COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill to consolidate how business licenses are issued in South Carolina into one place instead of about 240 cities and counties has unanimously passed the House. The proposal sets up a website where businesses can fill out one application and pay for licenses. The 231 cities and towns and nine counties in South Carolina with…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A few special guests will make an appearance in Five Points for the annual St Pats festival this year. A group of ten legendary Clydesdale horses will deliver the opening ceremony, ahead of the St Pats in Five Points parade. The annual festival attracts nearly 40,000 visitors each year, say organizers. Musical acts will include ‘Band of Horses’…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–President Donald Trump is set to campaign in South Carolina Friday. According to President Trump’s re-election campaign, he will host a “Keep America Great” rally Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. The rally comes just as voters get ready to head to the polls to vote in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary. President Trump’s rally starts at 7…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday for the ‘First in the South’ Presidential Primary. According to the South Carolina Election commission , here are some general questions and answers about Saturday’s Democratic Presidential Primary. Per SC VOTES.ORG Q. What is a Presidential Preference Primary (PPP)? A. A PPP, commonly referred to simply as a “Presidential Primary,” is a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Federal officials say two former executives at a South Carolina utility lied repeatedly to regulators and investors about the progress of construction of two nuclear reactors taking more than a billion dollars out of the pockets of investors and ratepayers. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued SCANA Corp., its subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas along…
South Carolina Highway Patrol officials say one person was killed after a vehicle struck a tractor-trailer on Greeleyville Highway on Friday.
Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was shot and killed. Coroner Gary Watts says 40 year old, Shakila Booker died
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A West Columbia man played the ages of his family members and won a $150,000 Powerball prize. “I was a work checking the Powerball results, and if I had matched one more number I would have retired,” he said. According to SC Education Lottery officials, his ticket matched four of the first five white ball numbers…
IRMO, SC (WOLO) – A group of men and women overseas just got a special delivery from a business owner in Irmo. When an Iranian air strike hit US military facilities in Iraq in January, people stationed there lost most, if not all of their personal belongings. Toni Jumper owns Fleet Feet Columbia which has two stores in the area….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Columbia Police are looking for an armed robbery suspect and they have singled out a particular pair of shoes the suspect was wearing during the crime. CPD says surveillance video shows the person wearing “Air Jordan Retro 6” sneakers. Police say it might help identify the man they say robbed a clerk at the China City…
