COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – This is the first story in a series partnering with online investigative journalism site Quorum Columbia. We’re looking into how surplus tax dollars are being used at the Richland County Council’s discretion; Specifically, according to Quorum, how county funds allocated for a park have sparked an official investigation. For the latest Quorum investigation regarding the Pinewood…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A program that is changing the way children learn to read and write is being is being implemented in the Midlands. It’s called Project Read. The curriculum is organized into three strands: phonics, reading comprehension and written expression. Brennen Elementary School Teacher JP Shorter uses the Project Read format to teach. “Honestly before taking this training I…
Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says a third suspect is in custody in connection with a September 26th shooting in Santee. Tyshon Johnson was arrested Tuesday at an Orangeburg business by the U.S. Marshal Service. Deputies say Johnson, Alphonso Fields, and Laron Thomas are all charged with murder in connection with the death of a 24 year old man…
More than 20 people are behind bars accused in a 6 month undercover drug operation by Sumter County Police.
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The manager of Lucky’s Burger Shack in Irmo says she is having a protest of her own by canceling the restaurant’s NFL Package. This as NFL owners and players meet to discuss the Take a Knee Movement. The restaurant taking a stand while NFL players take a knee in protest. Outside on the restaurants marque reads “Mondays oysters R…
United Way of the Midlands, in partnership with Richland Library, is hosting a job fair Wednesday morning at the main branch location on Assembly Street.
A new food cooperative in North Columbia will provide community members with access to fresh food, city leaders said.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Sandcastles are something many of us remember making as kids, but for a couple at the State Fair, it has become a 30-year hobby. “I’ve never even seen anything like this before, this is crazy,” Taylor Winter said, as this is her first time at the South Carolina State Fair. For some people, it is something…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Family and friends packed Fort Jackson’s Main Post Chapel Tuesday, remembering Timothy Ashcraft of Ohio and Ethan Shrader of Tennessee. “When a tragedy like this happens, it really saddens all of us. We are sad at the loss of Ethan Shrader and Tim Ashcraft, their potential as soldiers and defenders of our country,” said Lieutenant Colonel Jason…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The calendar may say October but the temperatures have felt more like the middle of summer and that’s why State Health and City officials don’t want you to let your guard down when it comes to mosquitos. DHEC says there has been an increase in the number of mosquitos infected with West Nile this year. According to DHEC,…
