Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Thursday, the Senate passed a bill to fix South Carolina’s roads and bridges. The vote came after several days of debate. “What we saw with the Republican Senators and the Governor was scraping what was a real plan and replacing it with the ‘patch act,’ the fake act, really a fraud to the people…
Officers with the Columbia Police Department handed out survey cars in Five Points Thursday. The cards give people a way to engage with officers and provide feedback on encounters with law enforcement officers with CPD.
Two suspects are wanted for shoplifting after allegedly stealing chainsaws from a local home improvement store.
Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — Pull out your Red and strut your stuff for a good cause. It’s time for the second annual Go Red Fashion Show here in the Capital City. Friday’s show will not only showcase local designers red wears, but the proceeds from the ticket sales will stay here in the community. All of the money benefiting the American…
COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO ) – – A third reading of the roads bill is set for Thursday. After nearly a year of debate, the South Carolina Senate passed a road funding plan supported by Republicans Wednesday night. The 30-15 vote Wednesday afternoon doesn’t end the road debate. The Senate plan doesn’t raise gas taxes, while the plan passed by…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)– Gov. Nikki Haley and South Carolina’s military boosters want to end taxes on military retirement benefits. Haley’s budget calls for slicing $10 million from the state’s coffers to pay for the cut. The plan would ultimately cost the state $33 million every year. Doubters argue the idea isn’t good tax policy because it narrows the state’s tax…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – A Lexington High School parent has filed a Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The parent, Sam Light, along with a handful of others, says the girls’ softball facilities at Lexington High School are unsafe and outdated compared to the baseball facilities. Another concerned parent, Patrick Montgomery, who has…
TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A state of emergency has been declared in two schools in Timmonsville, opening the way for the state Department of Education to manage the schools. Media outlets report the state Board of Education declared the emergency Tuesday in Brockington Elementary and Johnson Middle School. The schools have been under state scrutiny in recent months because of…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Late Wednesday afternoon, the Senate passed the second reading of a bill to fix the state’s roads and bridges. In a 30 to 15 vote, the senate advanced the roads bill to a third reading on Thursday. “This was a long road to get here, we had to hit many pot holes before we came…
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