COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The City of Columbia is hosting a job fair. It will take place at the Drew Wellness Center on July 22 from 10am to 2pm. Organizers say a Career Coach will be on-site, and multiple workshops will be available to participants. When: Thursday July 22, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Drew Wellness Center, 2101 Solomon Way,…
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO): A man is dead after his four-wheeler was found in a pond Saturday night. Kershaw County Coroner, David West, says a 911 call at 8 p.m. led EMS to the Broken Nut four-wheeler park, to a four-wheeler in a pond. The rider, 30-year-old Corey Van Goodnough, did not come out. Coroner West says Goodnough was pronounced…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has announced a new development. The zoo’s Aquarium-Reptile Complex will get a major upgrade. The zoo will transform the current complex into the The Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation Aquarium & Reptile Conservation Center. It is expected to open in the summer of 2022. The new complex will include coral colonies…
CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)– The United States Geological Survey confirmed a 2.0 magnitude earthquake near Charleston. According to the USGS, the earthquake happened near Ladson, South Carolina at 11:17 Friday, July 16, 2021. The US Geological survey is asking if anyone felt the quake to report it https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60131223/executive Categories: Local News
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– This week some Midlands K-9 deputies and their handlers got some expert training. 21 K-9 handlers from 14 law enforcement agencies across South Carolina got together for hands-on training to detect explosive devices they don’t normally get to use, like presser cookers. The Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative, or REDDI event, aims to better educate the 4,000…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prisma Health is offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic to all Richland Two students and their parents Saturday, July 24. The first dose will be given July 24 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The second dose will be given at the same location and the same time, on August 14. Prisma nurses will administer the Pfizer vaccine in a…
(CNN) — For the first time since the beginning of the year coronavirus cases are surging in all fifty states— with cases hitting states with low vaccination rates the hardest. Now, the Biden administration is sounding the alarm on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation spreading on social media platforms. Reid Binion has the details. Categories: National News, News, Politics
Flooding Rosewood courtesy Cola Fire COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Friday, storms bringing heavy rains caused certain areas to flood in the Midlands. The Columbia Fire Department reported flooding in areas including Rosewood at Assembly and Main and Whaley. A flash flood advisory was in effect for much of the greater Columbia Area and a flash flood warning for Columbia SC, West…
Flash flooding Rosewood at S Assembly (source: Rich Wandover) The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for… East Central Lexington County in central South Carolina… Central Richland County in central South Carolina… * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 437 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Downtown Columbia….
DHEC Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– DHEC is accepting grant applications for anyone wanting to coordinate grassroots COVID-19 vaccination awareness efforts. The agency says it will distribute a total of $5 million in grants from money it received from the US Department of Health and Human Services. DHEC is seeking groups and individuals seeking to distribute vaccination information materials, host informational…
