CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – It’s going to cost more to get an education at Clemson starting this fall. The school’s board of trustees Friday approved a 1% tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students, and a 3.8% increase for out-of-state students. That means tuition for in-state undergraduate students will rise $75 a semester to $7,560. Yearly tuition for out-of-state students will…
WEST COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Ten families are without a home after an apartment fire in West Columbia Saturday afternoon. Multiple crews responded the the fire at the Riverbanks Retreat Apartments on Comanchee Trail around 4:20p.m.. Fire officials say the blaze was contained within an hour. One firefighter was injured and was sent to the hospital for observation. In total, 8 units…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Sun News reports that the Myrtle Beach neighborhood is announcing the lineup for the second annual Grande Dunes Summer Movies and Concert Series. You can enjoy the events for free, while overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. The Sun News says the series will begin June 11 and be held on Tuesday nights every two weeks through August. While…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is again at the center of federal litigation spawned by a waiver allowing a state-contracted foster care agency to deny services to same-sex and non-Christian families. A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses the state and federal governments of discriminating against a lesbian couple by rejecting them as foster parents. Eden Rogers and Brandy…
State lawmakers are out of session for the summer, but South Carolina State Representative Wendell Gilliard is already looking ahead. Rep.s Gilliard is planning to introduce legislation next session that would add swimming classes to the public school curriculum This battle is personal for Rep. Gilliard, “I realized early in life that I had friends that lost their lives by…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-A man wanted for domestic violence and burglary has turned himself into police. Jamal Theron Davis, 30, is being charged with second-degree Domestic violence and first-degree Burglary. Lexington police say on May 26th, Davis broke into his estranged wife’s apartment on East Main street, and punched her in the face. The victim said Davis knocked her phone out…
(CNN) – The National Safety Council released a report that says almost 800 children died of heatstroke in vehicles between 1998 and 2017. Last week in Richland County, a four-year-old died after the coroner says he climbed into an unlocked car and was found unresponsive. In this report, Meredith Wood has the latest on hot car deaths and how some…
Courtesy tasty Tomato Festival -image per release COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The 10th annual Tasty Tomato Festival is set for Saturday, July 13th. The festival, hosted by Sustainable Midlands will celebrate the taste of freshness. Organizers say the annual festival is a celebration of locally grown food, the people who grow it, the restaurants who serve it, the markets that sell it, and the…
(CNN) – Costco members may soon notice a hike in the stores prices. Costco says this is because of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. President Donald Trump placed US tariffs on $250 billion dollars worth of Chinese exports and warned those tariffs are likely to stay. China retaliated by tacking on some tariffs of their own….
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A majority of University of South Carolina students have gone home for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that all of their belongs went along with them. For the 9th year, USC Eco-Reps plan to go through the University dorms and collecting any of the useful items students left behind that will now be offered to…
