COLUMBIA (WOLO): From Huntington Beach, California to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina- that’s how far a couple is walking. With gear packed, laces tied, and pups in tow, Matt Grooms and Grace Nesseth, sold their belongings, got out of an apartment lease, and began their walk across America on October 2nd. Just a few days ago, they arrived in South Carolina….
America’s oldest living person who was also a Palmetto State native has died at the age of 116.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for a woman who may have information about a March 2020 shooting.
If you are a pop fan, McDonald’s will soon have a deal for you. The “BTS Meal,” named after the Korean pop band, is set to go on sale next month.
Some Columbia firefighters have a new ride! Monday morning, the Columbia Fire Department held a push-in ceremony for their new fire engine at Station 34 off of Hard Scrabble Road.
April 19 is the day President Joe Biden said every adult in the country would be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. As of this weekend, half of all adults have received at least one dose. Health experts say the next hurdle is getting everyone else to do the same.
A coroner’s office in South Carolina is holding its first public memorial service for people who died but their bodies weren’t claimed by family or friends or were too poor to afford a burial. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office will honor 25 people at its indigent burial service at 10 a.m.
Multiple local law enforcement agencies are taking part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
LE Officers portraits; Ulysses Flemming Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Monday afternoon the SC Department of Natural Resources announced the portion of Garners Ferry Rd. in Richland County from the intersection with US Highway 601 to the Wateree River is now known as the “Lieutenant Ulysses Flemming Memorial Highway.” Flemming joined SCDNR in 1970 as its first African American game warden before ultimately…
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says a woman is accused of attacking a man with a hatchet on Saturday night.
