LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving California the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022. That and a similar effort in New York mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may follow, given Congress’ reluctance to act despite…
COLUMBIA. S.C. (WOLO) – Riverbanks Botanical Garden’s latest attraction is now open to the public. The massive 25-foot attraction, Waterfall Junction, features a life-size replica of T-Rex, frolic between giant tree houses and kid-sized play houses, and run or relax on a grassy meadow. The grand opening of Waterfall Junction at Riverbanks Botanical Garden was Thursday, April 7 at 10:00am. The public opening…
A 17-year-old girl from Rock Hill was shot and killed early Sunday morning, York City Police said.
Wisconsin (WOLO) — Voters are getting ready to head to the polls for the Wisconsin Primaries Tuesday. Before they can even get to the ballot box, GOP front runner Donald Trump is requesting for one of the candidates to get out the race. Click here to watch who he thinks needs to go and why. Categories: News, Politics…
Columbia, S.C (WOLO) — There is always a day in history that reminds us, or informs us of things of the past. Monday, one of the days required a little anchor amore. Click here to Watch Meteorologist Jonathan Kennedy and Rochelle Dean Share the love. Categories: News Tags: history, Jonathan Kennedy, Rochelle Dean, Share the love
The family of Walter Scott will visit his gravesite today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his death. Good Morning Columbia has the latest.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) –An economic development group wants to be part of South Carolina’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy for the agency’s failure to meet a Jan. 1 nuclear fuel deadline. South Carolina Alliance filed papers in federal court Thursday seeking to intervene. The group is a nonprofit that represents impoverished areas near the Savannah River Site and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)– South Carolina’s military history museum has bought the bulk of what’s believed to be the largest collection of British-imported Confederate weapons that were smuggled through the Union blockade. The Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum paid $620,800 last month for artifacts collected over four decades by the late Cleveland Adger Huey of Columbia. Museum director Allen Roberson…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolina’s capital city is about to be glowing. The Columbia Fireflies and City of Columbia officials have announced the plan for parking around Spirit Communications Park for the team’s home opener on Thursday, April 14, against the Greenville Drive. There are more than a dozen different access points to parking lots accessible via seven different streets…
AIKEN, S.C. (AP)–Two South Carolina residents are suing the City of Aiken and its department of public safety over what they say was an illegal cavity search in broad daylight. The Aiken Standard reports Elijah Pontoon and Lakey Hicks filed the lawsuit last September. It was moved to federal court in November. According to the lawsuit, Pontoon and Hicks say…
