Clarendon County deputies investigating multiple break-ins
Clarendon County deputies say they are investigating multiple break-ins and at least one car theft early Sunday morning.
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One detained for questioning for shooting on North Beltline Boulevard
Columbia Police Department says they have detained one person for questioning for the shooting on North Beltline Boulevard on Sunday.
Prisma Health offering stationary Coronavirus test site in the Midlands
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prisma Health has opened a stationary Coronavirus testing site in the Midlands. ABC Columbia News was on hand Saturday, for the first day of operation at the new site. It is located at the Department of Consumer Affairs Building at 2221 Devine Street. The tests will be conducted every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at the Devine Street…
LCSD: Two Deputies injured in shooting at Lexington County Apt. Complex
LEXINGTON, SC ( WOLO)– Two deputies have been injured after an exchange of gunfire with a man in Woodland Village apartments, say Lexington County Deputies. According to officials, all three people were transported with gunshot wounds Sunday. Deputies say they were responding to a domestic call at a Cottonwood Lane unit. Per policy, SLED is investigating the shooting incident, say…
DHEC: 1,011 New cases of Coronavirus, 18 additional deaths in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday reported 1,011 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 18 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 99,713 and confirmed deaths to 1,949. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. DHEC says a total of…
Tax Free Weekend wraps up Sunday
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It is a big weekend for back to school shoppers. South Carolina’s tax free weekend is underway. The state’s annual Tax Free holiday ends Sunday. On Sunday, certain items will be exempt from the state’s six percent sales tax. You can purchase everything from pencils and pens to backpacks some clothing, even computers. But remember, not everything…
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake in NC shakes parts of SC
SPARTA, NC (WOLO)– Did you feel it? According to the USGS, a 5.1 earthquake near Sparta, North Carolina, occurred on August 9 at 8:07am. ABC Columbia has received several reports from people in the Midlands who say they felt a tremor or rumbling Sunday morning. The USGS says it was a result of oblique-reverse faulting in the upper crust…
DHEC launches ‘Fight the Spread’ campaign for Coronavirus safety
Image: SC DHEC COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– DHEC officials have a message for South Carolinians, encouraging everyone to ‘Fight the Spread.’ According to state health officials, evidence is increasing about the high rates of infection in people who do not have symptoms and don’t know they are infectious. This places everyone at risk of getting the virus or unknowingly transmitting it…
DHEC: 1,178 New cases of Coronavirus, 67 additional deaths in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Saturday DHEC reported 1,178 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 67 additional confirmed deaths. Health officials say this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 98,743, and confirmed deaths to 1,931. Per DHEC: Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. A total of 835,115 tests have been conducted in the…
SC Sales Tax Holiday underway
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Grab the shopping list. South Carolina’s tax free weekend is underway. The state’s annual Tax Free holiday runs August 7-9, 2020. During this weekend, certain items will be exempt from the state’s six percent sales tax. You can purchase everything from pencils and pens to backpacks some clothing, even computers. But remember, not everything is tax free….
