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Palmetto Health Richland Children’s Hospital celebrates 10-year anniversary in own facility
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Happy anniversary to the Palmetto Health Richland Children’s Hospital. Monday (5/21) morning the hospital held a celebration for ten years as a free-standing facility. Though it began its mission more than 35 years ago, the hospital moved into its own facility in 2008 designed to specifically meet the needs of children and their families. More than…
SC School Makeup Days Proposal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina education panel has approved preliminary guidelines for a pilot eLearning program for teachers and students to use to stay on track with school work while outside of the classroom because of to bad weather. Members of an education oversight committee met Monday to discuss the eLearning standards in preparation for the upcoming school…
Orangeburg Jail Escapees Latest: 2 Inmates Still on the Run
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)– Orangeburg County Deputies are still searching for two inmates who escaped over the weekend. A third escapee was caught on Sunday, and is awaiting a court hearing, say Deputies. Deputies say inmates Tyshon Johnson, Curtis Green and Christopher Boltin escaped by overpowering an officer around 10-pm Saturday. Both Johnson and Green are charged with murder. Deputies say…
Good Morning Curtis: Chickadees Diner
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Curtis Wilson, Co-anchor of Good Morning Columbia , is getting his grub on at Chickadees Diner. Monday, you can find Curtis getting an inside look at Chickadees Diner and trying some of the diner’s most popular dishes. Join us each weekday from 5am-7am on Good Morning Columbia. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News, News
The Salvation Army spends a week saying “Thank You”
The Salvation Army celebrates the week by saying thank you to the community that works so hard through the year
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–This week marks Salvation Army Week by saying “thank you” to the community. According to Area Commander Henry Morris, it is a week “that serves as an opportunity to celebrate our volunteers, donors and program beneficiaries who have enabled us to serve in the United States for 135 years.” Morris says that there are several events planned in the…
Bike to a Ball Game Event in Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to pedal. You can join the Cola Town Bike Collective on a ride from the Statehouse to Spirit Communications Park to watch the Columbia Fireflies host Greenville. Organizers say they will be rolling from the Statehouse at 5:00PM, headed down Main St. then through the Historic district ending at Bull Street. WHAT: Bike to a Ball…
Attorney sues prosecutor for records in SC school shooting
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) -A lawyer representing the estate of the 6-year-old killed in a 2016 school shooting in South Carolina is suing the prosecutor’s office for records about the case and the teen accused of murder. The Anderson Independent-Mail reports the lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Jacob Hall says the 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office hasn’t complied with…
One of 3 Escaped inmates Captured in Lexington
ORANGBURG COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- One of the three inmates who escaped from the detention center has been captured. “Christopher Boltin was taken into custody in Lexington County by sheriff’s deputies in that jurisdiction,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said. “He will be returned to Orangeburg and put back in jail to await his court hearing. We will now focus on the remaining…
Driver killed after car runs off road, into Orangeburg creek
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- One person was killed after their car went into a creek in Orangeburg Saturday afternoon. The wreck happened on I-95 near mile marker 90 around 3pm. Troopers say the driver of a Ford Escape was traveling North on I-95 when the truck ran off the right side of the roadway and into a small creek. The…
