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Watch: Carolina Cup in Camden

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready for the pomp and circumstance and one of the Pinnacles of Horse Racing: The Carolina Cup is Saturday in Camden. The 81st annual event, hosted by the Carolina Cup Racing Association, will take place rain or shine. Gates open at 9am Saturday. ABC Columbia’s Jennifer Ready reports. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Carolina Cup

WATCH: Open Studios Art Tour

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) –From Pottery to Painting, Saturday and Sunday in Columbia you can tour Artist Studios in an Open House. Columbia Open Studios is a free event in Richland and Lexington Counties showcasing local artists and their works. Saturday, April 2 (10am – 6pm) and Sunday, April 3 (12pm – 6pm) For a full list of artists click here: Categories:…

Watch: The Latest on USC Basketball Players Charged

Columbia,S.C (WOLO) — Five players with the men’s USC basketball team are fouling out of the season after being suspended for alleged behavior off the court. Two of those players, Eric Cobb and Jamall Gregory are facing charges of damaging several vehicles with a BB gun. The pair was expected to be in court Friday but that unexpectedly changed. A…

Watch: Crowds Gather for Final Day of Edna’s #1

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Customers packed the parking lot of Edna’s #1 on Thursday for the restaurant’s final day. Fast food favorites and countless memories is what kept customers coming back to the Midlands staple for more than five decades. Raymond and Edna Schumpert opened the iconic eatery in 1959. The couple’s granddaughter Christina says their hard work and good…

Police: Suspect Threw Beer at Clerk, Vandalized Store

Suspect/RCSD RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say they are looking for a suspect wanted for assaulting a victim at the Shell gas station located on Bluff Road. On Saturday, March 5, the suspect allegedly threw a steel beer can at the store clerk striking the victim’s body after refusing to present identification while attempting…

Deadline to Apply for Fair Housing Events Approaches

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Richland County Community Development Department wants residents to rally around as it prepares to mark National Fair Housing Month with a two-day event in April. The department, along with several community partners, will hold a fair housing conference at Edventure Museum with panel discussions and more. The day before the conference, a series of continuing legal…

VIDEO: Wilson Says Attorney General’s Office Has Nothing to Hide

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson defended his decision to fire special prosecutor David Pascoe this week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson addressed the media Wednesday, in the wake of his firing of special prosecutor David Pascoe. Wilson removed Pascoe from his appointment Friday, after Pascoe initiated a state grand jury investigation, without telling Wilson. Wilson said the law requires him to sign off on such an investigation. Wilson said that despite…

WATCH: AG Wilson: State Grand Jury Investigation Will Continue Without Pascoe

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson addressed the media Wednesday, in the wake of his firing of special prosecutor David Pascoe.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson addressed the media Wednesday, in the wake of his firing of special prosecutor David Pascoe. Wilson removed Pascoe from his appointment Friday, after Pascoe initiated a state grand jury investigation, without telling Wilson. Wilson said the law requires him to sign off on such an investigation. Wilson said that despite…