Washington, DC (WOLO) — South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is defending Special Counsel Robert Mueller, responding to comments made by Vice President Mike Pence. Pence said the Special Council should wrap up the Russia investigation. Graham suggested the Vice President should stay out of the probe and let Mueller do his job. Meanwhile Pence says he and the President are…
Governor Henry McMaster says members of the 2-151 Security and Support Aviation Battalion are headed the Mexican border.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham says his friend and fellow Senator, John McCain, is in good spirits after complications from brain surgery. Graham says he spent several days with the Arizona Republican this week. Senator Graham says McCain is eating and keeping tabs on world events while recovering from the operation. According to Graham, at this…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina legislative session is over, but lawmakers still have work to do. Over the final two days of session, the General Assembly passed dozens of bills that included banning drones from flying near prisons, increasing penalties for human trafficking and allowing school districts to count marching band as a physical education credit. There is…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – State offices closed Thursday (5/10) in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. South Carolina is one of six states that recognizes the holiday, though the dates vary. May 10 is significant because it is the day Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died and the day Union soldiers captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Categories: Local News, News, Politics, State…
(WOLO, ABC NEWS) – President Trump announced Thursday (5/10) morning that he’ll sit down for his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12. He made the announcements just hours after three Americans sentenced to hard labor in North Korea returned home. Watch the video above for the full story. Categories: National News, News, Politics
The cost for higher learning is on the rise. At least one South Carolina lawmaker wants to make it more affordable for people in the Palmetto State to attend.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A former South Carolina governor is in North Korea. David Beasley is the executive director of the UN World Food Program. He’s in the country for a four day visit. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley recommended the fellow former governor for the post. Categories: Local News, National News, News, Politics, State Tags: SCNews
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLO) – President Donald Trump followed through on his campaign promise Tuesday (5/8) and pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. President Trump called the deal defective at its core saying, “It gives Iran too much room to cheat on nuclear weapons development. Not only does the deal fail to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions but…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– There are only two days left of General Session for the State Legislature and not a single law has been passed relieving ratepayers from the failed VC Summer Nuclear Project. According to Senator Mike Fanning (D, Fairfield), ratepayers have a lot going for them. It is locked in that rates will be reduced. The Conference committee cannot…
