COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking to get tested for Coronavirus, DHEC is hosting numerous mobile testing sites. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is hosting free mobile sites across the state. According to DHEC, there are 93 mobile testing events scheduled through July 17 with new testing events added regularly. Find a mobile testing clinic…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A grocery store manager in northeast Richland County has been fired for using a racial slur. People gathered outside the Kroger on Killian Road Friday night demanding action from the company. ABC Columbia confirmed with the victim’s mother that a store manager called a her son the “N” word. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department reported things…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –More arrests have been made for looting that took place throughout Richland County following peaceful protests two weeks ago. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says three people were arrested after breaking into several businesses and stealing thousands of dollars worth of liquor and fireworks. After violence erupted after peaceful protests took place in the heart of…
Columbia, S.C (WOLO)–The number of coronavirus cases in South Carolina continues to balloon. Friday DHEC announced another record breaking number of cases of COVID-19, 770. The agency also announced five additional deaths. According to numbers compiled by NPR South Carolina has the third fastest growing number of cases with an increase of 186% compared with two weeks ago. DHEC is…
A long time Gospel radio announcer was fatally shot outside her home in a case Baltimore police call a “senseless” and “tragic murder.”
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – On Friday, Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order declaring a new state of emergency. The order also allows bowling alleys to open and lifts restrictions on the occupancy of retail establishments. The governor says everyone should continue following the advice of public health experts but says it’s also important to get South Carolinians back to…
Clemson, S.C. (WOLO)–Friday The Clemson University Board of Trustees approved changing the name of the university’s honors college to the Clemson University Honors College, effective immediately. The honors college was previously named for John C. Calhoun. Calhoun was a prominent U.S. statesman in the early 19th century and staunch advocate for slavery. According to a university press release, the trustees…
Funeral plans are made for a fallen Lee County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant who officials say died from the coronavirus.
Kershaw County deputies say they’ve arrested a man accused of a fatal shooting on First Street in Camden Thursday.
Over a dozen Chicago police officers and supervisors were captured on video “lounging” inside a burglarized congressional campaign office.
