COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Former U.S. Housing Secretary and now presidential candidate Julián Castro campaigned in the capital city Sunday. Castro held a meet and greet at the Charles Boykins Law Office, where he talked about issues that he feels needs to be addressed and changed. Among the topics he discussed, healthcare, gun control and affordable housing. Categories: Local News, National News,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – While nearby states are acting quickly to move more restrictive abortion laws through their legislatures, South Carolina lawmakers have barely touched the issue so far in 2019. Lawmakers have introduced at least nine different abortion bills in the South Carolina General Assembly in 2019, from a near outright ban on abortions to banning specific abortion methods….
Clemson and Furman have been invited to the National Invitational Tournament, but the Gamecocks’ season has come to a close, missing out on the postseason for the second year in a row.
The NCAA Tournament was last in Columbia 49 years ago. March Madness is making a big return to the Midlands with the No. 1 overall seed in the tourney coming to Colonial Life Arena.
EAST DEER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – While not illegal, singing Christmas songs in March can certainly be annoying to some, you just shouldn’t resort to violence to stop someone from making merry. Clayton Lucas, 25, was arrested on March 7 in Pennsylvania for choking the driver of a minivan he was riding in because the driver wouldn’t stop singing Christmas songs. The driver said…
An African-American woman who took over the helm of a small-town Alabama newspaper that recently called for the Ku Klux Klan to “ride again” has stepped down after a few weeks, citing interference from the newspaper’s owner. Elecia R. Dexter told The New York Times on Friday that she stepped down because of continuing interference from the newspaper’s owner who…
The 2020 Democratic field may have gained a contender Thursday with Beto O’Rourke — but it officially lost an eligible bachelor in Cory Booker. Actress and activist Rosario Dawson confirmed Thursday rumors that the two are dating, telling TMZ that they are “very much” in a relationship. Booker had previously confirmed that he was dating someone , telling “The Breakfast Club” radio show in…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the stabbing his drinking buddy to death in South Carolina. Prosecutors said a Spartanburg County jury found 49-year-old Lawton Holloway guilty of voluntary manslaughter at the end of his five-day trial Friday. Authorities say police found 33-year-old Jeremy Bell dead from 14 stab…
HARPURSVILLE, NY — Beloved Internet sensation April the Giraffe welcomed her fifth calf, a boy, into the world Saturday as the world watched. Compared to the frenzy that surrounded April’s last pregnancy, which captivated the world for nearly two months, Saturday’s events were relatively tame. Keepers at Animal Adventure Park had said for more than a week that April could…
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to the air on two TV shows that had been put on hold for a sexual misconduct investigation. The National Geographic Channel said in a statement Friday that Tyson’s “StarTalk” will return to the air in April with the 13 episodes that remain in the season. The statement says Tyson’s other show, “Cosmos,” will…
