COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Christmas is one week away. For holiday shoppers getting a late start, there’s still time if you’re still planning to do some major gift buying. Here’s a roundup of extended holiday hours. Babies ‘R’ Us: Sunday-Thursday: 8 A.M.-11 P.M., Friday: 8 A.M.-Midnight, Saturday: 7 A.M.-Midnight. Open Christmas Eve until 8 P.M. EST. Best Buy: Monday-Friday: 10 A.M.-10…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Sheriff Lott said that just before 7 a.m. Saturday, November 21, deputies found a victim lying in the roadway near Castle Pinckney and Longshadow Roads. The male victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the lower body and was transported to Palmetto Health Richland…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual that died Thursday, as a result of a moped crash last Saturday in the 300 block of Taylor Street . Watts said 61-year-old Johnny Sparrow of West Columbia was driving a moped when he struck a curb and was thrown off the vehicle. Sparrow who was not…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Statehouse gathering commemorating South Carolina’s 1860 secession from the Union will be held Sunday, a week after state officials revoked a permit for the rally. Gov. Nikki Haley said Friday she asked that the Secessionist Party’s reservation be reinstated. Haley says the Statehouse grounds belong to the public, whether or not she agrees with those…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Midlands Gang Task Force arrested ten people after receiving complaints of gang and illegal drug activity in the Bethel Bishop Apartments. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the MGTF consisting of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Police Department, and University of South Carolina Police Department conducted an operation on Tuesday, December 15 at…
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — As the clock strikes midnight, some 6,000 Army soldiers from Fort Jackson begin heading home for the holidays. In an annual tradition at the Army’s largest training installation, soldiers start to leave in the early morning hours Friday and continue leaving throughout the day. Fort Jackson spokesman Pat Jones says it takes organizers months to…
40 troopers from Highway Patrol Basic Class 97. Basic 97 brings the total number of troopers in South Carolina to 772. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has 40 new Highway Patrol troopers. Local media outlets report Gov. Nikki Haley was on hand on Thursday as the troopers graduated from training in Columbia. The governor told the new troopers that…
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing has reached another milestone at its South Carolina assembly plant. The aeronautics giant announced Thursday that the 100th airplane assembled at its plant in North Charleston rolled out of the factory this week. The 787-8 Dreamliner will now begin system checks and engine runs on the flight line. The aircraft will be delivered to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The unemployment rate in South Carolina dropped again in November, the sixth straight month the rate has declined. The state Department of Employment and Workforce announced on Friday that unemployment was 5.5 percent last month, down from 5.6 percent in October. The department said the unemployment rate has not been so low since August of 2001….
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Thursday afternoon, Richland Two parents along with several organizations including Color in Change delivered a petition with more than 150,000 signatures to solicitor Dan Johnson’s office. The petition is in support of dropping the charges against two Spring Valley High School students charged with “disturbing the schools” during an incident involving former school resource…
