COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In an effort to help curb the recent drownings in the Midlands, local law enforcement, fire and Recreation officials are joining together for Swim Safe. The Swim Safe campaign will focus on safety in the water. Saturday, July 15 there will be two free events at local parks. St. Andrews Park and Eastover Park will host swim…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to tell him what the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health care law should contain. McMaster on Tuesday wrote the Kentucky Republican to consider a replacement measure that provides a “free market accommodation” for people with pre-existing conditions. McMaster was one…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Multiple agencies around Lexington County came together to learn new skills to keep you and your family safe this summer. Lexington Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire and Sheriff’s Department are just a few of the agencies learning critical techniques to help save lives. “We’re showing them how to get a victim out of the water on a…
Children receiving a pancreas is rare in itself with only 4 successfully done in the U.S., but for Emmy, her need is for a completely different reason. The Reeves family, like many families in the summer, are taking a trip- hoping to create a “Summer of Memories.” Except, this one will end in Minneapolis where 12-year-old Emmy Reeves will hopefully…
GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) – A convicted kidnapper who escaped from a maximum security prison in South Carolina and was captured 1,200 miles away in Texas has waived extradition. Prosecutors say Jimmy Causey was being held Tuesday in the Williamson County jail pending extradition to South Carolina, where he was serving life in prison. South Carolina officials haven’t said when Causey,…
Takata is adding 2.7 million vehicles from Ford, Nissan and Mazda to the long list of those being recalled to replace potentially dangerous air bag inflators.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Traffic is once again flowing on 1-26 in Lexington County near mile marker 112 after SC DOT Crews repaired an asphalt defect. Crews worked through the night Monday to complete repairs on the area, damaged by heavy rains. The sinkhole backed up traffic Monday afternoon as crews worked to re-route congestion around the damaged area. …
Steve Whitmire, the actor who has provided the voice for the Muppets’ Kermit the Frog for more than 25 years, has been replaced.
A frozen foods producer is expanding its South Carolina operations, with plans to create 700 new jobs.
The deaths of an American couple aboard a riverboat cruising on the Amazon River last year has put a spotlight on a decades-old law that critics say limits the liability of boat and cruise companies operating in international waters.
