Local News

City of Columbia teaming up with Lexington Medical Center for COVID-19 vaccine effort

Anyone who gets vaccinated at this site will get a chance to enter to win 2 free round trip tickets from American Airlines

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia is teaming up with Lexington Medical Center for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Wednesday. The clinic is at the Drew Wellness Center at 2101 Walker Solomon Way from 1 to 4 p-m Wednesday, July 30. This is all part of the City of Columbia’s effort to get more South Carolinians vaccinated. Anyone who gets vaccinated…

Gas prices in SC on the rise ahead of the July 4th weekend

Right now, drivers in the Midlands are paying an average of $2.78 a gallon

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are filling up for that July 4th trip, prices are going up ahead of the holiday. Gas prices here in the Midlands, and across the country are expected to rise, say experts. Drivers in the Midlands are now paying an average of $2.78 a gallon. Last year, Columbia drivers were filling up their tanks for…

Tropical Storm Danny makes South Carolina coastal landfall

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO, AP) – Tropical Storm Danny has made landfall along the South Carolina coast and is threatening to dump rain around parts of the Southeast as it moves inland. Click here for ABC Columbia’s Interactive Radar The National Hurricane Center said the storm packed top sustained winds of 40 mph when it came ashore Monday evening north of…

SC lawyer suspended for 6-months for Facebook posts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s highest court has suspended the law license of an attorney for six months for Facebook posts the justices said used foul language and could incite racial conflict. The state Supreme Court also ordered lawyer David Paul Traywick to take a diversity class and have an anger management assessment with a licensed therapist before he…

More and More SC Drivers hitting the road for the July 4th weekend

AAA says more than 635,800 South Carolinians are expected to travel for the Independence Day holiday weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– More and more South Carolinians will be hitting the road for the July 4th weekend. AAA says more than 635,800 South Carolinians are expected to travel for the Independence Day holiday weekend. That number is up more than 35% from last year, amid the pandemic. In all, more than 47 million Americans are expected to travel, experts…