Thousands of trainees and soldiers will head home for the holidays, if their destination has been approved. Fort Jackson will let people leave starting December 17 and training will resume January 19, 2021 after a two week controlled monitoring period.
Deputies with the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office say they arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary that took place at the Wrightway BP on Highway 34.
While the holidays are often a time of joy, for some in the Midlands it can also be a time of struggle. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office hopes to change that with the “Helping Hands Project” that works to protect victims of domestic violence.
Students at Harbison West Elementary School were on the receiving end of a generous donation from a sorority at the University of South Carolina this holiday season.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) —The number of initial claims for unemployment benefits increased in South Carolina this week. According to the Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), the number of claims increased by more than two thousand from the previous week. First time claims are also at the highest since September. According to the department the state has paid out $121,052…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines if they will give the green light to Pfizer and BioNTech to mass produce their COVID-19 vaccine, states like South Carolina are figuring out how to distribute and administer their doses. The FDA says South Carolina can receive as many as 300,000 doses by the end of the…
On Thursday, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department was handing out more than speeding tickets. Deputies surprised drivers with Outback gift cards.
More than 2,000 children in the Midlands are still in need of toys to unwrap this holiday season, and community members came out in droves to the Lexington Medical Center to help fill the bus along with the Salvation Army.
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of an individual whose remains were discovered by a person with a metal detector on the 500 block of South Gregg Street in Columbia on December 6.
According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a former deputy with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is facing an assault charge.
