News

Tasty Tuesday: The Best Wurst in Town

The Wurst Wagen shared some insider tips for German cuisine

  COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – Reaching back to his German childhood, Gerard Lin and his wife Erin created the Wurst Wagen on 2012, offering authentic German dishes to the Midlands.  “There is a large German heritage and presence in Columbia,” says Lin, who is from the village of Seigsdorf in Bavaria, Germany.  Lin goes on to say that after he…

The First 100 Days

Rich Bolen explains the historical significance of the first 100 days of office

  COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–The first 100 days of a presidency, although having no formal significance, have come to be something of a grace period for the new leader of the free world.  According to Rich Bolen, the initial few months have become a traditional honeymoon period, where the president and congress become familiar with each other, and lay the ground…

Community Cats Campaign

COLUMBIA, SC– Pawmetto Lifeline will offer FREE spay and neuter surgeries as part of their “Community Cats” campaign to alter free-roaming cats in Richland County. If left unaltered, unowned feral and stray cats produce large quantities of unwanted kittens each spring, flooding local animal shelters and leading to higher euthanasia rates.  By taking a proactive approach and getting the cats…

City of Columbia’s MLK Celebration Inspires Youth

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The city of Columbia hosted it’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday at the Durham E. Carter Community Center. Organizers said the city named the community center after Carter who chaired the Martin Luther King Foundation for 20 years. Singing we shall overcome, a diverse crowd acknowledged the man who stood for unity, in hopes…

Fatal Wreck Shuts Down Northbound Lanes on I-77 Near Blythewood

  BLYTHEWOOD S.C. (WOLO)- All northbound lanes are shut down at mile marker 28 near Blythewood after a fatal accident Monday night, Troopers with SCDOT  said. Authorities say a multiple car accident happened on the northbound lane of I-77 around 9:00 p.m. At least one person has been confirmed dead. Drivers are encouraged to take alternate routes due to backed…

Suspect in New Year’s Eve Attack on Istanbul Nightclub Captured Alive: Turkish Police Sources

  (ABC NEWS)- The man authorities suspect of being behind the New Year’s Eve attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been captured alive, according to Turkish police sources. The alleged attacker was caught with his son in a raid on the Esenyurt suburb of Istanbul, sources said. Thirty-nine people were killed in the attack and dozens more were injured. Authorities…

Wife of Pulse Nightclub Gunman Omar Mateen Arrested in San Francisco

ORLANDO, FL (ABC NEWS)- The wife of the gunman who carried out a mass shooting an Orlando, Florida, nightclub was arrested by the FBI today in San Francisco, the FBI and her lawyer said. Gunman Omar Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, was charged with obstruction of justice and with aiding and abetting Mateen’s attempted provision and provision of material support to…

Gene Cernan, Last Astronaut on the Moon, Dies at 82

ABC NEWS- Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82. NASA announced that Cernan died Monday surrounded by his family. NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs confirmed the death but had no immediately details. Cernan and Apollo 17 crewmate Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the moon in December 1972. As he followed Schmitt…