Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies say a teenager is accused of threatening to “shoot up” a school on social media. Investigators say Kameron Hilliard turned himself in this morning. Deputies say he made the threat against Westwood High School on Twitter. According to authorities Hilliard is charged with unlawful communication and disturbing schools. In a release the school’s…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In the latest jobs report, South Carolina saw a slight increase in unemployment… but a rise in job openings. The SC Department of Employment and Workforce says the unemployment rate increased to four point one percent in December 2017. Though the number of job openings rose by 25 – hundred that month, according to the conference board’s…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia and USC Police were busy jumping at a chance to get wet for a good cause. Thursday officers took the 2018 Gamecock Polar Plunge into the Maxcy Gregg pool. This in an effort to raise money for the Palmetto State’s Special Olympics. The Gamecock Polar Plunge is sponsored by the University of South Carolina Department of Public…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A big boost this week for Columbia Fire safety… The Columbia Fire Department received a grant that will provide smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to senior citizens in Hopkins. The grant allowed the department to purchase 300 smoke and 200 carbon monoxide alarms. It’s a life saving purchase say officials. The grant, for over 7 thousand dollars….was from the…
Tyasha Harris scored 20 points, A’Ja Wilson added a double-double and No. 8 South Carolina used an overwhelming advantage at the free-throw line to beat No. 20 Georgia 77-65 on Thursday night.
ROCK HILL, SC (WOLO) – Police in Rock Hill say a couple of burglars raided a victim’s kitchen during a weekend break-in. Investigators say the suspects cooked chicken wings and drank the man’s RC Cola. Investigators say when the 77-year-old resident returned home he found his house and car ransacked. No arrests have been made yet. Categories: Local News, News,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The NTSB has released a report on the deadly Amtrak train crash in Cayce this month. In the report, the NTSB states “the evidence indicates that human decision making and actions likely played key roles in the accident scenario.” The report goes on to say “in the accident, safe movement of the train through the signal…
The University of South Carolina baseball team begins its 126th season and the first under new head coach Mark Kingston this weekend as the Gamecocks welcome VMI to Founders Park.
The Columbia Fire Department gets help for their Hopkins seniors as they continue their fight against a silent killer.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Former Representative Rick Quinn Jr. said he wants to clear the air being sentenced to a year of probation fora statutory misconduct of office charge. Quinn maintains the only thing he is guilty of is failing to report income from the University of South Carolina, saying he feels relieved after his father, political consultant Richard Quinn Sr….
