Flooding continues in Conway as Pee Dee rises
Tuesday night the Pee Dee, Grand Strand and the Low Country brace for even more flooding
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Mayor Benjamin invites community to City of Columbia block party
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you ready to party with some of America’s mayors? Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is inviting the community to a block party from 6:30-10 p.m. on Sept. 28 on the 1600 block of Main Street. The event takes place after the Fall Leadership Meeting for the US Conference of Mayors. According to Benjamin…..”this is not only an opportunity for America’s mayors…
Palmetto Health and Greenville Health renamed ‘Prisma’ Health
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– There is a new name in health care in South Carolina. Tuesday, The Greenville Health system and Palmetto Health announced, as part of a merger, that the health systems will be renamed Prisma Health. Hospitals will keep their base names like Richland, Baptist, and Parkridge, say officials. Officials say the name change will take effect in 2019. Categories:…
A look at the Flooding in Nichols and Mullins, ABC Columbia crews on scene
MULLINS, SC (WOLO)–Flooding is still an issue in the Pee Dee. Emergency officials say waters are still high and rivers are projected to crest raising those levels even more. And ss flood waters continue to rise, some areas are beefing up security to make sure no one can drive around barricades, after two people died last week during transportation. ABC…
AP: Court officials suspend law license of 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Court officials have suspended the law license of the South Carolina prosecutor currently facing state and federal charges related to alleged misspending of public funds. The state Supreme Court issued that order Monday for 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson. Johnson was suspended from office last week following his indictment on more than two dozen federal charges…
Florence Close Up: 1-95 in NC Re-opens, towns in SC under water
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–ABC Columbia news continues to track the impact of Hurricane Florence. Long after the storm made landfall, flooding became the major emergency in South Carolina and North Carolina. Some good news, Interstate 95, in North Carolina, has reopened after sections of it were shut down due to flooding from Hurricane Florence. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that…
China official says talks impossible with ‘US holding knife’
A Chinese official said Tuesday, China cannot hold talks with Washington while the U.S. “holds a knife” to Beijings neck.
Columbia Police looking for man wanted on fraud charges
Columbia Police need your help to find a man accused of auto break-in and credit card fraud. Authorities say the suspect is still at large.
Congress considering almost $1.7 billion to aid recovery efforts from Florence
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress is starting to consider almost $1.7 billion in new money to aid recovery efforts from Florence. Lawmakers already are facing a deadline this week to fund the government before the start of the new budget year Oct. 1, and members of Congress will try to act on the disaster relief along with separate legislation to fund…
Mommy Drill Sergeant tells story through son’s eyes
A Fort Jackson Drill Sergeant and mother is telling her story through her son’s eyes in a new book published this summer.
