Loveland Coffee cuts ribbon on newest cafe in Irmo
Residents from the Irmo community gathered around the Loveland Coffee Cafe today for the official ribbon cutting of their newest establishment.
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Investigators solve five-year-old cold case of missing Ft. Jackson soldier
Five years after a Fort Jackson solider disappeared from his home, cold case investigators have solved the case, saying he died by suicide.
Dustin Johnson joins top of leaderboard at Augusta
Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith and Abraham Ancer all have a share of the lead after finishing the second round at 9-under 135.
Woman critically injured after being hit by a vehicle on Broad River Road
The Columbia Police Department says a woman is critically injured after being hit by a vehicle on Broad River Road on Thursday.
More than 150 new jobs coming to Sumter
Santa Cruz Nutritionals announces plans to expand operations
Image: Santa Cruz Nutritionals Logo Sumter, SC (WOLO) –164 new jobs are coming to sumter. Santa Cruz Nutritionals announced Thursday their plans to expand operations in Sumter county. According to the Governors office, the $84-million dollar investment includes a 24-thousand square-foot packaging center and employee facility. The location will also have a 120-thousand square foot warehouse and distribution center. The…
Clemson to open special dorm community for LGBTQ students
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Clemson University will open its first “living-learning community” for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students next fall. Lavender Place will open in fall 2021 in a group of rooms in Gressette Hall, meant to host up to 20 LGBTQ students of up to any age. LGBTQ student Tyler McDonald has been pushing the effort. The junior…
Costco Wholesale updates policy on face coverings
The retailer will no longer give excemptions for those with medical conditions
Image: Scott Olson/Getty Images FILE Columbia, SC (WOLO) — As coronavirus cases not only continue but spike throughout the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one retailer is scaling back some of the exceptions they once offered for shoppers coming into the store that may suffer from medical condition. The companies President and CEO…
Several S.C. businesses won’t have to pay more taxes to support unemployment insurance trust fund
CARES Act Funding and mitigation planning from state agencies prevented rates from being doubled in 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the economy, South Carolina leaders are confident the state’s in the midst of a comeback. On Thursday, Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) announced that most businesses won’t have to pay more taxes to support the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund. If it wasn’t for $920 million in…
Lexington Co. couple on the run located, arrested in Tennessee
Authorities say the two were wanted in connection to several weapons and property crimes
Image: Lexington County Sheriff’s Office Lexington, SC (WOLO) — Lexington County deputies say two area residents wanted in connection to multiple thefts have been located and area expected to be extricated back to South Carolina from Tennessee. Officials say 28 year old Joshua Nelson and 36 year old Kayla Humphrey were arrested by authorities in Wilson County, Tennessee after an…
Lexington man arrested on several child sexual abuse charges
In a statement released Thursday afternoon, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of 37-year-old Ronnie Dawsey Jr. on 16 charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
