A worker walks past a Toyota car at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective air bags that aren’t part of the massive recalls of Takata air bags, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective air bags, although it…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – As the holiday weekend approaches and you prepare family celebrations with picnics and barbecues, please be reminded that government offices will be closed. City of Columbia offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2016 in observance of Independence Day. Garbage, recycling and yard waste scheduled for Monday, July 4 will be collected onTuesday, July 5. Garbage,…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Two men are behind bars after deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department allegedly found the pair with three underage girls. Authorities say the mother of one of the teenage girls said her daughter ran away from home a week ago. Kristopher Davis, 25, wss charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and Geordi Heyward,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Controversial Sen. Lee Bright who sponsored a transgender bathroom bill that failed in South Carolina has been defeated in a GOP primary runoff. The Roebuck Republican was the only incumbent publicly opposed by the state Chamber of Commerce’s political committee, which ran several radio ads against him. The ads criticized Bright’s bill as a time-wasting political…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee was defeated in Tuesday’s primary runoff by former state Rep. Rex Rice. Pickens County voters first elected Martin to the state House in 1978, then the Senate in 1992. He has led the Judiciary Committee since 2012. Martin came in first in the four-way primary two weeks ago…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The Charleston County School Board has updated a district cellphone policy written years ago when there were few cellphones but many kids had pagers. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that middle and high school students in South Carolina’s second-largest district may now use phones and other mobile devices during lunch in the cafeteria. Elementary…
RICHLAND COUNTY County Council District 10 (D) w/ 15 of 15 Precincts Reporting Dalhi Myers – 68.53% Bernice Scott -31.47% LEXINGTON COUNTY Solicitor,Circuit 11 (R) w/ 96 of 96 Precincts Reporting Rick Hubbard – 59.72% Candice Lively – 40.28% Clerk of Court (R) w/ 96 of 96 Precincts Reporting Lisa Comer – 50.48% Emily Hinson – 49.52% Register of Deeds…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Voters headed to the Polls Tuesday for Elections in runoffs across the state. Polls closed at 7pm. Voter Turnout was light. Voters were casting ballots in 13 General Assembly districts. In the Midlands, voters were deciding seats in Lexington and Richland counties. In Lexington, among the seats in runoffs, Clerk of Court, Register of Deeds and two…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Midlands is giving back. Many residents know the impact of flooding, our area was devastated last fall. Now the Midlands is gathering aid to send to flood stricken West Virginia. Local churches and the Red Cross, here in Columbia, are lending their aid to West Virginia residents dealing with the Flood Disaster. ABC Columbia’s Grace Joyal…
