Columbia, SC (WOLO) — More and more people across the state are starting to come down with the flu. South Carolina health officials say nearly 100 people have been hospitalized with flu-like symptoms already this year. State health experts are calling on people to get their flu shot before getting family members sick this holiday. click here to see what…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –A Constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for men and women could become a topic of debate in the State House. Even though it’s been nearly fifty years since the Equal Rights Amendment fell into the hands of state legislatures, a pair of South Carolina lawmakers are filing a joint resolution to encourage ratification and make the amendment…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you would like to take a walk back in time for this holiday season, Historic Columbia is offering Candlelight Tours of the Robert Mills House and the Hampton Preston Mansion. The event includes live music, children’s activities, and hot chocolate. The tours cost $15 for adults and take place Saturday, December 14, 5:30 – 9 p.m….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You have a chance to get a one of a kind Christmas gift. Thursday, the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs is holding its first ever holiday market at its office on Harden Street Extension. Organizers say they are using the event to showcase the great products that people with special needs produce. The event runs 9am-…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Salvation Army of the Midlands is working to make sure every child in need has a present to open Christmas morning. Thanks to the generosity of the community, those children will have several toys and gifts. “All of the toy donations that have been given over the last few weeks, during our stuff-a-bus campaigns, and…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are on the scene of a shooting near Apple Valley Road. According to ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott who spoke with law enforcement, the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Officials with the Columbia Police Department say the victim sustained non life-threatening injuries to the lower body. #CPDSCInvestigates: Shooting 2100…
Officials say 75-year-old Josephine Walker and 76-year-old Warren Bennett, Junior died from the head-on collision on Bass Drive.
Columbia, SC (AP) — The University of South Carolina (UofSC) will not be punished by a group that accredits colleges. U of SC was accused of allowing outside political forces to influence trustees when they picked Bob Caslen as the school’s new president. Governor Henry McMaster pressured trustees to pick Caslen after the board voted to restart the presidential search….
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)-A Christmas tree shortage has more farms increasing their prices and many are low on stock. This has been a decade in the making and we’re feeling the effects now. In the Midlands, Price Christmas Tree Farm is where Governor Henry McMaster and the mayor of Columbia get their trees. “We have a special technique we developed over 35…
Image: RCSD Richland Co., SC (WOLO) —Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are asking you to keep your eye open for a married couple accused of duping a victim out of hundreds Of dollars on social media. According to deputies, on May 8th Jonathan Taylor posted a cargo trailer for sale on the Facebook Marketplace page. Authorities say, after…
