(ABC News) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Governor Henry McMaster says President Donald Trump has granted the state’s request for federal disaster aid ahead of Hurricane Dorian. According to FEMA, emergency declarations supplement State and local or Indian tribal government efforts in providing emergency services, such as the protection of lives, property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-It can be hard keeping up with the latest dance moves, but a midlands father and his little girl are doing just that and catching the attention of millions across the country. Our Alexis Frazier has their story. Josh and Audrey Rinder have been showing America their moves since Audrey was 4-years-old. “I’m just trying to set the bar…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Gas prices are lower this Labor Day than last year. According to AAA, national gas prices are on track to be the lowest Labor Day prices in the past three years. A spokesperson for AAA says Thursday’s average of $2.59 is nearly a quarter cheaper than last year’s prices. In South Carolina, the average cost for a…
Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal shooting at Club Phoenix on Farrow Road on Monday.
Image: NWS Columbia,SC (WOLO)—Stay up to date with the very latest developments as we continue to track #HurricaneDorian now hitting the Bahamas with winds upwards of 180 mph. As a Category 5 hurricane. According to the National Weather Service (Columbia) which released the projected path of Hurricane Dorian (as of 11:45pm Sunday) expected to pass just offshore of Georgia &…
Image: SCEMD Columbia,SC (WOLO) — Sunday, September 1st, Governor Henry McMaster on ordered mandatory evacuations for several coastal counties in preparation of Hurricane Dorian which is now a category 5 on track to make landfall in the Bahamas. Evacuations are set to begin at noon on Monday, September 2nd, 2019 for the counties and zones listed below: Jasper County –…
(WCIV) — Governor McMaster told South Carolina residents to be prepared as Hurricane Dorian bears down on the Bahamas Sunday afternoon. With landfall along the coast anywhere from Florida to the Carolinas not being ruled out, Gov. McMaster said they’re “preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best.” In an update on Sunday afternoon, the governor explained that declaring…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-Deputies are investigating after a man was shot at a local bar Sunday morning. The incident happened at 2:33am at Tony’s Lounge located in the 2400 block of Congaree Road in Eastover. Officials say one man was taken to Prisma Health Richland after the shooting. This is a developing incident. Continue to check back for updates. Categories:…
Courtesy:SCEMD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Sunday morning the South Carolina Emergency Management division tweeted “The South Carolina Emergency Operations Center is now at Operational Condition One: Full Alert. All state emergency response team agencies are activated to prepare for any potential effects from Hurricane #Dorian.” Operational Conditions One means, according to the SCEMD web site, a disaster or emergency is imminent…
COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO) — Hurricane Dorian is now a category 5 storm with 160 mph sustained winds, according to the national Hurricane center. Hurricane Dorian has become the “strongest hurricane in modern records” for the northwestern Bahamas, according to officials. Sunday shortly before 11am ET, The national Hurricane center reported the eyewall of the catastrophic hurricane was about to…
