COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Officials from Fort Jackson say they are partnering with the Medical University of South Carolina to offer free coronavirus testing for individuals with authorized post access. The testing will be available September 22 and 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m, with the main day for retirees and Veteran Health Identification Card holders being September 22. The drive-through testing…
Columbia Police say they have arrested two teenage males after an overnight shooting at the Granby Mills Apartment complex.
ABC Columbia imageVoted sticker Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Columbia Urban League’s Young Professionals will be teaming up with BET along with the National Urban League as well as other civil rights organizations to plan to inveil the first ever National Black Voter Day. The meeting of groups is scheduled for today, Friday September 18 at 11a.m. at 2805 North…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The chairman of the House committee that writes South Carolina’s budget says he also wants a small raise for teachers and a $1,000 COVID-19 hazard pay bonus for lower paid state workers, but now isn’t the time to spend that money. Instead, House Ways and Means Chairman Murrell Smith says he wants to wait until January…
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – Hurricane Sally left some people on the Gulf Coast cut off by floodwaters until they could be rescued by teams in boats and high-water vehicles. Storm damaged boats sit at the dock in a marina, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida…
Courtesy:11th Circuit Solicitors Office EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) – A 30-year prison sentence has been given to a Florida woman who killed her 6-month-old son in South Carolina because she was angry when the child’s father wouldn’t answer her texts or phone calls. Twenty-seven-year-old Vernita Lashon Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday to homicide by child abuse and received the minimum sentence. Jones…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, 4.283 people filed for unemployment last week. This number is down 830 people from the previous week. Beginning next week, DEW will begin providing unemployment numbers on their website https://dew.sc.gov/. Categories: Local News, State Tags: scdew, Unemployment
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — On Thursday, D-HEC, Governor Henry McMaster, the City of Columbia, and the University of South Carolina announced the launch of an expansive multi-day testing initiative. The free testing will begin Saturday September 19, 2020 The drive trough testing sites will be held at various locations including, U of SC’s baseball stadium Founders Park and at MLK…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– With heavy downpours hitting the state of South Carolina Thursday morning, Columbia’s streets are feeling the impact. Tim Scott spoke with authorities about how you can stay safe. Categories: Local News Tags: Columbia, Flooding, South Carolina Roads
Image: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Lexington, SC (WOLO) –The Lexington Sheriff’s Department has arrested 33 year old William House accused of murdering a man during an argument last month. According to deputies, House was involved in a verbal altercation with an unidentified victim in front of a Pelion Road home when things turned violent. Officials say House claims he shot…
