COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- ABC Columbia talked to two women who currently work in Las Vegas. One of the ladies was actually on the Vegas Strip as the shooting happened and the other narrowly missed the tragedy by staying in. Tara Harris-Nelson of Columbia says she does not visit the Vegas Strip often but last night when her sister came to…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– House Committee Lawmakers are expected to hear from Santee Cooper Executives on Tuesday during the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee meeting. The committee was created back in August in response to the failed nuclear construction project at VC Summer. According to a release, Chair Peter McCoy has invited executives and board members from Santee Cooper to appear to…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is responding to the mass shooting in Las Vegas. On Monday, the Governor ordered the flag on top of the State House to be flown at half staff. The Governor also tweeted “The unspeakable act of evil that occurred last night in Las Vegas resonates in South Carolina and across the country.” “Words cannot…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Lee Brice is a well-known country music star and performed at Route 91 Music Festival just two days before. Brice sent ABC Columbia a statement. In the post, Brice says he’s unsure of what to say. Brice notes how it could have been him and his team on the stage, just as it was Jason Aldean at the…
Midlands law enforcement agencies will partake in the National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two years’ worth of emails South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sent and received before he took the state’s top job have been deleted despite priorities to save the electronic communications as historical records. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/2xT5Qvx) that no one acted to preserve McMaster’s emails from his time as lieutenant governor and…
AYESVILLE, S.C. (AP) -A church in South Carolina that dates back more than 250 years has again been the target of vandals. Salem Black River Presbyterian Church member Dick Dabbs says he discovered satanic symbols and phrases painted on the white columns, sidewalks and doors of the church near Mayesville on Friday morning. Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis says the…
SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Sumter County Sheriffs Department is mourning the lost of a fellow deputy. Corporal Albert Bernard Thomas died Sunday morning after a brief illness, according to Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis. Thomas was in law enforcement for almost six years, and worked with Sumter County for three years. “He was certainly an asset to the Sumter County…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police are looking for two suspects after a armed robbery Sunday Morning. Officers say the robbery happened at the Family Dollar in the 6200 block of North Main Street. While details are limited at this time, officers describe the suspects as two black males. One of the suspects is described as 5’9- 5’ll weighing between 150…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Richland County Coroner has released the identities of the two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide Saturday morning. The shooting incident happened around10:00 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Oakcrest Drive. Coroner Gary Watts said, Kristi L. Bell, 21 died at the scene. An autopsy indicated that Bell died from…
