WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Kamala Harris is poised to make history as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party’s presidential ticket. It’s a moment intended to galvanize Democratic voters heading into the fall campaign against President Donald Trump. The stakes on Wednesday night are high as Harris tries to unite the party behind its presidential…
IMAGE: Bill Hall via Halls Chophouse @Facebook Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The owner and founder of the popular steak restaurant, ‘Halls Chophouse’ has passed away according to those close to the family. The business posted a message on the eateries social media pages saying Hall passed ‘unexpectedly’ Wednesday morning August 19. Those who knew Hall personally say he was more…
ABC Columbia (FILE) COLUMBIA, SC (WCIV) — A report Wednesday to South Carolina lawmakers reveals 780 children across the state remain unaccounted for since March, when schools shut down in-person instruction and sent students home in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Officials with South Carolina’s Dept. of Social Services (DSS) say those 780 children are ones its agency staff, school…
Image: Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office Sumter,SC (WOLO) –Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is hoping you can help them locate Henry Taylor Jr. after authorities say he set a home on fire with someone inside. According to deputies, Taylor is wanted in connection to several crimes including a Arson, 3 counts of Attempted Murder, and one count of harassment officials say took…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — With the University of South Carolina just about to start classes, President Bob Caslen says he’s confident his students will try to keep each other safe. However, he also says he’s not afraid to make classes fully virtual again if students don’t follow the rules. In the past week, several colleges, including the University of North Carolina…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina continues to see slightly lower numbers of new coronavirus cases. According to DHEC of the more than 4,000 tests processed Tuesday, officials say they found 704 new cases of COVID 19. In addition 17 covid 19 deaths were confirmed. Overall, DHEC says 16.8% of the tests processed yesterday were positive. That’s down slightly from numbers…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Former Gov. Nikki Haley’s foundation Original Six is working to bring the love of reading into the homes of children in need. Wednesday the program announced it is taking over the My First Library program to provide South Carolina’s highest-need students with at-home libraries to encourage summer reading. If you are interested in your child participating or…
New York, NY (CNN)–Almost 7 in 10 Americans say they are embarrassed by the the US response to the coronavirus. That’s according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. 62% of the public says President Donald Trump could be doing more to fight the outbreak. The poll finds disapproval of President Trump’s handling of the outbreak at a new…
Photo:CNN New York, NY (CNN)–A new deal could make antibody therapy to fight the coronavirus more widely available in the future. Tuesday the two pharmaceutical companies– Regeneron and Roche– announced they were joining forces to increase the supply of Regeneron’s COVID-19 therapy. But the therapy is still in trial. The antibody cocktail is in phase three of the prevention trial…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) —The Columbia VA Health Care System is implementing a plan to safely expand health care services at all of their locations statewide. Monday, the facility began the steps to this process by increasing most services by 25 percent of the services that were being offered when COVID-19 cases first started to impact South Carolina back in March….
