COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Democratic presidential candidates have been flocking to the palmetto state hoping to get the support of black voters, who play a crucial role in who will get the parties nomination during the “First of The South” primaries. “We’re looking for someone who understands that race, gender, and class intersect in all the issues that we face in this…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Monday afternoon City leaders held their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. day ceremony at the historical marker that bears the name of the civil rights leader in Five Points. Each year, officials place a wreath at the marker that has been located at the corner of Harden and Greene Streets since 2010. This year, City Councilman…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — For the last twenty years, more and more people have converged on the Capital City to celebrate the impact Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. had on others. On Monday, the twentieth celebration of “King Day at the Dome” began with a prayer service at Zion Baptist Church, and then continued with a march to a State…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Hundreds followed the Democratic presidential candidates, as they marched from the prayer service to the State House for the King Day at the Dome ceremony. Arm in arm, the candidates put aside their differences while they walked to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Once at the State House, seven presidential hopefuls spoke to the crowd. “We…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control, and compiled by the web site, innerbody.com Columbia is number 18 in the number of sexually transmitted per 100K people. The study included cases of HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. According to the website Columbia has 1.390 cases of STDs per 100,000. Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and Greenville also…
Deputies in Sumter say a death investigation is underway after a male was found in the yard of an abandoned residence on Wilder Street.
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Officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections say that an inmate at Kershaw County Correctional Institution was stabbed and held hostage by his cellmate Monday morning.
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Columbia Police say one man is critically injured after a shooting on Sunday and was dropped off at a local hospital.
