COLUMBIA, SC (AP)–A legislative panel has approved a budget compromise that begins shoring up the state pension system, spends $55 to upgrade K-12 schools, and provides $68 million for Hurricane Matthew cleanup costs. The agreement reached late Wednesday on a roughly $8 billion spending plan for state taxes ends weeks of negotiation. The full House and Senate are expected to…
President Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, he said this afternoon.
Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with a home burglary on Lawson Road.
The Orlando police released 11 hours of new body camera footage on Wednesday from inside the Pulse nightclub on the night of the worst mass shooting in modern American history almost one year ago.
A portion of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., closed for nearly three hours on Wednesday after a noose was found in the gallery, officials said.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-The Columbia Fire Department battled a blaze that caused $250,000 in damages on Wednesday night. Fire crews were putting out the fire on Sawgrass Court a little after 9 p.m. Officials say two adults have been displaced and three vehicles have been damaged. No one was injured. The Richland County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of this…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- A 22-year-old Swansea man is wanted for the Tuesday shooting death of a man. Deputies say, Jeremy Antonio Williams,22, is a suspect in the homicide on South Hampton Road. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon says he should be considered armed and dangerous. Deputies responded to the 100 block of South Hampton Road near Red Bank about 5:15…
SUMTER, SC (WOLO)- A Sumter man is facing multiple charges in connection to a 2015 incident. Authorities say on November 25,2015 Jawan Louis Artis,25, and two other people took a wallet, vehicle keys, two cellphones and about $40 cash from a victim. The victim was beaten with fists, an ash tray and coffee table about his head. Other warrants also…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Historic Bethel AME is considered to be a hidden gem of the Capital City. Built back in 1921, the church on the corner of Sumter and Taylor streets is one of the oldest African American churches in the area. Now, the Renaissance Foundation is getting ready to revitalize the facility into a multipurpose building for the arts…
