Photo: Matt Perron Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A member of the white house’s coronavirus task force was in the midlands today. Dr. Deborah Birx took part in a roundtable with University of South Carolina leadership, state and local officials, and healthcare professionals. Dr. birx says it is critical that people continue to follow the guidelines including wearing masks and social distancing. She…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A public health figure who had appeared alongside Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) at several news conferences related to the COVID-19 pandemic has chosen to stay put in South Carolina, despite initially agreeing to become Ohio’s new public health director earlier Thursday afternoon. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) announced on Twitter that Dr. Joan Duwve had agreed to…
SCDHEC/Twitter Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–More testing but the number of new cases and percentage of positive test remains low. According to numbers released by the Department of Health and Environmental Control Thursday afternoon of the 4,417 tests results reported Wednesday, 264 were positive. That is a positivity rate of 6%. DHEC says there were also 24 more deaths attributable to covid-19…
Courtesy: SCDNR Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is reporting more tegu sightings in South Carolina. The agency says there have been eight confirmed sightings of the black and white lizards since its initial report last month. Five were from Lexington and Richland Counties, two were from Berkeley County, and another was in Greenville County. Officials…
Courtesy: LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington County deputies say they are trying to find a 16-year-old girl. investigators say Bella Pierce was last seen by family on July 20th when she left her home in West Columbia around midnight. Deputies say she has some family in Blythewood. Pierce is 5’9”, about 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–There was a slight increase in the number of people filing for unemployment insurance in South Carolina last week. Officials with the Department of Employment and Workforce say 5,113 people filed for first time benefits. That’s up 91 from the previous week. Since March more than 715,000 people have filed for unemployment benefits in South Carolina. Many South…
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one man is arrested for a hit and run that killed a pedestrian Sunday at 11th Street.
Columbia, SC (Associated Press) — A raise for teachers and a hazard pay bonus for many state employees who could not work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the spending plan that’s headed to the South Carolina Senate floor next week. The Senate will consider $40 million dollars to provide small raises to teachers whose pay was frozen…
Image: RCSD Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Richland County deputies are searching for a man they say stole cigarettes from a Midlands convenience store. Investigators say on august 30th the man seen in this surveillance image asked the clerk at the circle-k on Clemson Road to get some cartons of cigarettes from behind the counter. When the clerk put them down,…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Grab a blanket, a lawn chair, and your face covering and enjoy an evening with some light classical pieces performed by the South Carolina Philharmonic. the musical ensemble is partnering with Historic Columbia to put on outdoor concerts in the Gardens at Hampton-Preston located at 1615 Blanding Street. Organizers say there will be two events you…
