COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster says he will be giving one of two speeches nominating Donald Trump as the party’s presidential pick at the Republican National Convention. McMaster confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that he would make his nominating speech on Tuesday. He was the first statewide elected politician in the country to…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A group of local small businesses and environmentalists are rallying against a proposed rate hike. The Energy Coalition launched the “Stop the Blank Check” Project Monday. The Coalition opposes SCE&G’s request for rate hikes for construction of two nuclear plants. An SCE&G spokesman there will always be unexpected costs that come up, but the plants will save…
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department wants to know how a three-year-old girl got her hands on the gun that she accidentally shot herself with. Captain Adam Myrick says just after 12:30 Monday afternoon deputies responded to a home on Glenn Rd. in Gaston. Myrick says the girl’s injury was not fatal but her condition is unknown at…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A massive blaze at a Casket Company in Sumter put area firefighters on alert and blocked traffic. It happened off Magnolia street in Sumter. According to officials, firefighters were able to get the fire under control at 6pm Monday. But it was anticipated to take several more hours to extinguish it. At one point the Lafayette Street…
James Karagiannis started a pay-it-forward program in Buffalo, New York where people can buy kids ice cream and in return they write hand-written “Thank You” cards. Ti Markle An ice cream peddler has started a pay-it-forward campaign, bringing good will and cold sweets this summer to kids in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Buffalo, New York. James Karagiannis, who goes by “James…
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s selfie with Capitol Hill interns is prompting a backlash on social media and raising questions about diversity on Capitol Hill. I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single selfie. #SpeakerSelfie. A photo posted by Speaker Paul Ryan (@speakerryan) on Jul 16, 2016 at 11:12am PDT The photo was…
Taco Bell fired an employee and apologized to an Alabama sheriff’s office after a cashier refused to serve deputies Saturday night. (CNN) – A cashier at a Taco Bell in Alabama wouldn’t serve cops. Now she won’t serve anybody else after the fast food chain fired her. The firing came after a woman complained on social media about how the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A group of small businesses, environmental groups and community leaders are joining together for the first time to ask South Carolina regulators to reject part of a rate increase to pay for nuclear power plants under construction. The group called Stop The Blank Check said Monday it wants the Public Service Commission to refuse South Carolina…
Timothy Napoleon RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed an employee at the Bluff Road Waffle House at gunpoint. 21-year-old Timothy Napoleon is accused of going to the eatery on May 30, where he then demanded money from the victim and fled with $300. Officials say no one…
Today marks the official start of the Republican National Convention, but there’s already action brewing in Cleveland. Here are some key story lines to keep an eye on as the convention starts. Security Concerns in Cleveland Alex Brandon/AP Photo Cleveland Police Chief Calvin D. Williams speaks to the media after over 300 officers from other jurisdictions were sworn in, as…
