Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia firefighters responded to a fire at the condemned Allen Benedict Court apartments Tuesday morning. Firefighters say when they arrived they found the complex’s office building on fire. The flames were quickly brought under control and their were no injuries. The cause remains under investigation. The Allen Benedict Court apartments were condemned last year when two men died…
Lexington County deputies say a woman is charged with murder after stabbing her father earlier this month.
Tomorrow marks 5 years since the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. On June 17th, 2015, Dylan Roof entered the church..
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person died after a fatal collision on Monday on U.S. Highway 176 in Richland Co.
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — It’s been one year since Timothy Jones Jr. was given the death penalty for the murders of his five children, but Solicitor Rick Hubbard of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit (which covers Lexington, Edgefield, McCormick, and Saluda Counties) says not a day goes by where he doesn’t think about the trial. “It’s something that just sticks with…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Several faith leaders and politicians made their voices heard Monday to criticize the Richland County Board of Voter Registration and Elections for their handling of the June 9 primary election. Several voters complained of long lines, incomplete or handwritten ballots, and a severe shortage of poll workers as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are headed to get gas this week, you’ll notice prices are on the rise. According to Gas Buddy, prices in Columbia jumped 5.7 cents in the past week. Drivers in the Midlands are paying an average of $1.85 a gallon. Gas prices in Columbia are 25 cents a gallon more than a month ago. The…
WASHINGTON–Check your freezer. The U-S Department of Agriculture says about 40-thousand pounds of ground beef are being recalled due to E-coli concerns. PER THE USDA: Lakeside Refrigerated Services, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 42,922 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March, hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians have been out of work and filing for unemployment insurance. The weekly number of initial claims has gone down as the state’s begun to reopen, but there’s still a significant amount of people unemployed. “I think in regards to totals, I think we’re…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Monday, announced 582 new cases of the coronavirus and 2 additional deaths. DHEC say this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 19,378 and those who have died to 602. The deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Charleston (1) and…
