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Richland Library to Host Community Response Panel on Sexual Harassment

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland Library and the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network is holding a community forum on sexual harassment.  The forum, titled ‘ Me Too: A Community Response to Sexual Harassment’ will be held from 6:30 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 5 at the library’s location on Assembly street. The library says a group of panelists plan to discuss community resources, policy solutions…

Richland Co. Deputies Arrest 16 Year old Accused of Threatening to Blow Up School

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Deputies say they’ve arrested a Columbia High Student accused of threatening to blow up the school. Deputies say the 16 year old threatened to blow up the school via facebook. Investigators say they were able to quickly identify the student and take the student into custody. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Richland County Deputies

CPR Training Importance Highlighted After SC State Basketball Player Collapses

    Columbia, SC (WOLO)–   A scary moment during an SC State basketball game when one of the team members, Ty Solomon, collapsed and needed immediate medical attention.   During Saturday’s game against North Carolina State, SC State player Ty Solomon fell to the ground and his heart suddenly stopped beating. Thanks to the immediate response of emergency personnel performing…

Deputies: Man Ran Over Two People on Purpose

Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)–  Kershaw County deputies say they arrested a man for intentionally running over two people last Friday in Elgin. Investigators say Steven Lee is charged with two counts of attempted murder. According to deputies on December 1st Lee ran over the victims in his GMC pickup on Watts Hill Rd after an argument. Investigators say Lee’s truck…

SC’s First African-American Chief Justice Ernest Finney Passes Away

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–South Carolina’s first African-American Supreme Court Chief Justice passed away Sunday according Clerk of Court Brenda Shealy. No other details surrounding Ernest Finney’s death were released. Finney served as an associate justice from 1985 to 1994 and chief justice from 1994 until his retirement in 2000. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin tweeting Monday Morning; Chief Justice Finney was a…

Slager sentencing update

Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager will appear in court today for sentencing, and it’s a hearing attorneys are saying will be no easy matter.

The Ballet celebrates 50 years of sugar plums, fighting mice, and love this weekend

The Columbia City Ballet welcomes Grant Show for The Nutcracker

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) For fifty years, the Nutcracker has been a Columbia City Ballet tradition, and this year is no different.  According to the ballet company’s Executive Director William Starrett, this year, as with years past will be a different twist on the classic tale.  “We have pulled out all the stops,” says Starrett, who writes and choreographs the performance…