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Suspect Wanted in Armed Robbery

Richland Co. S.C. (WOLO)–Richland County Deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a convenience store on gunpoint. Investigators say around 1:30 Friday morning the suspect entered Circle K on Broad River Rd., showed the clerk his gun and walked out with an undisclosed amount of cash. If you have any information on this incident call the Richland Co….

Legislators review the once-secret report on the construction status of 2 V.C. Summer nuclear reactor projects

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Today, Santee Cooper and SCE&G executives will testify before a legislative panel investigating the V.C. Summer shutdown.  The meeting is set to open with a briefing of the February 2016 report that the companies reportedly kept a secret until lawmakers threatened to subpoena it. According to the Associated Press, the two utilities hired Bechtel Corp. in 2015…

London Underground Explosion Declared Terrorist Incident

London Ambulance Twitter COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – An explosion on a London underground train has prompted panic amid rush hour commuters early this morning, according to officials. London Metropolitan Police said they were responding to the incident at Parsons Green tube station in West London and would release updates in due time. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command…

Local Businesses Banking on Sold Out USC Game, Fans Get Cocky

If you don’t have your ticket by now, chances are you wont be walking into the Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday.  The University of South Carolina Athletics ticket office announced Thursday that the South Carolina -Kentucky football game, is officially sold out. The good news is businesses in the Vista and 5 points are cooking up ways for you to enjoy the game…

Tunnel To Towers Event : Walk-Run for 9/11 Remembrance

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Remembering the heroes of 9/11 that’s what the Tunnel To Towers Five-K Run and Walk will do. The events get underway at 7pm Friday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The event was started to honor the sacrifice of Stephen Siller… a firefighter who laid down his life to save others on September 11. Money raised will benefit…

Greek Festival Organizers Plan to Donate a Portion of Proceeds to Hurricane Victims

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- People who attend Columbia’s Greek Festival say the event is great for the community. The festival not only aims to bring together people in Columbia, but organizers also use the festivities to help others around the world. “We give $60,000 from the festival proceeds each year to charity. Now we want to want to give to the hurricane,…

West Columbia Teen Accused of Killing Dog Found with Stab Wounds

WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Deputies arrested a teenager late Wednesday (9/14) after they found a dead dog with stab wounds and another severely injured dog inside the teen’s home. Patrick Esparza, 17, faces two counts of ill treatment of animals. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, the animals were found inside Esparza’s Dubbs Avenue home. Sheriff Jay Koon…