Top U.S. health officials are emphasizing more freedoms for those who are fully vaccinated, including travel. The New York Times is reporting the European Union will allow vaccinated U.S. tourists to visit Europe this summer. Officials say other vaccination incentives may soon follow.
On Sunday evening, the family of a missing teenager, along with Revealing Word Ministries, held a prayer vigil in front of the Statehouse for her safe return. According to her family, 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep was last seen leaving her home in Northeast Columbia on April 5.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says deputies are currently on the scene of a shooting incident that is no longer active at Pilgrims Pride off of U.S. 15. Authorities say one man was seriously injured, and he is being taken to a hospital for treatment. Deputies say they have one individual in custody.
You’re invited to lace up your sneakers and “Walk Like MADD” for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The event starts this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy on Broad River Road in Columbia.
You can give back to local non-profits in the eighth annual Midlands Gives Day fundraiser! The event starts May 4, but early giving is now open.
South Carolina senators are getting ready to debate a state budget that ended up with a lot more money that expected. Debate begins Tuesday on the roughly $10 billion spending plan that starts July 1.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a vehicle hit a tree on I-20 East on Sunday.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced another 424 cases of COVID-19. An additional 16 deaths were also reported. South Carolina now has a total of 479,207 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,304 total deaths. DHEC also reports of the most recent tests taken in the state, 3.9% came back positive. Categories: Local…
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. A deputy was shot, and a suspect was also wounded after a shooting Saturday in Charleston County. Officials say the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating an incident between a man and deputies from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and an officer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). SLED officials say deputies were…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): A single-vehicle accident early Saturday morning resulted in the death of the driver. The Sumter County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene on Packs Landing Road, in the Rimini portion of Sumter County at about 2:53 am. Officials say the driver, 24-year-old Lynwood Cox, of Dalzell, was pronounced dead on scene. He was not wearing a seat belt….
