COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–New numbers are in for attendance at this years South Carolina State Fair. Fair officials say an expanded ride promotion, and record football Saturday attendance were ideal, The Fair welcomed 464,878 visitors before the gates closed for the year Sunday night. The 2016 attendance figures marked an increase of 34,931 over last year’s fair, which followed after last October’s…
The aftermath of Hurricane Matthew continues. Click here to find out what State officials are focused on and what help is being offered to those impacted.
Tune into ABC Columbia News at Noon as Mayor Benjamin announces who will take center stage for the Famously Hot New Year Celebration.
ABC NEWS– Child hunger plagues many cities and states across the United States. Research shows one in four youth struggle with hunger in the United States. To raise awareness about this issue End Child Hunger SC and its partners have come together to host the second annual End Child Hunger SC week. The purpose for this week is to 1)…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Second Chance Summit was held in Columbia Monday morning. Attendees included Governor Nikki Haley, along with the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce, Cheryl Stanton and heads from other agencies such as the Department of Corrections and Probation and Parole. According to State officials, the agencies are partnering to help ex-convicts returning as citizens…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– One SC Fund continues to help South Carolinians recover from natural disasters, it’s first project was to aid Flood Victims in the Historic Floods last October. Now you can help the victims of Hurricane Matthew and the Flooding victims in Marion County and other counties impacted by Matthew. If you would like to help you can do so…
ABC NEWS– Caught on Dash Cam vide0: Police say an officer and a civilian on a ride along were shot at early Sunday during a pursuit through Madera, California. Police say it happened after the officer attempted a traffic stop. Here’s the incident caught on camera. Categories: National News, News
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Sunday many grabbed a buddy and took a walk for a good cause. Family Connections is changing the stigma of living with Down Syndrome. Sunday the annual Buddy Walk Event took place, participants looking to change lives one step at a time. The Buddy Walk took place at Saluda Shoals park. The event has been going strong…
A 65-year-old Sumter County man is charged with stabbing the person sitting in front of him in church.
ABC NEWS– The Cincinnati Zoo has rejoined Twitter after a two-month hiatus that was sparked by outrage over the shooting death of Harambe, the zoo’s 17-year-old gorilla. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the zoo deactivated its account on the popular social media platform on Aug. 21 and resumed tweeting @CincinnatiZoo on Tuesday. Zoo spokeswoman Michelle Curley says the Twitter account went back up…
