(Courtesy: RCSD/Twitter) Richland Co. SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 16 year old student with bringing a knife to school. Authorities say both a Columbia High School administrator and school resource officer witnessed the teenager making verbal threats, and making gestures suggesting he had a weapon while in the hallway Tuesday. RCSD says the SRO…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – The search for a missing man last seen on Lake Murray has been paused Tuesday evening after an all day search. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says the search will resume at daylight. Crews have searched the water and shorelines and have searched from the air. It’s believed that David Neil Grantham, 36, left his home…
(Courtesy: RCSD/Twitter) Richland Co. SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has charged a second student for bringing a weapon on school property Monday. Tuesday RCSD charged a 14 year old female student from Richland Northeast High School with possession of a firearm on school property, possession of a pistol under 18 and unlawful carry of a pistol. Authorities…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — State Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a lawsuit to stop the federal funding of abortion. According to the Attorney General’s office, the lawsuit which was filed by Ohio’s Attorney General does not challenge the right to an abortion. Instead, it seeks to re-instate a 2019 law that requires federally funded family planning clinics to be…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A group of Columbia Firefighters were honored for helping a local couple deliver their baby. ABC Columbia’s Miya Payton was at the presentation as the Dempsey family thanked the crew on Engine 11 for a job well done. Earlier this month baby girl Ellie Dempsey made her grand entrance just 14 minutes after her mom’s water broke….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Here’s your look at Local Living. Halloween is Sunday but this Saturday the South Carolina State Museum is hosting ‘Spooky Saturday’. The event includes a Dracula 4-d show, laser show, and more. Children ages three to 12 who wear their costumes can get in for free. Saturday, October 30 from 10 am to 5 pm. http://scmuseum.org/events/upcoming-events/ The haunted…
RIGHT NOW: @ColaFire 1st Shift crews on scene of a fire at an abandoned apartment building near Washington & Barnwell streets in Columbia. Fire is under control at this time. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/J5kcrFwwUt — Columbia-Richland Fire Department (@ColaFire) October 26, 2021 COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia fire battled a blaze Tuesday afternoon at an abandoned apartment building. According to Fire officials,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State leaders met Tuesday to discuss the future of cyber education and intelligence. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster was among those attending a cyber talent management workshop and discussion hosted by the University of South Carolina. McMmaster says the future is very bright in the palmetto state. The University of South Carolina offers courses in cyber security…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the U.S. closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn’t bound by the panel’s recommendation and is expected to make its own decision within days. If regulators agree, shots…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the Richland School District One special election. Voters are filling the empty at-large seat on the school board. The candidates include Hamilton Jacobs, former Richland County Council member Jim Manning and former teacher Robert Lominack. Polls are open from 7am-7pm. For more information on polling locations, click here https://www.richlandcountysc.gov/Government/Departments/Voter-Registration-Elections Categories:…
