ABC Columbia has reached out to the office of South Carolina’s State Treasure regarding a since deleted social media posting calling some college students and faculty at the University of South Carolina, marxists.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –The USC Board of Trustees will be meeting Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the Alumni Center according to University officials. In a new release sent to ABC Columbia, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin along with several state lawmakers, USC faculty, and students will hold a press conference Thursday asking USC’S board of trustees not to vote on…
A woman was struck by a bullet while sitting on her porch and now deputies need your help to track down the gunman.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you looking to bring home a furry friend? The PICK ME! SC event is set to take place at local animal shelters. According to organizers, the event is sponsored by the Petco Foundation and organized by No Kill South Carolina. The goal is to save 1,500 lives through adoptions in just one weekend. Most shelters are…
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person died after crashing down an embankment on U.S. Highway 601 today.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announced that he, along with several state lawmakers, USC faculty, and students will hold a press conference today asking USC’S board of trustees not to vote on candidate Robert Caslen. A member of the USC Board of Trustees, Charles Williams, tells ABC Columbia News that Governor Henry McMaster reached out to him…
Columbia Police say they’re searching for a person of interest in a shooting incident on Blossom Street last month.
(Image: Reggaetronic Music Festival) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Reggae is coming to the Midlands. According to event organizers, the ninth annual Reggaetronic fest is South Carolina’s longest “Flotilla” Music Festival. Reggae artists from across the country will make their way to the Midlands to ignite the soul, while more than 13 thousand boat and music lovers will hit the open…
(CNN) —The Gulf Coast is bracing for a Tropical system that could become a hurricane. This was the scene in New Orleans Wednesday where many are dealing with widespread flooding days ahead of landfall. The National Hurricane Center predicts Tropical Storm Barry will form in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday and strengthen to a Hurricane by Saturday. It’s expected…
PICKENS CO., SC (WOLO) — The man suspected of planting pipe bombs on a county courthouse admitted to doing it during a court appearance in a Greenville County courthouse Wednesday morning. Just three days after the Pickens County Police Department, ATF, Bomb Squad, responded to 214 East Main Street where two pipe bombs detonated outside the Pickens County courthouse. Authorities…
