Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — A midlands non-profit organization is introducing a new healing program for veterans. Starting in February, the Big Red Barn Retreat will hold it’s first art workshop to help veterans heal. Jim Dukes, the Director of Healing Art Programs, is also a veteran. He said art changed his life. “It saved my life,” said Dukes. “It’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Bill Clinton will be in the Palmetto State to campaign for his wife ahead of the Democratic primary. The former U.S. president will be at Allen University on Wednesday, February 3 to rally voters as, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential front runner seeks to become the nation’s first female president. The Democratic primary in South Carolina is Saturday,…
NEWBERRY, S.C. (WOLO) — Newberry County deputies have arrested two individuals who face multiple drug possession charges. 27-year-old Stephen Taylor of Deep Run and 22-year-old Bridgette Clark of La Grange, North Carolina were traveling near S.C. Highway 34 near Tom Griffin Road on Thursday, January 28 when a deputy noticed “erratic behavior.” Authorities say the deputy approached the silver colored Chevrolet the pair were…
TAYLORS, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies say a Greer man whose body was found by a hunter in a field had been stabbed to death. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office tells local media outlets a hunter found the man’s body on Friday afternoon. Coroner Parks Evans identified the man as 42-year-old Jamie Howard. The coroner says Howard died of a stab…
ROCK HILL, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities say an inmate broke into a school, and stole a gun and cash hours after his escape from a minimum security prison facility in Rock Hill. South Carolina Department of Corrections spokeswoman Stephanie Givens says the agency is still searching for 26-year-old Zachery Lee Reaves, who walked away from the Catawba Pre-Release Center on…
MAULDIN, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities say one person was killed and two others injured during a shooting outside a fast-food restaurant in Mauldin. Police tell local media outlets that 18-year-old Savon Jair Allen of Greenville was shot to death in the parking lot of a Bojangles restaurant at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Two other people were being treated at the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – From a 5K honoring the family of a flood victim, to a celebration of African-American culture, here’s what you were doing this Saturday. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The American Red Cross is asking you to roll up your sleeves and save a life. Red Cross officials say the winter months have been especially hard on donations and they are in critical need of blood. Blood donation appointments can be quickly and easily scheduled by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visitingredcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– More good news if you are filling up at the pump. According to GasBuddy, gas prices have dropped 3.5 cents in the past week. The average price of gas in Columbia is around $1.62 cents a gallon. The National average for a gallon of gas has fallen 6.5 cents per gallon to $1.82 cents per gallon….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police Department is investigating a reported sexual assault near USC early Saturday morning. Officers say it happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Barnwell Street. The victim, a woman, told police that an armed male forced her to go with him to the location where he sexually assaulted her.After the crime, she says she went to her…
