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Watch: Public Meeting Thursday Night for Gills Creek Greenway Project

On Thursday night, community leaders will seek public input on the proposed greenway project for the Gills Creek area.
ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Richland County Penny Program is holding a public meeting Thursday night to get feedback from residents on the Gills Creek Greenway project. The project is proposing a greenway in three different sections along Gills Creek. Richland County Penny Program officials said the greenway would be roughly 10 feet wide and run almost parallel to the…
Local News, News, Richland

Police: Child Found Wandering in Gervais St.

Columbia police say a five-year-old girl was found wandering in Gervais St. without a coat, socks, or shoes during Wednesday's cold weather.
Rob Dew

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  Columbia police say a five-year-old girl was found wandering in Gervais St. without a coat, socks, or shoes during Wednesday’s cold weather. Investigators say she was in the company of John Toole of Kennesaw, Georgia who told police he was in town for a meeting. The child was found by a man working in downtown Columbia. Police…
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US Magistrate Gives Seneca Time to Respond

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal magistrate has given lawyers for Seneca more time to get details
ABC Columbia Staff

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal magistrate has given lawyers for Seneca more time to get details about emails sent to a public relations company after a city police officer shot and killed a man last summer. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported the ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of 19-year-old Zachery Hammond. Hammond was killed in…
Lexington, Local News, News

Prescribed Burning’s Set in the Midlands

ABC Columbia Staff

  COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Nature Conservancy will be leading a large prescribed fire on Peachtree Rock Preserve in Lexington. The South Carolina Forestry Commission is also performing a prescribed burn at Harbison State Forest. Both prescribed burn’s are taking place Thursday, February 11th. Ignition for both fires are expected to begin around 11:00 a.m., with the fire reaching peak intensity in the…
Local News, Richland

WATCH: Major North Main project gets funding, residents react

Residents of North Main Street voiced their concerns about a major project coming to North Main Street this fall
Grace Joyal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Residents of North Main Street voiced their concerns about a major project coming to North Main Street this fall. The City of Columbia held an open house Wednesday, for community members to talk to officials about the “North Main Improvements and Streetscape.” City engineer Dana Higgins says the project should be underway by early fall. It…
Lee, Local News

VIDEO: Inmates make music behind bars, extended version

Inmates at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville are collaborating with an NYC-based chamber ensemble to compose original songs
Grace Joyal

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) – Inmates at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville are collaborating with an NYC-based chamber ensemble to compose original songs. To read more about this story, click here. Categories: Lee, Local News
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Watch: Senator Marco Rubio Campaigns in Columbia

Following the New Hampshire primary, Senator Marco Rubio stopped in the midlands to hold a rally.
ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Ahead of the first-in-the-south primary, candidates are descending on the Palmetto state. On Wednesday, Marco Rubio stopped in Columbia to hold a rally with supporters. Rubio returned to South Carolina one day after earning a 5th place finish in the New Hampshire primary. “Our team worked really hard and it just didn’t work out as…
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Watch: Will NH Momentum Carry Candidates in SC Primary

ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) —  Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump riding high off big victories in New Hampshire.   But, can that momentum carry the candidates through the first in the South? According to Charles Bierbauer Dean of USC’s College of Journalism, the New Hampshire results have implications for each candidate. Bierbauer  tells ABC Columbia, “Trump’s win in New Hampshire makes…
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Spartanburg Officer Shooting Justified

Deputies justified in using force in fatal shooting
ABC Columbia Staff

BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) _ A State Law Enforcement Division investigation concludes that two Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies were justified in shooting a man while trying to serve a search warrant at his home. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that the result of the seven-month investigation has been turned over to the local prosecutor. Authorities say that 28-year-old Phillip Michael…