WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLO) – Imagine that recreational marijuana is legal across the entire United States. That’s what one U.S. Senator is hoping for. New Jersey democrat, Cory Booker, took to Facebook Live Tuesday afternoon to announce his new bill. It’s call the Marijuana Justice Act and if passed the drug would be legal at the federal level. However, individual states…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- After welcoming the construction of nuclear reactors and the thousands of employees that came along with the project, people in Fairfield County said the abandonment devastated their area. Wade Lewis and his wife Tammy moved to the Midlands from Chattanooga, Tennessee with hopes of a better future. Both were working under V.C. Summer contractor Fluor when they say…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- SCANA executives sat before the state’s Public Service Commission answering tough questions about their decision to abandon a multi-billion dollar nuclear project. “Those two that are suffering are the ratepayers and economic development, part of the two legs of public interest,” said Chairman Swain Whitfield who said he grew up in Fairfield County. Fees to assist…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to save on those back to school supplies. The South Carolina Department of Revenue has announced the 2017 Sales Tax Holiday dates. The tax free weekend will be held Friday, August 4 through Sunday, August 6. Shoppers will be able to purchase items such as book bags and clothes tax free. There are a number…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)– National Night out brought the community and the police together to help forge relationships and battle back against crime. In Lexington, the National Night Out event took place at Lexington Square Park. National Night Out is an annual event that helps build community and law enforcement relationships and promotes crime awareness. ABC Columbia’s Josh Berry was at the…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Demolition of the first home in the Mill Village project began Tuesday and residents are still willing to fight for their historic neighborhood. West Columbia City Council member Tem Miles drove by the site of the first home being torn down and said the five homes being demolished will allow for an enhanced park and a parking…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The halt of construction on two nuclear reactors at the VC Summer Plant in Jenkinsville has resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs. Santee Cooper board members voted unanimously to stop working on the nuclear units, that could have produced clean energy in our area. SCANA also decided to halt construction. ABC Columbia news caught up…
A popular TV series that showed a teen ending her life may have triggered a surge in online searches for suicide, including how to do it.
