor Rick Hubbard. “He is a murderer….
