COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Wednesday, 577 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 10 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC say this brings the total number of people confirmed cases to 20,551, probable cases to 5, confirmed deaths to 617, and zero probable deaths. ABC Columbia image Per DHEC: Nine of the deaths occurred…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Voters in some South Carolina precincts will head back to the polls to vote in a primary runoff Tuesday, June 23. If you’re planning on voting in the Primary Runoff there are some rules you need to know, according to The State Election Commission. If you voted on June 9, you are limited to voting in the same…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Today at 4pm Congressman James Clyburn and Representative Joe Cunningham are hosting a virtual forum to mark the 5th Anniversary of the Emanuel AME Shooting tragedy. Among the items to discuss, they say will be to make a call for action on gun violence, and racism. The Congressmen will be joined by Reverend Eric Manning from Mother…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Wednesday, June 17, 2020 marks five years since the massacre at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof entered the church and shot and killed nine people during a bible study. Roof was sentenced to death. Roof is currently being held in a Federal prison. There are events planned this week to…
Image: Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Richland County,SC ( WOLO)—- We are getting the first look at 21 Tyreek Douglas the man Richland County Deputies say barricaded himself inside a home for more than 6 hours Tuesday night. Image: ABC Columbia Photographer Michael Lee According to authorites, around 1:20 pm Tuesday June 16, officials say they attempted to make a…
Clarendon County deputies say they have found a 13-year-old who was taken by his mother, after he was last seen on Sunday.
Columbia, SC ( WOLO) — The day the entire country watched phone recorded video of an unarmed Minneapolis man die in police custody, it sparked a closer look at policies into Columbia’s policing here in South Carolina. (Courtesy Ben Crump Law) George Floyd is pictured in an undated photo released by the office of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump. The…
South Carolina Highway Patrol says two people were killed in a fatal crash on Tuesday on Dicey Creek Road at US Hwy. 1.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Comet is open again and this time with some new safeguards in place to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 while protecting those who ride the bus and employees. Tuesday afternoon officials with the city’s bus system held a ‘Grand Reopening’ ceremony at its hub which is located on Sumter Street in downtown Columbia. Among…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. deputies spent more than 6 hours trying to negotiate the surrender of 21-year-old Tyreek Douglas who authorities say barricaded himself inside a home in Eastover. Authorities were conducting a traffic stop in connection with a car stolen off of two Notch Road when the suspect took off, leading deputies on a chase that ended…
