Image: Matt Perron COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – On Wednesday, Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group announced its partnership with Molina Healthcare in the FoodShare program. Molina Healthcare has contributed $23,000 to the program which aims to put fresh fruits and vegetables on the table for low-income communities. The funds will be used to hire an outreach worker who will actively engage members…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce activated its newly installed solar panels on its Gervais Street building Tuesday. The system will produce about 12,626 kilowatt-hours of energy annually and save up to $2,525 per year for the 5500 sq. ft. building. The activation of their solar panels comes at a time when Columbia has begun efforts…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation into Lexington School District One. A group of Lexington High School parents filed the complaint back in February. They allege that the girls’ softball field at the high school is not up to par with the boys’ baseball field, and is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A building on Garners Ferry Road was evacuated due to a natural gas line rupture Wednesday morning. According to the Columbia Fire Department Twitter account the rupture occurred on the 8100 block of Garners Ferry Road. #TheCFD responding natural gas line rupture 8100blk Garners Ferry Rd possible road closures Garners Ferry Rd motorists use caution #scnews —…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO) — State lawmakers from Richland County are calling for the suspension of the Richland County Recreation Commission’s Executive Director James Brown until the completion of the law enforcement investigations. During a Tuesday meeting at Midlands Tech. legislators clashed over the correct course of action for the problem plagued Commission and it’s leader. A 9-5 vote decided…
Tonight at 6 on ABC Columbia News: We’ll have the latest on the investigation at the Richland County Recreation Commission. The county’s State House delegation has called for a change at the top of the embattled commission. Plus, we’ll be taking a look at the U.S. Department of Education’s investigation of a Midlands school district. The focus is the district’s…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Coroner has identified the victim in a crash involving a city bus earlier this month. Gary Watts said 52-year-old George Arthur Stoudenmire succumbed Tuesday to injuries he sustained in the June 10 crash. Watts said that incident happened at 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Rosewood and Gills Creek Parkway in Columbia. Stoudenmire…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has decided to attend the Republican National Convention in Ohio next month. Spokesman Rob Godfrey said Tuesday that Haley will attend alongside South Carolina’s delegation. But, unlike in 2012, she has no plans to address the convention. The Republican governor has been very vocal in her criticism of Donald Trump. But…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say they don’t suspect foul play in the case of a person who was discovered dead inside a vehicle in the parking lot a Walmart on Tuesday. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the man as 53-year-old Keith Walter Lindler of Lexington. Autopsy results are still pending, Fisher said. Authorities said Thursday they do…
(CNN) – A viral photo of a girl standing on a toilet shows her practicing at home for a preschool gun drill. CNN’s Rosemary Church interviews the girl’s mom. Categories: Local News, National News, News Tags: Churchill, drill, Girl, Gun, Gun Drill, interview, mom, Mother, photo, practice, practicing, pre-school, Rosemary, School Drill, stand, toilet, viral
