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Watch: Pawmetto Pick of the Week

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO)– It’s Friday which means it is time for us to introduce you to another Pawmetto Pet of the Week. Pawmetto Lifeline brought in a 10 week old lab mix, “Saphron” who is looking for a forever home. Click here to find out more about her and how you can also take advantage of a FREE way to help…

Watch: Midlands Happenings

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, you’re in luck. ABC Columbia has plenty of events that can get you up, and out throughout the Midlands. Click here to find out more.   Categories: Events, News Tags: events, Midlands Happenings

Student Accidentally Shoots Self at South Carolina School

Deputies say a student was shot at Southside High (FOX Carolina/ May 13, 2016) GREENVILLE, SC (AP) – Authorities said a student suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in the cafeteria of a South Carolina high school Friday morning. The student was conscious and talking when he was picked up by emergency medical personnel from Southside High School, Greenville County…

Dylann Roof’s Attorney OKs Request for Mental Evaluation, Pushes Back on Witness Lists

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Defense attorneys for Dylann Roof, the 22-year-old white man accused of killing nine black parishioners during a Bible study at Emanuel AME Church, say they will allow state prosecutors to conduct their own mental evaluation of Roof. In a hearing last month, the solicitor’s office asked to conduct its own mental evaluation of Roof to rebut…

Military Support Group USO Opens Center on Fort Jackson

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) – The military support group USO South Carolina is opening a new site to assist military recruits at the Army’s Fort Jackson. The site is opening Friday at 10 a.m. at the Military Entrance Processing Station, where the Army’s largest training installation welcomes around 9,000 recruits annually. The United Service Organizations are nonprofit groups that work…

SC Governor Nikki Haley to Host Annual Emergency Exercise

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is meeting with the state’s top emergency management officials as they prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Friday’s “tabletop exercise” discussions begin at 10 a.m. at the South Carolina Hospital Association Conference Center at 1000 Center Point Road in Columbia. The exercise focuses on evacuations and shelter issues prior to a…

Watch: Hand in Hand Hoping to End Gun Violence

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Among the hundreds hand in hand at the state house on Thursday, Melody McFadden knows from experience the devastating consequences of gun violence. She tells ABC Columbia, “These young men pulled out guns and three people died that my niece, Sand Barnwell, Devonte Dantzler and Jaime Williams were all killed.” McFadden and the others at the…

Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to numerous incidents

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–From 4:30pm Wednesday to 4:30am Thursday morning it was a busy 12 hours for Richland County Sheriff’s deputies. According to the department, they responded to numerous, separate incidents. Deputies responded to a home on Mellowood Drive where they say an 11 year old was shot in the lower body. Another shooting was reported on Frasier Fir Lane at…