Columbia, S.C. (AP)--South Carolina lawmakers are again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state. Beaufort Republican Tom Davis tells The Associated Press he plans to file the Compassionate Care Act on Tuesday. Republican…
Columbia, S.C. (AP)--South Carolina regulators have changed their minds and ruled that a private utility did intentionally withhold information and mislead them about a project to build a pair of nuclear reactors that ultimately failed. The Public Service Commission voted…
COLUMBIA S.C. (WOLO)-South Carolina's Department of Transportation is asking that people report area potholes. SCDOT will be conducting statewide pothole repairs in what they are calling a "pothole blitz".…
[gtxvideo vid='UEr2HR1q' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UEr2HR1q.jpg' vtitle='Angel Tree Delivers, thanks to all who donated'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Salvation Army and ABC Columbia want to extend a big thank you to all who donated to the Angel Tree. Because of kind donors, children across…
Classic cars lined the streets alongside giant trucks hauling bleachers full of the top football team in the nation. Tens of thousands of fans lined rows deep into the sidewalks, standing on the rooftops of local business looking to catch a glimpse of their heroes, a smile from a favorite player, or yes... even a donut.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Police say a suspect wanted for killing three people in a shooting last summer in New York City may be hiding in coastal South Carolina. Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis says officers are helping look for…
[gtxvideo vid='UE7qtvTY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UE7qtvTY.jpg' vtitle='FREE MULCH'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The payoff is coming for all the Christmas trees that have been dropped off over the last two weeks for the Grinding of the Greens. Keep the Midlands Beautiful is giving…
Senator Lindsey Graham hopeful as he foresees a way to end the partial government shutdown and go without declaring a national emergency.
Chief Terrence Green is asking the Town of Lexington community for assistance of identifying a black male suspect who was involved in an armed robbery of a Pitt Stop gas station off Augusta Road on Friday around 7:20 p.m.
The local downtown Columbia restaurant owner of Bourbon will be offering his help to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who are affected by the government shutdown.
A Orangeburg man has been charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature after a woman suffered multiple facial fractures during an assault.
[gtxvideo vid='RRvgKUdq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RRvgKUdq.jpg' vtitle='HUMAN TRAFFICKING'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- South Carolina is being recognized nationally for making some major improvements when it comes to combating human trafficking. Attorney General Alan Wilson said South Carolina was recently recognized as the most improved state in…
A young man gets a Christmas gift from his Grandmother that shocks him and his family.
A Newberry man has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime for a homicide that happened on January 7.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Friday morning Attorney General Alan Wilson released the 2018 Human Trafficking Task Force annual report. According to Wilson, South Carolina was recognized by Shared Hope as the most improved state in the nation in combating human trafficking. The…
Columbia Police need your help to find 4 suspects accused of stealing several items from a Marsteller St. home.
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one lane on I-26 WB near mile marker 166 is now open after a tractor trailer overturned this morning.
[gtxvideo vid='VgEyxtzI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VgEyxtzI.jpg' vtitle='MAGNET FAIR'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---Tonight Lexington-Richland District Five held its second magnet fair to give families in the district an opportunity to explore the different programs each school in the district has to offer. The magnet…
Dominion Energy is agreeing to pay continuity and pay protections for any layoff through July 2020.
[gtxvideo vid='0CaJRBwN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0CaJRBwN.jpg' vtitle='SUMTER ROAD WOES'] SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)-- A road in Sumter County is in such poor condition even a tow truck gets stuck on it, but residents say they are turned away when they ask their local…
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is reporting increasing cases of the flu across the state for the second week in a row.
Today the State Department of transportation announced they are launching a hot line to fix potholes caused by recent heavy rains.
A man faces heroin-related charges after an ongoing investigation of resident complaints.
Two Sumter men are have been arrested linked to an overdose death of a traveling salesman
[gtxvideo vid='O8xBoc8w' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O8xBoc8w.jpg' vtitle='Study: Are antibiotics necessary when you're sick?'] ABC NEWS-- winter is the season for coughs, and colds, but while being sick can be no fun experts say the overuse of antibiotics may be putting us at even more…
