COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The One SC relief fund is awarding $760,000 to 18 charities that are helping people recover from last October’s historic flooding. The awards announced Monday represent the second round of grants from the fund Gov. Nikki Haley launched in November. About 10 percent pays for mold remediation, 8 percent buys furnishings and the rest goes toward…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Nearly six months after October’s historic floods, experts say prepare to battle the early onset of mosquito season. Crews in some counties hard-hit by the flooding and rains have been out earlier than usual treating ditches to kill mosquito larvae. Mosquitoes in South Carolina can carry a number of diseases such as West Nile virus, the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The special prosecutor tasked with investigating legislative corruption has been removed from the case, with the state attorney general’s office citing an “obvious abuse of power.” In a letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press, Chief Deputy Attorney General John McIntosh told Solicitor David Pascoe he was “deeply troubled” the prosecutor had tried to open a…
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating the death of a man who struck by an Amtrak train passing through South Carolina on Easter morning. Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury says 44-year-old Harold Stewart, Jr. of Goose Creek was struck about 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Goose Creek about 20 miles north of Charleston. Salisbury says Stewart was on a…
A witness says parents “bum rushed” an Easter egg hunt in Connecticut organized by the PEZ Company.
Photo: Jennifer Ready RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Officials with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department tell ABC Columbia that a deputy was involved in a crash Monday afternoon. The crash occurred on O’Neil Court and Hunt Club Road. ABC Columbia has a crew headed to the scene and will bring you the latest updates on this developing story as more…
Sigma Chi/Twitter COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina says the Sigma Chi fraternity has been suspended temporarily from the Columbia campus. It’s the fifth chapter closed or suspended since fall 2014. The reason for the suspension has not been released. USC spokesman Wes Hickman told local media that the school has been told by the Sigma Chi…
An apparent tombstone left for Donald Trump has been removed from Central Park after it was spotted by passersby this weekend.
On Monday the Columbia Fireflies announced their unique partnership with the YMCA of Columbia. A spokesperson with the YMCA said the sponsorship will allow kids who typically can’t afford to participate in youth baseball to participate. (Photo: Jennifer Ready) COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Fireflies are expected to announce an exclusive partnership with the YMCA of Columbia. The announcement is…
Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — ABC Columbia is taking a closer look at where the Republicans stand after the weekend Primaries. And GOP Front runner Donald Trump is threatening to sue the state of Louisiana. Click here to find out why. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Cruz, Republicans, Trump
