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Basketball fans in Columbia react to selection Sunday

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- For the first time in nearly 50 years the NCAA tournament returns to Columbia. On Sunday night fans gathered at Tin Roof in downtown to see which teams will compete in the first and second rounds of the NCAA mans basketball tournament. Some Gamecock fans weren’t too excited to see their team didn’t make it,while others are hype…

Presidential candidate Julián Castro campaigns in Columbia

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Former U.S. Housing Secretary and now presidential candidate Julián Castro campaigned  in the capital city Sunday. Castro held a meet and greet at the Charles Boykins Law Office, where he talked about issues that he feels needs to be addressed and changed. Among the topics he discussed,  healthcare, gun control and affordable housing. Categories: Local News, National News,…

While other states debate abortion bans, S Carolina sits out

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – While nearby states are acting quickly to move more restrictive abortion laws through their legislatures, South Carolina lawmakers have barely touched the issue so far in 2019. Lawmakers have introduced at least nine different abortion bills in the South Carolina General Assembly in 2019, from a near outright ban on abortions to banning specific abortion methods….

Man gets 20 years for stabbing drinking buddy to death

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the stabbing his drinking buddy to death in South Carolina. Prosecutors said a Spartanburg County jury found 49-year-old Lawton Holloway guilty of voluntary manslaughter at the end of his five-day trial Friday. Authorities say police found 33-year-old Jeremy Bell dead from 14 stab…

Lawmaker concerned that law enforcement recruits are waiting months to get trained

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — State law maker Nancy Mace says it’s taking too long to train South Carolina law enforcement. “Agencies are wasting hundred of thousands of dollars having recruits sit at a desk and not be able to get on the street,” Mace said. She proposed an amendment Tuesday that would lift the requirement to have law enforcement train…

St. Pats in Five Points, going green this weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get your lucky charms and shamrocks ready because Five Points has officially kicked off St Patrick’s day festivities. Food, fun, bands and plenty of green will be a part of the landscape in Five Points this Saturday. This is the 37th year for the event. According to organizers, this is the Midlands’ largest annual street festival and…