COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Two years ago flood waters ravaged our state, killing nine alone in Richland County. Here on Burwell lane neighbors said floodwaters were up to 17 feet high, ruining multiple homes in this area. Now people are working to revitalize this neighborhood and make it better than before. On October 4th 2015, heavy rain fell on South Carolina,…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Wednesday kicks off the demolition of historic Gonzales Gardens. Many former residents had a hard time watching their old home get torn down. “It’s bitter-sweet,” Queen Elizabeth Thomas Bryant said, a former resident. “It’s just hurtful to see them go down,” Debra Mims, another former resident said. As they watched the bricks fall, they remember…
Richland County Deputies are hoping you can help them locate a suspect accused of attempted robbery. Do you recognize the person in this image.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Halloween is right around the corner and according to candystore.com, the most popular Halloween candy in South Carolina is….candy corn! According to the site folks in the Palmetto State scarf down more than 10,000 pounds of the orange, white, and yellow treats a year. Skittles came in second, and Hot Tamales were the third most popular Halloween candy…
Irmo Police continue investigating two similar incidents where a two young men say a woman wearing scrubs tried to lure them into her car.
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for two suspects wanted in the armed robbery of a local gas station last month.
A hiring fair, taking place later this month, is geared toward military veterans and their spouses.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- According to the Department of Social Services the number of Midlands youth in the foster care system is growing. On Tuesday night. places like Epworth Children’s Home are hoping to change that by raising money to help provide a better life for kids in dire need. The free event was for residents to enjoy a family night out…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – For the tenth year in a row the Richland County Sheriff’s Department will host “DAREscream” at Baskin-Robbins on Forest Drive. The event raises money for the DARE program, and will fund purchases of drug resistance training equipment for each county school district. The scooping starts Thursday (10/5) at 2:30 p.m. and runs through 8 p.m. Categories:…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Thirty-nine silhouettes stood on the statehouse steps Tuesday symbolizing the lives lost to domestic violence in South Carolina in 2016. A bell rings on the Statehouse steps after every name and every story is told. The bell rings out 39 times total, for the 38 lives lost, and once for victims whom we are unaware. “Obviously…
