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St. Patrick’s Line-Up Announcement Party

    COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The St. Pat’s in Five Points Planning Committee is inviting the community to Delaney’s Music Pub for the reveal of this year’s music line-up, festival highlights, and changes. The event is Thursday, January 21st, starting at 6:00 p.m and runs until 7:00 p.m. True Irish-themed entertainment will be featured by the Rince N’ah Eireann dancers, bagpipers, and…

Boil Water Advisory for Trenholm Drive

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– There is a boil water advisory issued for water customers in the Trenholm Drive area.  This includes those located in Lakeview Circle to Forest Drive, and the Trenholm Plaza Shopping Center. Water customers are asked to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to drinking or cooking.  Also, any ice made from water that has not…

WATCH: Governor Haley delivers 2016 State of the State address

Governor Nikki Haley delivers her 2016 State of the State address to the General Assembly Tuesday night

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A fresh start to 20-16, started with a look-back at what tested South Carolina in 2015. “This has been a different, and difficult year for South Carolina; a year that warrants a different kind of speech,” Haley said. “While there is plenty to celebrate in our state, it would be neither honest nor productive to ignore…

Watch: Scammers Target Midlands Residents

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Scammers posing as FBI officials are targeting residents in the midlands. Earlier this week, USC student Jordan Zimmerman was one of the victims to the scam. “He actually made it really believable and pretty scary honestly,” explained Zimmerman. On Wednesday afternoon, Zimmerman recalled a mysterious phone call he received Tuesday afternoon. A man called his personal…

One Dead in Colleton County Mobile Home Fire

Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a fire in a mobile home in Colleton County

SMOAKS, S.C. (AP) _Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a fire in a mobile home in Colleton County . Fire and Rescue Director Barry McRoy tells local media outlets that firefighters responded in the community of Smoaks shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The man’s name has not been released. Authorities say the doublewide mobile home was recently…

Six Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting

The crackdown on human trafficking in South Carolina scored a big win Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon Sheriff Leon Lott and Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of six people.

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The crackdown on human trafficking in South Carolina scored a big win Wednesday.  Wednesday afternoon Sheriff Leon Lott and Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of six people. Investigators say the suspects were involved in selling underage girls for sex across Richland, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Aiken counties. According to the attorney general, human trafficking is a…

Orangeburg District 5 Names Washington Superintendent

Dr. Jesse Washington, III ORANGBURG, S.C. (WOLO) — Leaders with Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five appointed Dr. Jesse Washington, III to the position of Superintendent at a special-called board meeting. Washington took over as interim superintendent for Dr. Cynthia Wilson, who announced that she was leaving at the end of the September to take a new job as the chief of staff with…

Chapin Police Chief Suspended

Chapin Police Chief Troy Crump COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A spokesperson for the Town of Chapin confirms  to ABC Columbia that Police Chief Troy Crump has been suspended without pay. Crump was suspended for three days following an unspecified “performance of duty issue”. Crump’s suspension began Tuesday and is scheduled to end Friday, officials say. ABC Columbia has reached out…

Lawmakers Launch Prayer Caucus at State Capitol

Matt Perron COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Palmetto Family Council along with South Carolina legislators gathered at the State House Wednesday to support the launch of the South Carolina Legislative Prayer Caucus. Organizers say the caucus is a bipartisan and bicameral group of state legislators united to defend American’s right to trust God. Attorney General Alan Wilson touched on the…