The United States Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments in challenges to President Biden’s vaccine mandates for large employers and certain healthcare workers for January 7.
U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck that may help blunt the wave of infections driven by the omicron variant.
Construction crews on road projects across South Carolina are getting a Christmas break too as officials promise they won’t close lanes for work over the long holiday season.
Police say a man is dead after being hit by a car in Columbia last night.
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn is speaking out after testing positive for COVID-19. The news comes less than a week after President Biden visited South Carolina State University to deliver the 2021 commencement speech for nearly 138 graduates at the HBCU, including Clyburn who was unable to walk across the stage decades earlier. Wednesday,…
The children’s home serves not just on its campus but also through foster families.
The West Columbia Police Department says a Columbia man was arrested for the armed robbery of a Circle K gas station on Sunset Boulevard.
More Americans are traveling for the holidays this year compared to last year. If you’re among the millions traveling to your destination, experts say now is the time to secure your house.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Salvation Army of the Midlands says there is a decrease in kettle workers and donations this Christmas. The organization says the decrease in donations aren’t due to the lack of giving but to the shortage of kettle workers. Salvation Army’s Area Commander Major Mark Craddock says it has been difficult to hire workers during the pandemic. …
