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CPD Responds to Shooting Near Hospital
Jayln Tresvant COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Columbia police officers are responding to a shooting at a hotel near Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. Officials say it happened around 5:30 Wednesday morning at the Budget Inn on Sunset Drive. They say a male victim was found shot multiple times. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay….
South Carolina Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 19 Weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Legislature has passed a bill prohibiting nearly all abortions after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban. The legislation will now head to Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk. The Republican has said she will almost certainly sign it. Similar laws are in effect in 12 states. They’ve been blocked by…
House Subcommittee Merges Road Funding and Governance Bills
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Bills to borrow $2 billion for South Carolina roads and to change who runs the state Transportation Department have been merged by a House subcommittee. House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White said Tuesday he hopes to have send to the House floor by early next week. Supporters of combining the bills say it will make…
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Boil Water Advisory Lifted
The advisory affected customers along Corporate Boulevard.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The City of West Columbia lifted a boil water advisory affecting water customers along Corporate Boulevard. According to a press release from Anna Huffman, Public Information Officer with West Columbia, the water supply has been thoroughly tested and boiling water is no longer necessary. Categories: Lexington, Local News, News Tags: ABC Columbia, Boil Water Advisory, West…
Tonight on the News at 6
Join us at Six, here is what we are working on….. Heavy rain is making for a soggy Tuesday. Chief Meteorologist John Farley will have more on your forecast. Also, voting against the Governor’s veto. Today the house of representatives decided to override Governor Nikki Haley’s decision to deny funding for farmers devastated by October’s flood. And, find out how…
Panel Publicly Investigating Ex-House Member for Harassment
Eddie Southard COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The House Ethics Committee is publicly pursuing allegations that former Rep. Eddie Southard sexually harassed several women at the Statehouse. The committee found probable cause Tuesday that Southard violated House policy prohibiting harassment. The 9-0 vote comes a month after the 69-year-old married Republican resigned amid the then-confidential investigation, saying he wanted to protect…
Watch: House Overrides Haley’s Veto of $40M in Aid for SC Farmers
Beth Rousseau COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP/WOLO) _ The House has overridden Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill to send $40 million in aid to South Carolina farmers who lost their crops in last year’s massive floods. The 112-2 vote on Tuesday was a sharp rebuke to the Republican governor and well over the two-thirds margin needed. The bill now heads…
Army’s Fort Jackson Reducing Moncrief Hospital to Clinic
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The Army’s Fort Jackson is ending overnight surgical and behavior health services at its Moncrief Army Community Hospital and turning it into a health clinic. Hospital spokesman Nicholas Spinelli says the 24-bed hospital has around 1,045 military and civilian workers. Spinelli says he is seeking information about how many staff members will remain at the clinic,…
