[gtxvideo vid='I21SfcNI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I21SfcNI.jpg' vtitle='BACK TO SCHOOL'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- Ready to save some green when doing back-to-school shopping? Well, this is your weekend! Some stores say they prepare for the tax-free weekend just like it is Black Friday! "I…
The Richland County Sheriff's Department says a second suspect is now in custody accused of breaking into 20 cars in the last 24 hours.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge has refused to end a lawsuit over a temporary rate cut for customers of a private South Carolina utility still paying for two abandoned nuclear reactors. Judge Michelle Childs' ruling Thursday still leaves…
[gtxvideo vid='3kLoBk4x' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3kLoBk4x.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police National Night Out Kick Off Friday'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--This Friday, Columbia Police will host the 11th annual National Night Out kick off. It's ahead of the annual National Night Out event, which aims to bridge…
[gtxvideo vid='Ptio2kpa' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ptio2kpa.jpg' vtitle='Tax Free Weekend Dates'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Mark your calendar, it's almost time for the Tax Free Holiday. The SC Department of Revenue has set the dates for the annual sales tax weekend. It runs this Friday, August…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--South Carolina's largest provider of behavioral therapy for children with autism is paying the federal government $8.8 million to settle fraud allegations. After an investigation the US Attorney's Office says the EAP submitted false claims to Tricare and…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A former lieutenant with the Department of Juvenile Justice will spend a year in prison after pleading guilty to hog-tying two inmates for making too much noise. According to the US Attorney's Office, Nicole Samples was sentenced…
Forest Acres, S.C. (WOLO)-- 21 people including seven children are out of their home after fire tore through an apartment complex. A spokesperson for the Columbia Fire Department says it happened around 10PM Wednesday night…
Singer/Actress Beyonce is changing the the history of the magazine Vouge. What she's done to alter the publication's 126 year history.
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-The need for people to protect and serve is a problem for several agencies in the Midlands. Across Lexington County, for instance, they're currently looking to fill more than 100…
[gtxvideo vid='F2pMIzkA' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F2pMIzkA.jpg' vtitle='GUARD RAISES'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- Henry McMaster’s cabinet members gave their reports to him and Department of Corrections Director Bryan Sterling was among them. Sterling has had a rocky year with many violent incidents in his prisons,…
[gtxvideo vid='PYgpvlme' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PYgpvlme.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police and Library Team up for Book Fair'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and Police Chief Skip Holbrook are encouraging kids to open a book. This week, the two hosted the 'Books 2 Boys and…
[gtxvideo vid='PNV8EhNf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PNV8EhNf.jpg' vtitle='C of C affirmative action'] CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) - The College of Charleston says it is resuming affirmative action in its admissions process after stopping it two years ago. The Post and Courier reports the college will…
[gtxvideo vid='OcgPIGWn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OcgPIGWn.jpg' vtitle='Hail satan teens'] UNION COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - Four upstate teens are accused of carving the words "hail Satan" on a church in the upstate. Union County Sheriff David Taylor says it happened at Welcome Baptist Church…
A Democratic candidate for State Senate lands a big endorsement for the upcoming special election.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said today that six individuals have pled guilty this week for their roles in the theft and sale of nearly $400,000 worth of personal property stolen from victims in Marlboro…
[gtxvideo vid='cpvvKDTj' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cpvvKDTj.jpg' vtitle='Street in Lexington reopens after closure to compromise'] LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-- Wednesday, Lexington Police announced that the 100 Block of Glynway Avenue has reopened. The area was closed Tuesday after a pond dam was compromised at the…
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[gtxvideo vid='ypSqEvYd' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ypSqEvYd.jpg' vtitle='Lexington teen charged in armed robbery step father sought']
[gtxvideo vid='35fxglhf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/35fxglhf.jpg' vtitle='SC Tax Free Weekend Ahead'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Mark your calendar, it's almost time for the Tax Free Weekend. The SC Department of Revenue has released the dates for the annual sales tax holiday. It will run…
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- It has been one year since the VC Summer nuclear plant shut down which cost thousands of people their jobs. Some of them are still feeling the…
[gtxvideo vid='qKsJfhMi' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qKsJfhMi.jpg' vtitle='Mars makes closest approach to Earth in last 15 years'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - If you were up very early Tuesday (7/31) morning you may have seen Mars in a new light. Mars came as close to…
by Wednesday it could be legal for one state to post downloadable 3D guns for their use, but gun control advocates are firing back asking for a stop before the move becomes law.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- SCANA held a special shareholder meeting to vote on whether or not they were going to approve merging with Virginia company Dominion Energy. During the Tuesday meeting, 72 percent…
Lexington, SC (WOLO) --- We have an update to a story we have been following since it broke earlier this evening. Lexington Police say one Lexington road…
