When you build or purchase your home, chances are you put a lot into it. So, when it comes to Mother Nature's wrath, you want to be completely sure your home is covered if a storm leaves its mark.

Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles unveiled a new Emergency Contact Online Transaction. The new system will help Emergency crews get the critical information they need in the event of an accident.

The infant mortality rate for South Carolina fell for the fourth straight year in 2009. Yet, complications with babies born too soon or prematurely is still one of the leading causes of infant mortality.

Two Midlands defense attorneys, both of whom have had their fair share of murder trials, sound off on the not guilty verdict in in the Casey Anthony trial.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--Already doubling the number of acres burned from all of 2010, this year has give forestry officials fits--not because of the severity of the fires, but the sheer consistency of them.

ABC Columbia, WOLO-TV, would like to thank you, our viewers, for helping to make our first food drive for the Harvest Hope Food Bank a success.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--It may not be O.J., but it is big enough to turn this sports-crazed city into a news watching bar town.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony acquitted of murder in death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Casey Anthony found guilty of lying to investigators.

It is very important to be safe out there if you're planning your own fireworks show.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ North Carolina inspectors responsible for checking rides at Carowinds kept records on every problem they discovered during their annual inspections at the amusement park that straddles both Carolinas near Charlotte, N.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man suspected of killing four people in Aiken County took his own life after officers chased him in a car belonging to one of the victims.

The past two weeks have been quite a journey for the Gamecocks baseball team, but they didn't get there without the support of their fans.

Friday, South Carolina Head Baseball coach, Ray Tanner, along with the USC baseball team, stood on the steps of the Statehouse to thank thousands of Gamecock fans for all of their support.

Die-hard Gamecocks fans showed up in huge numbers to support the World Series Championship USC Baseball Team.

The man in charge of South Carolina's nuclear response plans has been tapped to lead the state's Emergency Management Division.

Beginning July 1, it will be illegal in South Carolina for children under six years of age to ride an all-terrain vehicle, ATV.

Midlands businesses are hoping the excitement of a second win for the University of South Carolina baseball team spills over into their cash registers.