CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Carowinds theme park on the North Carolina-South Carolina state line is operating normally after a second power outage in less than a week. Carowinds spokeswoman Laresa Thompson said Monday that the park was operating normally after power was restored. The power went out in part of the park shortly before noon Sunday. Thompson says those…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – ABC Columbia sat down with South Carolina Equality’s Director of Operations Jennifer Tague to discuss the group’s reaction to Sunday’s mass shooting in a gay Orlando nightclub. Categories: Local News, National News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Capital Club, one of the state’s longest running gay bars, held a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Sunday night. Categories: Local News, News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – In response to the tragedy in Orlando, Florida, Reformation Lutheran Church will hold a candlelight prayer vigil Monday at 6 p.m. The vigil is being organized in cooperation with South Carolina Equality, the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Business Guild and the Harriett Hancock Center. It will be held in the church sanctuary located at 1118 Union Street…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Leaders of Columbia mosques and local Muslim community released a statement Sunday, expressing deep shock at the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida that left at least 50 people dead. “We strongly condemn this barbaric act against humanity,” said Chaudhry Sadiq, President, Peace and Integration Council of North America (PICNA) and President, Masjid Noor Ul Huda. “There can be…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Three congressional primaries will be up for grabs Tuesday including a closely watched race between a state legislator and an incumbent GOP congressman. That race has state Rep. Jenny Horne’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in the Lowcountry. Sanford is a former governor who disappeared for five days in 2009, telling his staff he was hiking…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – While 39 legislators face primary challengers Tuesday, the spotlight will be on Republican Senate races that pit GOP Gov. Nikki Haley against many of her longtime allies. With two years left in her tenure, Haley is spending her time and political capital trying to oust several Republicans she sees as obstacles, including the state’s most powerful lawmaker,…
EASTOVER, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Air National Guard has resumed flight operations less than a week after two pilots survived a midair collision in Georgia. Flying was temporarily halted after two F-16 jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard crashed Tuesday night at a rural bombing rage in Louisville, Georgia. The pilots were in good shape after the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – With temperatures expected to climb over 100 degrees on Sunday, Bark in the Park at Spirit Communications Park will be postponed until July 5, when the Fireflies host the Charleston RiverDogs. All fans attending Sunday’s 2:05 p.m. series finale against West Virginia will be allowed to bring one sealed water bottle (not to exceed one liter) and refill at the…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Red Cross is hoping you’ll roll up your sleeve for a good cause. The Red Cross is partnering with Nexcare Bandages and supermodel Niki Taylor to urge eligible blood and platelet donors to give this June in honor of World Blood Donor Day on June 14. According to Red Cross officials, every two seconds, someone in…
