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Visitation, Funeral Announced for Fallen Saluda County Deputy

SALUDA,  SC (WOLO) --Services have been announced for fallen Saluda County Sheriff's Deputy, Corporal Dale Hallman. According to the Sheriff's Department, Hallman will be remembered as a devoted law enforcement officer with five years of service at the Saluda County…

DHEC Looking for Residents to Turn in Dead Birds to track West Nile

[gtxvideo vid='czvdk1Wk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/czvdk1Wk.jpg' vtitle='DHEC Looking for Residents to Turn in Dead Birds'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Now that Spring is here, State Health leaders are looking at the West Nile Virus. Officials at the Department of Health and Environmental Control want your…

Comet Public Forum to be Held on Bus Routes

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Get ready for some changes to The COMET bus route. According to officials,  The Comet is required to reduce the number of service hours by 4,900 to stay within the 2019 budget. Plans are to restructure service…

SC State Museum Hosting Spring Events

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina State Museum may have the answer for what to do this Spring Break.  The museum is hosting Spring Break camps and a spring deal to see the new planetarium show, free, starting March 31 through…

Clean sweep! A'ja Wilson wins Wooden Award

South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson became the unanimous national player of the year with the addition of the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Friday night. After four seasons of etching her name in the Gamecock record books, Wilson closes out her career in the Garnet and Black with the highest national recognition from every organization that bestows national player of the year honors.

19-year-old dies in single-vehicle crash

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the driver who died in a single-vehicle collision at 3:30 this morning (4/6). 19-year-old Robert D. Edelmayer was the driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a…

Saluda Co. Deputy Killed in the Line of Duty

Saluda Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- The Saluda County Sheriff's Office says it has lost one of its own. According to Sheriff John Perry, Corporal Dale Hallman was part of the bloodhound team responding in pursuit of a suspect Thursday night who…

Dream come true for Columbia man with one shot at The Masters

[gtxvideo vid='UICNZzxq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UICNZzxq.jpg' vtitle='Dream come true for Columbia man at The Masters'] AUGUSTA, GA (WOLO) - A man gets the dream of a lifetime after shaking hands with a golf great in Augusta. Magic at #TheMasters...5 days after @jordsierra27 took…

Inmates Perform Musical at Prison

The sounds coming out of one area prison was music to the ears of many. Click here to find out why inmates left some people in in shock.

Blythewood woman pleads guilty to embezzlement of government funds

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Teresa Yarborough-Walker pled guilty to theft of government funds.  Evidence presented at the hearing established that Walker was the human resources supervisor for Genesis Health Care, Inc.  Genesis is…

Richland County flood survivor gets new home

Richland, S.C. (WOLO) – Through Richland County’s use of federal disaster recovery funds, a resident displaced by the October 2015 flood now has a new house to call home. Judith Spry is the first of several flood survivors to receive a new house through the County’s…

Riverbanks Zoo Welcomes New Baby Giraffe

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The Riverbanks Zoo has welcomed a new family member. On Monday afternoon one of Riverbank's giraffes, Ginger, gave birth to a healthy female calf. Zoo officials say the calf was born healthy. standing at 5'7 and weighed…

Days days of empowerment for women planned for next week

[gtxvideo vid='as0n3pII' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/as0n3pII.jpg' vtitle='Wren'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-The Women's Right and Empowerment Network (WREN) is planning their second summit, themed "Women's Economic Empowerment," for Monday and Tuesday.  According to WREN Communication Director Emme Crawford, the first day will include speakers, breakout…

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