DHEC Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Friday the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 274 additional cases of COVID 19 in South Carolina as well as five additional deaths. The new cases bring the state total to 3,065 and the number of deaths to 72. According to DHEC, the additional deaths occurred in three middle-aged individuals with underlying health conditions who…
Columbia City Council and Mayor Steve Benjamin will extend the citywide curfew starting tonight amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Expressing frustration that police officers – charged with enforcing Gov. Henry McMaster’s stay-at-home order during the coronavirus outbreak – are not being told which businesses have been granted permission to stay open, the mayor of South Carolina’s capital city said he was pursuing an open-records request to obtain the information.
Columbia Fire officials say no one is hurt after a building fire on South Beltline Boulevard on Thursday, April 9th, 2020.
Sumter County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal house fire at Church Street on Tuesday.
City of Columbia logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) — With numbers of people in South Carolina continuing to battle infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), and deaths rising daily, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says the citywide curfew that was put into place March 18th, 2020, needs to stay in effect for now. Thursday night, the Columbia City Council confirmed Mayor Steve Benjamin’s State…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –With more families staying at home, one issue local law enforcement has been dealing with more often has been disputes between couples. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says they have received more domestic-related calls over the last few weeks. Investigator Morris Davis says diffusing domestic disputes during a pandemic has been different. “It’s hard to have…
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley believes her top-ranked Gamecocks are the women’s basketball national champions, even without an NCAA Tournament trophy to put in their display case due to the pandemic-shortened season.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Despite the pandemic, the opioid crisis is still going on. People battling a substance use disorder still need to receive treatment and recovery services. “We have a lot going on right now, we have a lot to worry about. But I think we absolutely cannot forget about substance use disorders, alcohol use particularly,” said Sara Goldsby,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The Richland County Coroner has identified a teenager killed in an officer-involved shooting in Columbia Wednesday night. It happened shortly before 6:00 p.m. near the 4800 block of Monticello Road. According to the Richland County Coroner, Joshua Dariandre Ruffin, 17, died at the hospital from complications of a gunshot wound. SLED is investigating the shooting at…
