North Carolina lawmakers are meeting in a special session today to reconsider House Bill 2, commonly known as the “bathroom bill,” which limits LGBT rights and has sparked controversy across the Tar Heel state since it was signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory in March.
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – There is just something rewarding about being an athlete – you work hard to become as skilled as you can, and compete against others who have done the same thing. The spirit of competition, pride in competing hard, and even the endorphin rush are universal, regardless of the sport, position, or disability. The Special Olympics have…
Two men were looking for the five-finger discount when authorities say they stole cash and a flat screen television from a bingo hall.
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for at least two female suspects accused of firing shots into a home in the 1400 block of Hollingshed Road Tuesday night.
TULTEPEC, MEXICO–According to the governor of the state of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila Villegas, twenty-nine people were killed and more than 70 people injured after an explosion at a fireworks market in Mexico yesterday. The explosion in Tultepec was confirmed in a tweet by Luis Felipe Puente, the National Coordinator for Civil Protection. Dramatic video was posted to Facebook showing clouds…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (PRESS) — The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor the Dream Food Drive held by the City of Columbia, Richland School District One and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation will end on Thursday, December 22. The food drive is held each year to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of community service. Donations will…
SALUDA, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say they have charged a man with killing a Ridge Spring woman whose body was found at a trash dump in Edgefield County. Saluda County Sheriff John Perry said in a news release that 46-year-old Kincaid Mitchell of Ridge Spring was arrested Friday. Perry didn’t say what led investigators to Mitchell or how Nancy Lott…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Two Legislative Council members asked to be removed from a petition issued by Senator Tom Davis last week regarding confusion over how the next Lieutenant Governor will be picked; should Nikki Haley be confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. “I’m very disappointed in Legislators that aren’t being supportive in that regard,” Davis said. On Tuesday…
ABC NEWS– Berlin, Germany–The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Market attack, according to the SITE Intel Group, which provides extremist monitoring services to governments, corporations and individuals, according to its website. Cities across the U.S. are heightening security after a series of deadly incidents abroad, including the attack in Berlin, where a truck plowed into a…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Fathers at the SC Department of Juvenile Justice, behind bars, might not get to hold their little ones. But they can be there in spirit thanks to books. ABC Columbia’s Grace Joyal reports on a holiday book project bringing cheer. Categories: Local News, News, State
