Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Following several terrorist attacks at transportation sites in Brussels early Tuesday morning, many major cities in the United States are ramping up security by adding additional police units and bomb-sniffing dogs. However, at Columbia Metropolitan Airport officials say “operations remain normal” and they will “continue to be in communication with the FAA, Homeland Security and the…
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) — Its been nine months since a mass shooting claimed the lives of nine churchgoers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. One of the slain individuals was the church’s pastor Clementa Pinckney. As congregation members cope, they welcome a new pastor, Dr.Betty Clark who is still in disbelief at the incident. She says, “I just couldn’t believe…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Spreading the word to end the R-word. An event took place Tuesday afternoon on the South Carolina State House grounds. Approximately 2,000 students, teachers, family members and volunteers gathered to celebrate the Special Olympics and to pledge to support the elimination of the R-word and advocate for respect. Barbara Oswald with the South Carolina chapter of…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ An Ohio logistics company is opening its third South Carolina office, creating 75 jobs in Greenville. Total Quality Logistics says the new jobs are expected to be created during the next three years. The company connects customers who need things shipped with shipping companies. Total Quality Logistics was established almost 20 years ago in Cincinnati. It…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday, the Special Olympics will host its annual rally at the State House. According to organizers, nearly 2,000 students, teachers, families and volunteers will gather at the Statehouse to celebrate Special Olympics. The rally will also include a message to “Spread the Word to End the R-word.” According to organizers, “End the R-word” is a world-wide movement…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police released these pictures of 3 men wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a man on Harden St. in Five Points early Sunday. 22 year old Levi Happy of Prosperity was found unresponsive in a car in the Food Lion parking lot around 1:30am. Police are also looking for the two…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -A Bluffton couple tied the note Monday night, thanks to the efforts of a wedding hospitality class at the University of South Carolina. Henry Simmons, 30, married his girlfriend of a year-and-a-half, Lea Scavo, 24, in front of family, friends and some anxious USC students at the River Roads and Jasmine House and Gardens. The 45 students,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prices at the pump are going up. According to GasBuddy, gas prices in Columbia are up nearly six cents in the last week. Drivers in Columbia are paying an average $1.78 per gallon. The national average is $1.98 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com. As we head into Spring, prices are still much lower than this same time…
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Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)— On March 10th Sheriff Leon Lott’s opponent in the upcoming election, James Flowers, released a statement highlight the increased crime in Northeast Richland County. On Monday, Sheriff Lott released a statement saying the department has made fourteen arrests stemming from eight incidents in the Northeast part of the county. According to Lt. Curtis Wilson with RCSD,…
