ABC Columbia pre-eclipse coverage
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Midlands Maker Ages Wine for Decade to Mark Solar Eclipse
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A winemaker in Lexington County is debuting a ten-year-old wine during the Total Solar Eclipse. Shannon Mercer, of Mercer House Estate Winery, said ‘Lucille’, named after his grandmother, is a white wine made from Muscadine grapes. The winery’s special event for the eclipse Monday is sold out – Mercer said he expects somewhere around 450…
Monday GMC Headlines
Click here for a quick check of some of the headlines we are following for you in this Monday August 21st, 2017.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Preview Before the Total Solar Eclipse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for. Monday, August 21, is the Total Solar Eclipse. ABC Columbia’s Grace Joyal went to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden this morning to check out the animals. One animal she got to meet was a Corn Snake named Pumpkin. Check it out! Categories: Local News, National News, News
Sailors Missing After USS John S. McCain Collides With Ship
SINGAPORE (WOLO) — American, Singaporean and Malaysian armed forces are looking for 10 U.S. soldiers gone missing after an early morning collision between a Navy destroyer and oil tanker. The USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant ship Alnic MC near Singapore at 6:24 Monday morning, Japan Standard time. At least five sailors were injured. #USSJohnSMcCain: 10 missing and…
Solar Eclipse Events Happening in The Midlands
Still need a place to witness cosmic history? Here are a few events happening in the Midlands During the 2017 Solar Eclipse: Soda City Eclipse Viewing Festival at the historic Speedway in Cayce (12-15 min. from downtown Columbia) Benedict College Total Solar Eclipse Experience: Featuring the Solar Games (downtown Columbia) Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Sesquicentennial State Park (20-25 min…
No Powerball winner in Saturday’s drawing, jackpot jumps to $650 million
The numbers for the $541.9 million Powerball jackpot were drawn Saturday night — but there was no winner. The jackpot now jumps to $650 million. Numbers will be drawn Wednesday night. If awarded, it will be the second largest jackpot in Powerball history, and the third largest among lottery jackpots in North America. The numbers drawn Saturday were 17, 68,…
Trump has ‘inside information’ on who protested in Charlottesville, says Falwell Jr. in president’s defense
Evangelical Christian leader Jerry Falwell Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s comment that there were “very fine people on both sides” in the Charlottesville protests, saying the president “had information I didn’t have” about who participated in the demonstration against removal of a Confederate statue in the Virginia city. “He has inside information that I don’t have,” Falwell Jr. told ABC News…
Comedy icon Jerry Lewis dies at 91
Iconic comedian and actor Jerry Lewis has died, his publicist confirmed to ABC News. He was 91. “Sadly I can confirm that today the world lost one of the most significant human beings of the 20th century,” his rep Mark Rozzano said. Lewis was born Joseph Levitch on March 19, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey to parents who also loved performing. His…
Man Shot Multiple Times in Richland County
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Deputies are investigating after a Saturday night shooting that sent one man to the hospital. The shooting happened just before 11p.m. at Swallow Court and Heron drive. The victim told deputies a car pulled up and starting shooting at him before fleeing the area. Deputies say the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the lower body…
