COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s attorney general agrees that the state Supreme Court should resolve questions over whether Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster could pick his replacement if Gov. Nikki Haley becomes U.N. ambassador. In court documents filed Tuesday, Attorney General Alan Wilson agreed with state Sen. Tom Davis’ request that the state’s high court settle a discrepancy on whether…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Voters in District IV cast their vote for Daniel Rickennman or Jessica Lathren Tuesday. The winner of the election will finish the late Councilwoman Leona Plaugh’s term. This election is familiar territory for Rickennman who served as a city councilman for eight years. “Having the experience and understanding how to maneuver things, I think it’s an advantage….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– 2016 was a tumultous year, filled with political fights and historic votes. Our Grace Joyal takes a look back at the year in SC politics as Trump, Clinton and Governor Haley make headlines. Categories: Local News, News, Politics
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Voters will head to the polls in the City of Columbia’s District Four Special Election, January 3rd. The Special Election is being held to fill the seat left vacant by Leona Plaugh. Plaugh died in September after a lengthy battle with cancer. The candidates are former councilman Daniel Rickenman and Business woman Jessica Lathren. The election is…
A former Donald Trump campaign official who wrote that he wanted to see Barack Obama dead of mad cow disease and Michelle Obama living with a gorilla in Africa now says those comments weren’t meant for publication but were nevertheless “inappropriate.”
COLUMBIA, SC (AP)– Authorities say South Carolina Rep. Chris Corley attacked his wife while their kids were in their Graniteville home. Corley was arrested early Tuesday and charged with first-degree domestic violence. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office report says the 36-year-old Republican threatened to kill his wife and punched her causing her to bleed, then pointed a gun at her…
SOCHI, RUSSIA– Tu-154, a Russian military plane crashed early Christmas day, and all 84 passengers and eight crew members are believed dead. According to Russian News Agency Sputnik, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered Russian prime minister to lead the investigation of the crash. The investigation will consist of a routine criminal investigation examining a potential “violation of rules of flight…
Propelled by populist energy, President-elect Donald Trump’s candidacy broke long-standing conventions and his incoming Cabinet embodies a sharp turn from the outgoing Obama administration.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Two Legislative Council members asked to be removed from a petition issued by Senator Tom Davis last week regarding confusion over how the next Lieutenant Governor will be picked; should Nikki Haley be confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. “I’m very disappointed in Legislators that aren’t being supportive in that regard,” Davis said. On Tuesday…
First lady Michelle Obama tells Oprah Winfrey that this past election was “painful.”
