LITTLE RIVER, SC (News Release) — Located at the Historic Little River Waterfront, the World Famous Blue Crab Festival is one of the largest festivals in the Southeast featuring live beach music, and approximately 300 arts and crafts, specialty food, and business expo vendors. Bring your family & friends to enjoy fresh, local seafood from a waterfront restaurant or…
SAN DIEGO (AP): Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat capsized and broke apart just off the San Diego coast. Officials suspect it was a human smuggling operation. Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. Sunday following reports of an overturned vessel near the peninsula of Point…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): A memorial service for 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep will be held Monday evening. Amenhotep was kidnapped from her home on April 5th, and shot later that day, according to officials. Her body was found on April 28th in Lexington County. According to a Facebook post from Chris Leevy Johnson with Leevy’s Funeral Home, the celebration of life will be…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 456 more cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina Sunday. 11 more deaths have also been reported. South Carolina has reported 482,907 total cases of COVID-19 since last March, and 8,379 deaths. DHEC also announced a 3.8% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prisma Health is moving its COVID-19 vaccination site from Gamecock Park to Colonial Life Arena. The move, say officials, is meant to better accommodate the summer temperatures. The last day for the drive-thru site at Gamecock Park is Saturday, May 1, and the site at Colonial Life Arena will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Prisma says…
Red Flag Fire AlertSource: The South Carolina Forestry Commission – Facebook COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– There is a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert in effect this weekend. That means the South Carolina Forestry Commission is urging you not to do any outdoor burning. The Red Flag Fire Alert was issued because weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfires. “With the…
Image: RCSD Lexington County, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Deputies say they have arrested three people in connection with the shooting death of a 15 year old missing teen. According to officials, 18 year old Treveon Nelson and two minors are charged with murder, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, say arrest warrants. Deputies say…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): An 18-year-old from Cayce and two minors are accused of kidnapping and shooting a Columbia girl to death last month in a remote part of Lexington County. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Treveon Nelson and the two minors, a male and a female, whose names will not be released due to their age, are charged with…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced another 660 cases of COVID-19. 8 more South Carolinians have died from the virus. South Carolina has now reported a total of 482,310 cases and 8,367 deaths, according to DHEC. DHEC also reports a 4.4% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, SC DHEC
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is keeping in place a requirement that people wear masks on planes and all other forms of public transit because of COVID-19. The Transportation Security Administration said Friday that the requirement will stay through at least Sept. 13. It had been set to expire May 11. The rule requires people to wear masks to help…
