COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire Friday afternoon at a home on Prospect Street in Columbia. Crews said there was heavy smoke and flames. No injuries were reported. Investigators are still trying to determine what cause the fire. ABC Columbia News will update this story once more information becomes available. Categories: Local News Tags:…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- According to the Attorney General’s Office, over 855,000 South Carolina residents receive SNAP benefits. In 2015, Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office partnered with the Department of Social Services (DSS) to launch a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) criminal prosecution unit. Wilson’s office says in 2016, over $270,00 were recovered from fraud cases. He says those who abuse…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus say they will end ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ forever in May, citing lower attendance numbers, high operating costs, and retiring those superstar elephants as reasons for ending the show. You have plenty of chances to see the circus this weekend if you are interested in catching it before it…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The director of South Carolina’s Department of Juvenile Justice has resigned following a report that criticized her agency as still unprepared to prevent riots. Gov. Henry McMaster accepted Sylvia Murray’s resignation Friday, effective at day’s end. Murray says in her letter, provided to The Associated Press, that her decision “did not come easily,” but she’s decided…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Let’s get started! In a video released to South Carolina, newly sworn in Governor Henry McMaster laid out his plans for the state. In the nearly two minute YouTube video McMaster says his new job is the very best job in the word. The Governor shares some very personal aspects of his life, from growing up to marriage…
Fire crews responded to Interstate 277 this afternoon after a bus caught fire near Fontaine Road.
President Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May, a friendly ally who hopes to nudge the populist president toward the political mainstream.
A shooting in the 900 block of Tree Street just before midnight on Thursday has left one victim seriously injured.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced that an OCSO deputy has been presented with the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association Medal of Valor award.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the mother and son who were killed in a head-on crash Thursday afternoon on Summerland Avenue near Batesburg.
