Lanes reopen after tractor-trailer overturned on I-20 west near Exit 64
South Carolina Highway Patrol says I-20 west near exit 64 is shut down after a tractor-trailer overturned this morning.
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Update: North Main Street back open after a cut gas line
North Main Street near Miller Avenue is blocked due to a cut gas line
Columbia Fire Department officials say the 3600 block of North Main Street near Miller Avenue is blocked due to a cut gas line.
Man accused of distributing child pornography arrested
Lexington, SC ( WOLO) —- Lexington County deputies arrested a man they say distributed child pornography. According to authorities, 35-year-old Vince Newton is charged with one count of second degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Investigators say they received a cyber-tip-line report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which led them to Newton. If convicted, Newton could…
Shandon Garage sale is back with bargains this weekend
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — You have a chance to get in on some great deals, and even better they are all for a great cause. Beginning Friday Shandon United Methodist Church is holding its annual “Missions Possible Garage Sale” taking place Friday August 16th, 2019 from 8AM-2:30PM and again on Saturday August 17th, 2019 from 8AM to 1PM. During the…
No one hurt after an apartment grease fire off of Manorwood Court
Columbia Fire Department says no one was injured after an apartment grease fire on Thursday off of Manorwood Court.
New Lexington District 1 middle school prepared to open for the school year
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A new middle school is opening in Lexington School District One. Administrators at Beechwood Middle School say the new campus can house more than 900 sixth to eighth graders and will focus on readying its young students for the future. Beechwood officials also say that relationships are the key to success. Students will be provided with…
SC Pride offering local businesses window decals to “Brave the Rainbow”
SC Pride is asking local businesses to brave the rainbow.
SC Attorney General files lawsuit against three opioid distributors
The three companies: McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation
South Carolina is stepping up its efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
Teenager shot in triple shooting on Forestview Circle dies; Coroner identifies
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — There’s an update tonight to a story we first brought you last week. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department a second person shot during a shooting has now died. The incident happened in the 100 block of Forest View Drive around 9:15PM August 8th. When they arrived on scene they discovered three men suffering…
COMET bus rolls out service changes
ABC Columbia image Columbia, SC –The COMET is getting ready to put service enhancements in effect beginning Monday, August 19, 2019. Transportation officials say the move is an effort to improve on-time performance, and will cause many of the current routes for The COMET to be rescheduled. What COMET officoals are calling a “new pulse system” will be put in…
