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Gov. Haley to Deliver GOP Response to State of the Union

Governor Nikki Haley will deliver the Republican party's response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address next week.
Rob Dew

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  Governor Nikki Haley will deliver the Republican party’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address next week. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. The State of the Union will take place next Tuesday at 9pm. Categories: Local News
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Sheriff: Shooting Victim was Recent Kidney Transplant Recipient

Kimberlei Davis

Adrian Silva RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are searching for one or more suspects wanted in connection to the shooting death of a man early Sunday morning. Sheriff Leon Lott said  just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, January 3 at Long Green Parkway at Churchland Drive deputies were called to investigate after a motorist saw an overturned…
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RCSD Looking to Identify Man in Connection with Shooting

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance in locating a person who may have information connected to a recent shooting incident on Hardscrabble Road. Sheriff Lott said that just after 1 am on Saturday, December 26 in the 4000 block of Hardscrabble Road, a shooting occurred where a victim was shot  in the upper body. Authorities say the…
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County Council Member, Former City Council Member Face Tax Charges

Kimberlei Davis

Brian DeQuincy Newman COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Columbia City Council member Brian DeQuincey Newman and Richland County Council member Kelvin Washington were arrested Tuesday on tax charges. The arrests relate to a South Carolina Department of Revenue investigation, officials say. Both men turned themselves in to investigators Tuesday morning at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.   Statement of BRIAN DEQUINCY NEWMAN……

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WATCH: West Columbia moves to final step of sealing Brookland Development deal

The West Columbia City Council is seeking to seal the Brookland Development deal at its meeting Tuesday
Grace Joyal

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — If you live in the greater Columbia area, chances are, your drives take you past it frequently. A four acre lot has sat empty at the intersection of Meeting and State Streets for decades. Last spring, Columbia developer Estates and Companies announced plans for the “Brookland” development, a mixed-use space comprised of restaurants, shops and apartments….
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Rep. Wilson Weighs in on President Obama’s Gun Control Action

President Obama is planning to take executive action to reduce gun violence in the United States.
ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) —  On Monday, President Barack Obama met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss ways to reduce gun violence in the United States. Last week, the President said one of his new year’s resolutions is to tackle the gun violence epidemic in America. The President referenced a bill blocked by the Senate several years ago that…
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23-year-old killed in car crash, driver charged with felony DUI

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A man has been charged in a deadly vehicle collision that occurred Christmas Eve on Two Notch Road. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said 23-year-old Piere Deshawn Ray was driving a car in the 1800 block of Two Notch Road shortly after 11 p.m. on December 24, when he lost control of the car before striking a curb and crashing into…

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Coroner: Gunshot killed man involved in motorcycle crash

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the individual that died Sunday morning on Longreen Parkway near Churchland Drive. Officials say the incident was originally reported as a motorcycle crash that occurred around 3 a.m., however it was determined that the victim had been shot. The victim was identified as 46-year-old Adrian Silva of Columbia….