COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Today Charleston and South Carolina will gather for a moment of silence to remember the one year anniversary of the Charleston Church Shooting at Emanuel AME Church. A Memorial service is taking place in Charleston and the TD arena, where family members of victims, friends, state and local leaders will gather. Today marks one year since nine…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Good Friday Morning Columbia! Here’s what we’re working on this morning for Good Morning Columbia. South Carolina comes together in Charleston as we remember the One Year Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Nine shooting. A Prayer service will be held today at 10am in Charleston. Here at home, we’re seeing the Midlands come together on this anniversary…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina lawmakers have now followed their South Carolina counterparts and approved legislation to clean up complications stemming from the recent redrawing of the border between the two states. The North Carolina House voted 101-11 on Thursday to approve the bill, which also affirms the enforcement of the original Carolinas boundary starting next January. The Senate…
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Here’s a look at some of the stories we are following for you: Crews are searching for a teenager who was swimming with his brother off the coast of Myrtle Beach. The boy is 14 years-old and from Columbus, Ga. Rescuers managed to pull his brother out of the water but the search continues for the other boy. We’ll keep…
Rita Payne Smith COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities with the Columbia Police Department say a woman has been arrested a woman accused of rummaging through various mailboxes at an apartment building and stealing mail that wasn’t addressed to her. 56-year-old Rita Payne Smith was arrested on June 14 and is charged with petit larceny, possession of master keys (Non-Owner of Key…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The probationary cloud over South Carolina State University has been lifted, ending worries over the possibility its accreditation could be revoked and force the school to close. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges decided Thursday to fully restore SC State’s membership. The 120-year-old university has been on probation since 2014. Continuing probation…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s highest court is now considering whether a prosecutor other than the attorney general can open a state grand jury investigation. For an hour Wednesday, the state Supreme Court heard arguments from Solicitor David Pascoe and an attorney representing Attorney General Alan Wilson. Pascoe is suing Wilson, saying Pascoe had the authority to open a…
Valoree Corbett RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A woman is behind bars for allegedly using her employers credit card racking up $30,000 in personal purchases. 55-year-old Valoree Corbett is charged with breach of trust following her arrest at her home on June 4. Authorities say Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators were notified by Air Advance Heating and Air Conditioning that Corbett, the company’s…
Here’s a look at several of the stories we’ll be tackling at the top of the hour on ABC Columbia News at 11: There’s a renewed call to change gun laws in South Carolina. Following the mass shooting at an Orlando night club one lawmaker is pushing for a “No Fly. No Buy” policy to curb gun violence. We’ve been…
