COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The 2017 road bill’s path to the Senate floor will continue to wait as senators voted 23 to 18 against a special order that would have prioritized the legislation. Some senators who voted no say their vote does not mean they do not want road funding. “We are not going to support a straight up tax increase,”…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – U.S. nuclear power giant, Westinghouse Electric, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, court records show. The company, owned by Japan’s Toshiba, has been struggling in recent years. Toshiba says acquiring Westinghouse has led to billions of dollars in losses. The chapter 11 filing has been largely expected. Westinghouse is building and engineering two new nuclear reactors for SCANA subsidiary…
A bill borrowing $498 million for a backlog of repairs at South Carolina’s public colleges and other state-owned facilities is heading to the House floor.
Long-time South Carolina Sen. John Courson is free on bond on charges he pocketed more than $130,000 in campaign donations over six years.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A block of empty warehouses and garages off North Main in Cottontown is getting a second chance at life. Indah Coffee Company and Circa Barber are opening shop in the 2200 block of Sumter Street in April. While the two businesses are not new to Columbia, they are new to the area. Cason Development Group president Frank…
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(AP) – Facebook is adding Snapchat-like features to its app. The company says it wants to let people’s cameras “do the talking,” as more people are posting photos and videos instead of blocks of text. With the update coming to users on Tuesday, Facebook is adding a camera icon to the top left corner of its mobile app. Users can tap…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The road to the final four hasn’t an easy one for the players, but behind every athlete is someone who pushes them. For Sophomore PJ Dozier that someone is the woman who knows him best, his mom. PJ’s mom, Theresa said she’s put a lot of time and money into his future since he was 5 years…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Gov. Henry McMaster has named a former business and banking executive to lead South Carolina’s economic advisory board. Edward Grimball of Edisto Island is the next chairman of the Board of Economic Advisors, which reviews and approves revenue projections that lawmakers use to write the state budget. McMaster said Tuesday he’s confident the board under Grimball…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- As the Gamecock men and women advance to the Final Four, many fans are hoping to invest in a trip to Dallas or Phoenix but they will have to move fast. Executive Associate Director Charles Bloom says USC’s Athletic Department is officially out of tickets for the big games but there is still hope for those looking…
