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If you can take the heat, Historic Columbia promises all you can eat

Historic Columbia and the Palladium Society are celebrating 19 years of chili, competition, live music, and antacid

Feb 9, 2017 9:55 AM EST

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–For the 19th time, Historic Columbia and the Palladium Society are throwing a little party with a lot of chili. This year’s fundraiser is planned for Saturday at the Music Farm on Senate Street in downtown Columbia, and feature over 20 chili teams all sharing their version of the seasonal favorite. The event will also feature an open…

Fast Against Silence

Feb 9, 2017 7:21 AM EST

ABC Columbia Staff

Three Clemson University professors are refusing to eat in protest over The President’s Travel Ban.

Northeast Winter Storm

Feb 9, 2017 7:11 AM EST

ABC Columbia Staff

Millions of people in the Northeast brace for a huge winter storm that could dump more than a foot of snow.

Midlands Couple Affected by Travel Ban

Feb 8, 2017 11:56 PM EST

Alexis Frazier

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A Midlands couple is still struggling with getting their relatives to America after Trump’s executive order was placed on a temporary hold. Vahid Tavaf and Minoo Atabi have been living in Columbia for two years and are expecting their first child. “We are ordinary people and we had a dream to come to the United States,” Tavaf…

SC DNR Looking for Orioles

Feb 8, 2017 5:36 PM EST

Rob Dew

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Baltimore orioles are in South Carolina. Not the baseball team, but the actual birds. The Department of Natural Resources wants to know how many of these colorful songbirds are spending their winters here. So, they are asking for your help, if you happen to see one. For more information, contact Lex Glover at GloverL@dnr.sc.gov or call (803)…

City of Columbia Warns Residents About Water Maintenance Impersonator

Feb 8, 2017 5:20 PM EST

Alexis Frazier

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The City of Columbia is asking residents to be on alert for someone impersonating a City of Columbia Water Maintenance employee. The City of Columbia has received questions concerning whether city staff goes door to door requesting to test customer’s water. City staff would only do this if requested by the customer. The City does collect samples…

School Resource Officer Arrested for Sexual Battery of Student

Feb 8, 2017 2:17 PM EST

ABC Team

Former Florence County Sheriff’s deputy and School Resource Officer Jamil K. Hall has been charged with sexual battery of a student, according to major Michael Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office.

McMaster Calls Gas Tax Hike ‘Last Resort,’ Doesn’t Threaten Veto

Feb 8, 2017 2:11 PM EST

ABC Columbia Staff

Gov. Henry McMaster says raising the gas tax should be the “last resort” for fixing South Carolina’s roads but isn’t answering whether he thinks the state has reached such “desperate circumstances.”