Allergy Season Upon Us Early This Year
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina has had warm weather pretty early this 2018, casing mother nature to spring into action a lot sooner than those with allergies would like. Those sneezing are…
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Fire Chief: Juvenile causes $6 million in damages after setting fire in Walmart
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - A fire set by a juvenile may have caused $6 million in damages Thursday (3/16) night. According to Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins, his department responded shortly after 8:00 p.m. When crews arrived smoke could be…
Gaston man sentenced to life in prison, convicted of murder and criminal sexual conduct
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Eleventh Circuit Solicitor, Rick Hubbard, announced today that 44 year-old Peter Lynn Coffey was convicted of the 2015 murder and rape of Joanne Taylor. After an hour and a…
Man Pleads Not Guilty in South Carolina Kidnapping, Rape case
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A man charged with raping a woman and kidnapping her 4-year-old daughter in South Carolina has pleaded not guilty. Thomas Evans appeared in federal court Friday. Media outlets report he said little other than answering Magistrate…
Events: Going Green in Five Points and Indie Grits
[gtxvideo vid='36QQi3cJ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/36QQi3cJ.jpg' vtitle='Events: Going Green in Five Points and Indie Grits News'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Saturday everyone will be a little Irish for the 36th annual St. Pat's Festival in Five Points. You have a chance to party with 30…
South Carolina Sheriff's Deputy Shoots and Wounds Armed Man
NEW ELLENTON, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has shot and wounded a man who officers say fired a gun after they were called to a domestic dispute. Aiken County Sheriff's Sgt. Stephen Shunn said officers called to…
Lexington School Dist. 2 Proposed Sale of Two District Properties
[gtxvideo vid='gMNzyXOk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gMNzyXOk.jpg' vtitle='Lexington School Dist. 2 Proposed Sale of 2 Properties'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Lexington School District Two is in the middle of a proposed real estate deal. The District announced it has reached an agreement with Still Hopes Episcopal…
Health: Sunburn Risk and Prevention
[gtxvideo vid='33Vj0NzY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/33Vj0NzY.jpg' vtitle='CDC Study on Sunburn Risk'] ABC NEWS-- Are you ready for Spring? With the arrival of Daylight Saving Time we are seeing longer days of sunlight. Each year more than one in three Americans are getting sunburn.…
Things get green this weekend in Five Point
[gtxvideo vid='61llwJIO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/61llwJIO.jpg' vtitle='st pats in 5 points'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-For the thirty-sixth year, Five Points goes green on Saturday, with the annual St. Pat's in Five Points celebration. According to the Association's Amy Beth Franks, the day will start…
Park and Ride Information for St Pat's in Five Points
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Looking to park and get around safely in Five Points this weekend during the annual St. Pat's festival? Organizers are offering free shuttle transportation. Here is information provided from festival organizers: Free Shuttles run approximately every 20…
Five Points Gears Up for St. Pat's Festival
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Are you ready to go green? The annual St Patrick's day Festival in Five Points is gearing up for another year of fun and food and music. The festival is set for Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 9am…
Read Across America Art Contest
You have a chance to check out some of the pieces of artwork on display here in Columbia for the Read Across America student art contest.
Lexington County Council Hires Law Firm to Fight Opioid Abuse
Lexington Town Council wants to take their fight against Opioid abuse to court.
Dominion says SCANA should take a better deal if another company offers one
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Dominion Energy said they are making their merger a better deal for ratepayers but if legislators don't like the plan, they can leave it alone. "We have been very…
Greenville Schools to Cite about 500 for National Walkout
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's largest school district says it's going to reprimand several hundred students who participated in a national walkout to protest gun violence at schools. Greenville County Schools spokeswoman Beth Brotherton said Wednesday that students who…
Update: Mugshot of Morgan Roof- Sister of Charleston Church Shooter
[gtxvideo vid='7sXjIM7X' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7sXjIM7X.jpg' vtitle='Update: Mugshot Morgan Roof Sister of Charleston Church'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- ABC Columbia News has obtained a mugshot of 18 year old Morgan Roof who was booked Wednesday night into the Detention Center in Richland County. According…
South Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 years in Federal Prison
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking in New Mexico. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Brandon Carr of Pawleys Island was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Albuquerque. Bernalillo…
Woman Charged With Stealing From Students During Walk-Out
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Richland County deputies say 32 year old Aisha Evans is charged with three counts of petty larceny. Investigators say during Wednesday's walk-out event at Richland Northeast High School Evans took $180 from students bookbags that were left…
Consumer ' Toys R Us Shutting Down Stores
[gtxvideo vid='XgYtjloN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XgYtjloN.jpg' vtitle='Consumer ' Toys R Us Shutting Down Stores'] CNN-- A company that helped define childhood memories for decades will soon be no more. Toys R Us is shutting down and selling hundreds of its stores. CNN'S John Lorinc…
National Youth Violence Prevention Week: City of Columbia Events
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--National Youth Violence Prevention Week kicks off with a series of events in the City of Columbia. The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department and the Columbia Police Department have partnered to host the two events. According to City…
Governor McMaster Calls for Trained Certified Officers in Every School
[gtxvideo vid='oTYyRuIz' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oTYyRuIz.jpg' vtitle='Governor McMaster Call for Trained Resource Officers'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In the wake of the arrest of two teens in Richland county, accused of bringing an unloaded gun and ammunition on school grounds, Governor Henry McMaster is…
Prices at the Pump Down in Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Gas Prices in the Midlands have fallen three cents per gallon in the past week, according to Gasbuddy. Drivers are paying an average $2.21/g , according to GasBuddy's daily survey. On the national level, drivers are paying…
Two students arrested for weapons on school grounds
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sherriff's Department arrested two students from A.C. Flora High School today. Officials say both were charged for having weapons on school property. On Tuesday (3/13) the Richland County Sherriff's Department School Resource Officer was…
15-year-old arrested for punching teacher in the face
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - A 15-year-old student at Academy for Success on Broad River was arrested off-campus Wednesday (3/14). According to the Richland County Sheriff's Office, the student, after being removed from class, returned and hit the male teacher in the…
Midlands students honor the lives of the 17 students killed in Florida school shooting
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Today students all over the nation took part in the National Walkout Day to help bring awareness to gun violence in schools, but for two schools in Richland 1, it looked a little different. Dreher and…
