Saying goodbye after a decade: Mayor declares “Alicia Barnes Day” in Columbia
Longtime ABC Columbia News anchor Alicia Barnes said goodbye, Thursday, after ten years serving viewers in the Midlands.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Supreme Court is questioning how a county is spending transportation tax money. The court said Wednesday the state revenue department did not have the authority to withhold payments to Richland County. But the justices also said the revenue department’s request for an injunction preventing the county from spending the money should have been…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office needs help identifying a suspect who stole a DVD player from a church at the 1500 block of Broad River Rd. last month. The incident happened early morning on Feb. 21, 2018. Officials say they have surveillance footage of a suspect forcefully entering a church and stealing a DVD Player. …
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Some trailblazing women in South Carolina were honored Thursday. The Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network held its second annual International Women’s day luncheon. Thursday, is international women’s day and organizers say it’s the perfect time to recognize the success of women… for their accomplishments, including personal and professional growth. The event was held at Stone River. Categories: Local…
Longtime ABC Columbia News anchor Alicia Barnes said goodbye, Thursday, after ten years serving viewers in the Midlands.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina lawmakers voted 107 to 1 today to pass a measure that would allow SCE&G customers to stop paying for the failed VC Summer project, but they say the Senate has done nothing to help move the bill forward. SCANA customers have paid more than 2 billion dollars toward the company’s debt on the failed…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO, AP) – The South Carolina Senate has agreed to bring back the electric chair as a means of execution in the state. The Senate voted 26 to 12 Tuesday (3/7) for the proposal to use the electric chair if the state does not have the drugs to carry out lethal injection. South Carolina’s execution drugs expired in…
Another Midlands teacher has been recognized for their work inside the classroom and is now in the running for teacher of the year.
A sign manufacturer is bring some big business to Richalnd County
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police Department investigators need your help identifying a woman wanted for stealing packages off of the front porch of a home in East Columbia yesterday (3/6). Investigators released surveillance video (below) of a female stealing a package from a victim’s home. Officials say the incident occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Palm Sedge Loop in…