One local organization is hoping they can keep children from missing a nutritious meal when school is not in session. Click below to find out how your children can have a fun summer on a full stomach.
A statue that sat outside of one Midlands church for more than a decade is moving to a new location.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Tuesday, South Carolinians will hit the polls to elect their candidates for November. Experts from USC said these are going to be some really tight races, especially the Governor’s race. Many citizens are excited to get out and vote. “Yes, absolutely, first thing in the morning,” Lauren Wells said, a Blythewood resident. “Absolutely, absolutely. It’s a key part…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Last week IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, tweeted that it was changing its name to IHOb. Social media was buzzing after the cryptic announcement. Monday (6/11), the restaurant chain finally revealed the mystery the “b” stands for: burgers. The restaurant said the name change is only a temporary marketing campaign designed to remind people that…
A woman will serve four years in prison for stealing more than 10 thousand dollars from her former employer of the course of six years according to prosecutors.
Orangeburg County, S.C. (WOLO) – The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a weapon reported on an Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4 campus. Investigators say on Monday morning a handgun was reportedly located after witnesses said a student was showing off a .25 caliber handgun at Edisto Elementary School. The weapon was seized and found to be unloaded. No…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Riverbanks Zoo’s “Toucan Tuesdays” start this week. Riverbanks Zoo and Harvest Hope are teaming up for the summer food drive. When you bring two cans of food you can get admission for two for the price of one. There will be a kickoff party for the campaign Tuesday (6/12) from 9am until 12pm. For more information go…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– June is National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and the city of Columbia has a special offer for adoptees. Columbia Animal Services is offering an adoption fee of $10 for all cats over one year of age or older during the month of June. All cats have already been spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, FELV/FIV tested and are current on their…
KERSHAW COUNTY,SC (AP)- Two people were killed after being thrown off a motorcycle in Kershaw county Saturday afternoon. Kershaw County Coroner David West says neither rider was wearing a helmet as they headed toward Kershaw on Saturday afternoon. West says dead are 31-year-old Melvin Hopkins of Heath Springs and his passenger, 27-year-old Courtney Michele Lloyd of Kershaw. The South Carolina…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-The body found by kayakers along the bank of the Broad River has been identified as a missing Columbia man. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the victim as 24-year-old Charlie Thomas Nguyen. Watts said Nguyen was transported to Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital where positive identification was made and an autopsy was performed this morning. The…
