COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Officials at Founders Park are hoping to keep fans cool in the sweltering Summer heat, here in Columbia. According to officials at the Park, they’ve made some changes for this weekend’s heat. Among the changes are additional misting fans being brought in, as well as tents for shade. The tents will be set up throughout the stadium…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -You can beat the heat Saturday at one of the largest slip and slide events in the country. “Slide the City’ has set up a 1,000 foot waterslide in Columbia for a Saturday water event. Slide the City is being held near Finlay Park on Gadsden Street. Hours are 9am-2pm and 2pm-7pm. Tickets range from $35-$60 Categories:…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s not ‘Spiderman’, but local heroes went rappeling down a 20 story building all for a good cause. Midlands officers and Local leaders took to new heights to raise awareness for people facing hunger in the Midlands on Friday. Harvest Hope Food Bank’s ‘Over The Edge To End Hunger’ event drew crowds on Main Street as the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Hundreds of South Carolina students gathered on the steps of the State House Friday. The teens took part in Palmetto Boys and Girls State. The event lets them celebrate the chosen candidates for the 2016 class. Governor Nikki Haley was among those participating. Categories: Local News
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– More of the Midlands Bravest are headed overseas. Friday 25 soldiers prepared to say goodbye to their loved ones at McEntire Air National Guard base. The unit is headed to Kuwait for a year long deployment. The soldiers are responsible for maintaining AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. Categories: Local News Tags: McEntire Air base
Here’s Chief Meteorologist John Farley with a look at this heat and the forecast for lots of Baseball. Categories: Local News Tags: First Weather, Weather
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Gilbert man who they say hasn’t been seen or heard from since the day after Memorial Day. 22-year-old Taylor Johnson was last seen walking along Pond Branch Road about 7 p.m. on May 31, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. Authorities say Johnson’s father…
Categories: Local News, News, State Tags: American Legion, Palmetto Boys State, Palmetto Girls State
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A new law bars South Carolina’s law enforcement agencies from setting ticket quotas for officers. Gov. Nikki Haley signed the ban into law Thursday. Its sponsor, Democratic Rep. Justin Bamberg, has said quotas pressure officers to stop people for minor offenses. He thinks the law will help repair officers’ frayed relationships with residents. Bamberg also represents…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – An upholstery program at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice encourages young men to dream. The program is about nine years old. Students are selected from among the 100 residents at the Broad River Road complex. They work in groups of ten to 15, two to three days a week. Watch the video to learn…
