COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The Riverbanks Zoo has welcomed a new family member. On Monday afternoon one of Riverbank’s giraffes, Ginger, gave birth to a healthy female calf. Zoo officials say the calf was born healthy. standing at 5’7 and weighed in at 93 pounds. The baby giraffe was standing about an hour after she came into the world. Categories: Local…
Lexington County, SC (WOLO) – Deputies say their searching for two suspects who broke into a home on Lawson Road, and were caught on video rummaging through drawers, using a fire extinguisher inside, and spray painting a wall. The incident, investigators say happened on Sunday in Leesville, and the suspects are also accused of going through the bedroom and a freezer…
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-The Women’s Right and Empowerment Network (WREN) is planning their second summit, themed “Women’s Economic Empowerment,” for Monday and Tuesday. According to WREN Communication Director Emme Crawford, the first day will include speakers, breakout sessions, and workshops on several topics including salary negotiation, creating a safe workplace and more. The second day, according to Crawford includes a gubernatorial…
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-The annual NAMI Walk for Mental Health promises exercise and a message. According to Companion Benefit Alternatives Amanda Downey, the walk is planned for Saturday morning at Finlay Park. Downey says that a warm-up is planned for 9:00 AM with fitness guru James Patrick, followed by the 5K walk at 10:00 AM. The purpose of the walk is…
Lancaster, S.C. (WOLO)- The mayor of Lancaster, John Howard died of lung cancer in a North Carolina hospital on Tuesday says the city’s administrator. Howard, 67, was elected to office in February of 2016, after the death of former Mayor Joe Shaw. Before becoming mayor, Howard served on the Lancaster City Council for 33 years. Howard is survived by his wife Karon,…
Sumter, SC (WOLO) – Officials say they’ve identified the person who’s skeletal remains were discovered by children playing in the woods last month. Using dental records and DNA, the Sumter County coroner says the remains were those of Michael Thompson. The cause of death has not been determined, according to authorities. Deputies say Thompson had serious medical issues, which included a spinal cord injury and…
New details are released about what the suspect YouTube gunman was doing hours before opening fire at their Northern California Headquarters.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Corrections is hosting Decoda, a NYC-based chamber music ensemble, for the fifth consecutive year to create and perform an original 90-minute musical written by inmates in the Better Living Incentive Community (BLIC) housing unit at Lee Correctional Institution on Thursday, April 5 at 1:30 PM. Decoda has been working at LCI since 2014….
MEMPHIS, TN (WOLO) – Fifty years ago today (Wednesday 4/4), the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Rallies commemorating his life were held across the country as people rally for peace and justice. Many reflected on how far we’ve come in 50 years but also taking note of how far we still have to go….
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – A West Columbia woman has been charged with four counts of burglary after investigators said they determined she stole jewelry from residents of a retirement community. Lachanda Langley, 39, was employed at the Columbia Presbyterian Community when she used a master key to enter four apartments at the facility without consent and stole jewelry from residents,…
