(ABC Columbia/FILE) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The board that predicts how much money South Carolina will take in from taxes and fees to help set the budget is meeting Thursday. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Board postponed March’s meeting for three weeks after the coronavirus caused a massive economic downturn and some 100,000 people to report they lost their jobs…
FILE NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the new coronavirus. It’s believed to be the first infection in an animal in the U.S. and the first known in a tiger anywhere. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday that the 4-year-old Malayan tiger, and six other tigers and…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Palmetto Shirt Company is already more than halfway to their fundraising goal to help nurses. The company has raised over $10,000 through their ‘SC Strong’ t-shirt fundraiser. The shirts are $10 each, with $2 from each sale going to the South Carolina Nurses Foundation and the South Carolina Hospital Association. The money will help fund nursing…
Courtesy WCIV CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office reported that an inmate at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. According to a press release, the inmate had been in the facility for around three weeks on a Family Court bench warrant, which resulted in a sentence of 90 days or $1,200. Captain…
Coronavirus video image Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Four more deaths, and 132 new cases of COVID-19 were announced Sunday by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). There have now been 44 deaths statewide with 2,049 confirmed cases. Three of the deaths were in elderly patients. Two had underlying health conditions, and one remains under investigation. The…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Looking for answers about coronavirus cases in our state? Health officials with the South Carolina Department of Health continue to update and launch new resources online. You can check out The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control website, the site is a resource for COVID-19. The agency also launched a new interactive heat map to visually…
ABC Columbia image State House COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina lawmakers are coming back to the Statehouse Wednesday, but not everyone is happy the Republican dominated House and Senate will be in session as the coronavirus spreads. Democratic state Sen. Mia McLeod of Columbia says she won’t risk her life. She has sickle cell anemia. McLeod says it sends…
(STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) Police officers, tape, cruiser. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s state police agency has again been accredited by a major law enforcement organization. The State Law Enforcement Division said it was also given an extra award by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. CALEA gave the state agency its excellence award. SLED first sought…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 217 more confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, and six additional deaths. This now brings the state’s death total to 40, and the number of confirmed cases to 1,917. The six deaths announced Saturday were elderly patients with underlying health conditions. Two lived in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control says it has now received negative Coronavirus testing numbers from private labs. DHEC says 16,397 negative test results have been reported from both DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory and private labs. As of April 3, the total number of tests (positive and negative) performed in South Carolina is 18,097, say…
