USC to Host Career Fairs
If you are looking for a new career, USC is hosting a fair that may be able to help.
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Road Closure Near Hardscrabble and Clemson
A water water main break may have you looking for another way to get around West Columbia for the next few weeks.
SC Attorney General Sounds Off on Law Allowing Rate Hikes, Calling it ‘Constitutionally Suspect’
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released an opinion Tuesday that the law at the heart of the failed nuclear reactors that were being built by SCE&G and Santee Cooper is “constitutionally suspect.” Four state House members requested the opinion on the Base Load Review Act, which lawmakers passed in 2007. The 57 page opinion says the…
Wounded Veteran’s Home Still Unlivable Since 2015 Floods
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Since the historic flooding of 2015, a now-retired wounded Army veteran is having to fight a different type of battle, one he never expected. “Being a wounded warrior, with TBI, essential tremor, and PTSD, it’s very emotionally draining because I can’t, no matter what my wife and I do, we just cannot find resolution, and it’s…
Ratepayers Testify About V.C. Summer Impact Before Lawmakers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee held it’s third hearing since it’s inception. This time, listening to the people who felt the fallout from V.C. Summer firsthand. One by one, about 20 ratepayers from around South Carolina gave testimony about how the V.C. Summer abandonment left a negative impact on their lives. “The decisions you make either…
Police: Teen Started Fire In Front Of Firefighters
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) Columbia police say 19 year old Alexander Petrillo is charged with arson after firefighters say they saw him set fire to a stack of newspapers in the lobby of a downtown apartment complex. Investigators say fire crews initially responded to The Hub on Main Street just before 3:00 am Tuesday morning and discovered a small fire near…
SLED Investigating SCANA, Santee Cooper
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for State Law Enforcement Division says SLED has opened an investigation into possible criminal activity in connection with the abandonment of construction of two nuclear reactors at VC Summer Nuclear facility. SLED Spokesperson Kathryn Richardson says the investigation was in response to a request by House Speaker Jay Lucas. In August SCE&G and Santee Cooper…
Airport High Student Arrested after Administrators Found Handgun in Backpack
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A school resource officer arrested a teenager Tuesday (9/26) morning after a handgun was found in his backpack. The unnamed Airport High School student is being held by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice after school administrators found the weapon in his backpack. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, administrators became aware of…
Former Gamecock assistant one of 10 being investigated on corruption charges
Federal prosecutors have announced charges of fraud and corruption against 10 people involved in college basketball, including former Gamecock basketball assistant Lamont Evans.
Sumter Opera House to Open Historical Exhibit Next Month
A new historical exhibit will open at the Sumter Opera House in October, celebrating its longstanding presence in the Midlands community.
