Columbia, SC. (WOLO) — Governor Nikki Haley has received the second ethics bill she requested and is now gearing up to sign it into law later today. Watch to see how the two ethics bills will change the workings of South Carolina Government. Categories: Local News, News Tags: ethics, Haley
LONDON (AP) – Polls have opened in Britain for a referendum on whether the country should quit the European Union bloc it joined 43 years ago. More than 46 million people are registered to vote in Thursday’s plebiscite, which asks: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Polls are open until…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A new internet-based application makes it easier for South Carolinians to find fresh locally grown produce.The state Department of Health and Environmental Control this week launched the South Carolina Farmers and Roadside Market App. The app brings up a map of the state showing more than 200 farmers markets and roadside produce stands. By clicking…
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) – The U.S. Education Department says a South Carolina school district has agreed to let a transgender elementary student use the restroom with which she identifies. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights said in a statement that Dorchester District 2 had violated Title IX, which protects students from sex-based discrimination. The office said the district originally had…
Coming up at 11 on ABC Columbia News: Emotions run high on the House floor in the nation’s capitol as Democrats stage an unprecedented, historic sit-in. Chanting “No bill, no break” they are hoping to force the hand of the Republican-controlled House to vote on a gun reform bill in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting. Moments ago they…
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Tonight at 6: No Swimming Allowed. Health leaders warn residents not to take a dip in a Midlands river because of the presence of waste water. We’ll tell you who is responsible. Triple digit temperatures are on the way. It’s heat that can turn your car into an oven. What you need to know to stay safe. Sitting down on…
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Two teens suspected of vandalizing a church last month were arrested Tuesday. The duo allegedly broke into Wedgefield Baptist Church, located at 6220 Wedgefield Road in Wedgfield, between Sunday evening, May 29 and 8 a.m. Tuesday May 31, and sprayed fire extinguishers on the pews, electronics walls and floors. Red paint had also been poured around the interior and microphones were dipped in…
Nadia Murad, center, human rights activist, testifies during Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 21, 2016, in Washington. Mark Wilson/Getty Images “No place is safe for anyone.” That’s the chilling assessment a former ISIS captive has given U.S. lawmakers, recounting her harrowing tale under the grips of an international terrorist organization. “Orlando will be…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A federal court in Virginia has overturned a South Carolina judge’s ruling over a public elementary school’s graduation ceremony at a Christian university. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a district judge’s ruling that had upheld prayers at a graduation ceremony for Mountain View Elementary School in Taylors. The Richmond, Virginia-based appellate…
