Weekend Events Around Town
If you are looking for some ways to spend the weekend, look no more. ABC Columbia has you covered with a rundown of several events happening near you.
News
Kindergarten Teacher Arrested After Gun Found in Classroom
Authorities say a Georgia kindergarten teacher was arrested after administrators found a loaded gun in her purse in her classroom.
CCU Suspends Cheerleading Team Pending Investigation, Team Calls Accusations “False”
Coastal Carolina University has suspended its cheerleading team, according to Mona Prufer, spokesperson for the university.
Five Points Bar Owner Booked, Charged with Assaulting USC Student
Courtesy: Alvin S Glenn Detention Center COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A Five Points bar owner has been charged in the assault of a University of South Carolina student, after Columbia Police said he turned himself in early Friday. Investigators said Daniel Wells, 29, is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, stemming from an incident that happened…
Artists Open Studios for Weekend-Long Tour
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Mix and mingle with Midlands artists during this weekend’s self-guided, free Columbia Open Studios tour. The annual, weekend-long event takes families and friends along a trail of 64 artists’ studios through Richland and Lexington Counties. 701 Center for Contemporary Art has produced the studio tour since 2011. Studios will be open Saturday, from 10 a.m. to…
Annual Walk Promotes Heart Health and Disease Prevention
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The annual Midlands Heart Walk seeks to raise awareness and money to fight heart disease, the nation’s number one killer. Hundreds will gather outside Colonial Life Arena Saturday to walk for the cause. Participation is free – all you have to do is show up around 8 a.m. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. Grace…
Gamecocks Open Women’s Final Four Friday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — In the NCAA Final Four for the second time in three seasons, No. 3/4 South Carolina takes on Stanford Fri., Mar. 31, at 7:30 p.m. ET at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Gamecocks join LSU and Georgia as the only SEC programs to place two teams in the NCAA Final Four in the same season….
Gamecock Men and Women’s Gear Selling Fast
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Final Four mania has reached Midlands store shelves, and many stores are trying to keep up with the demand for Gamecock gear. At Garnet and Black Traditions, off Columbiana, the store tells us the Hats, ‘Cut the Net’ T-shirts and the Double Trouble t-shirts are among their hottest sellers. Fans are showing their support for both the…
California Man Arrested for Killing Mother, Daughter in 2011 Double Murder
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The Columbia Police Department says Kenneth Canzater Jr. of Paris, California murdered Candra Alston and her then three-year-old daughter Malaysia in January of 2011. “Investigators determined both victims had been murdered. The Richland County Coroner’s Office determined that Ms. Alston was shot once in the head causing death and her daughter was stabbed multiple times causing death….
Thornwell Sick, Kept Out of First Phoenix Practice
GLENDALE, Ariz. (WOLO) — As the Gamecocks held a closed practice Thursday and took their first look at the massive “University of Phoenix Stadium”, host of the Final Four, there was a giant piece of their puzzle missing. Carolina leading scorer, senior guard Sindarius Thornwell, was back at the team hotel resting. The leading scorer in March Madness had experienced…
