COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Hundreds of protesters rallied at the state house against restrictive abortion laws. The Stop the Ban Rally in Columbia is one of many happening across the country. “They are attacking women’s reproductive rights and we’re here to say that we’re not going to stand for that,” Vicki Ringer, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic said. Nearly a dozen states are pushing…
One of the survivors from the Birmingham, Alabama church bombing in 1963 was in the Midlands tonight to share her story of that day and the Civil Rights Movement that followed.
The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program will return this summer to help low-income seniors with healthier diets by supporting South Carolina small farmers.
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Department of Corrections has arrested a former officer accused of first degree sexual misconduct in office. According to SCDC, the correctional officer, 29 year old Greshica Jene Brown was working for the Kirkland Correctional Institution when the incident(s) are alleged to have taken place. According to an arrest warrant obtained by ABC…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Growing tension between the prosecution and defense set the tone for Day Six of the Timothy Jones murder trial. Just one day after emotional testimony from Timothy Jones’s ex-wife, Amber Kyzer, prosecutors brought in two correctional officers from Kirkland Correctional Institution to paint a picture of Jones’s first few hours in custody on September 12, 2014. The…
Lawmakers have approved South Carolina’s $9 billion budget that includes raises for teachers and almost all state employees.
SC DHEC announced that customers who ate at Wild Wing Cafe in Harbison at 1150 Bower Parkway might have been exposed to hepatitis A virus.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Fire officials say crews are on scene of a 2 alarm fire at the La Quinta Inn off Horseshoe Drive near Two Notch Road. According to fire officials, multiple ladders are being used on the rear of the building. Firefighters say when they arrived there was heavy fire in the rear of the motel, extending up…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Drivers in the area off Forest Drive need to be aware of a traffic alert. Tuesday shortly before Noon, Columbia Fire and crews were responding to a report of a cut gas line off Forest Drive. According to the Columbia Fire Department, Forest Drive is shut down at Devonshire Drive due to a cut natural gas line….
