CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A judge has again delayed the trial of a white man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a Charleston church as attorneys wait to see whether the federal government will seek the death penalty. Dylann Roof faces dozens of federal charges, including hate crimes, in the slayings at Emanuel AME Church…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Residents who can’t make it out to the polls on primary day have another chance to have their vote count. The Richland County Voter Registration and Elections Office will be open on Saturday, February 13, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m for absentee voting for the presidential preference primaries. The Richland County Voter Registration Office is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)– The governor could appoint South Carolina’s top educator under legislation approved by the House. The measure sent to the Senate on Thursday would ask voters whether the state superintendent should continue to be elected or chosen by the governor. Gov. Nikki Haley is pushing for the change. She says it’s critical that the governor and superintendent work…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Meet Clyde, this furry friend is looking for a forever home. Check out how to adopt Clyde and other animals in this interview with Pawmetto Lifeline’s Elizabeth Childers. Categories: News
MILWAUKEE (AP)– Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have clashed at their second one-on-one debate over their support of President Barack Obama. Clinton charged that Sanders has been harshly critical of Obama, a charge Sanders called “a low blow.” Sanders responded that he’s been an active supporter and that only one person on the stage ran against Obama. The face-off was…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Richland County Penny Program is holding a public meeting Thursday night to get feedback from residents on the Gills Creek Greenway project. The project is proposing a greenway in three different sections along Gills Creek. Richland County Penny Program officials said the greenway would be roughly 10 feet wide and run almost parallel to the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia police say a five-year-old girl was found wandering in Gervais St. without a coat, socks, or shoes during Wednesday’s cold weather. Investigators say she was in the company of John Toole of Kennesaw, Georgia who told police he was in town for a meeting. The child was found by a man working in downtown Columbia. Police…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The road to the White House is heading right through South Carolina. A number of GOP Presidential Candidates will be in Greenville Friday for the Faith & Family Presidential Forum. The forum is hosted by the Palmetto Family Alliance and Conservative Leadership Project. Candidates who are attending: Governor Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Senator Ted Cruz and…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal magistrate has given lawyers for Seneca more time to get details about emails sent to a public relations company after a city police officer shot and killed a man last summer. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported the ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of 19-year-old Zachery Hammond. Hammond was killed in…
