Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)--- Magnet programs in Richland School District 1 are getting a boost from the federal government. Wednesday the US Department of Education announced the district as the recipient of a $15 million grant for magnet programs. A…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- House Committee Lawmakers are expected to hear from Santee Cooper Executives on Tuesday during the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee meeting. The committee was created back in August in response to the failed nuclear construction project at…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Governor Henry McMaster is responding to the need for aid in Puerto Rico. On Thursday, the Governor authorized nearly 150 Engineer Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard to assist in recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria.…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC- Deputies have arrested and charged a 17-year-old with murder on Wednesday. Deputies arrested Kendall A. Smith in connection to a the murder of a woman whose body was found a week earlier. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott…
[gtxvideo vid='jXeOoiOh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jXeOoiOh.jpg' vtitle='Lizard's Thicket Celebrates 40 Years'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Happy birthday to one of the only places on Earth where mac and cheese is a vegetable. Starting Wednesday (9/27), Lizard's Thicket is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Bob…
Study shows South Carolina comes up short when budgeting bucks compared to the rest of the Nation.
A High Scool Homecoming Banner Outrages some parents who called it "disgusting " and demanded it's removal.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Agencies from around the state made their way to Columbia to discuss how to raise the number of emergency medical technicians. "We have a shortage in South Carolina. People…
[gtxvideo vid='3QiAv0b7' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3QiAv0b7.jpg' vtitle='murder'] Lexington, SC (WOLO)-- Neighbors of a Lexington couple say they seemed completely normal on the outside, but police say something went horribly wrong, leaving the husband dead and the children without a father. Right now Lexington…
A teenager has been arrested accused in the beating death of a woman found beaten and thrown in a trash can.
COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO)-- Get ready to grab breakfast and battle breast cancer, at the same time. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is once again hosting the Annual Mayor's Campaign Against Breast Cancer Isabel Law Breakfast. It will take place from…
A exchange of gunfire leaves two men clinging to life, one dead and a suspect on the loose.
The 44th annual Irmo Okra Strut comes to the Midlands Friday and Saturday.
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- Richland County deputies are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting in the Irmo area. Investigators say around 1:30am someone fired shots into a home on Piney Woods Rd. Deputies say three people were in the home at…
Nearly a year later, a Lexington woman has been arrested in the death of her 55-year-old husband, Lexington Police Department officials announced Wednesday.
Midlands hospital system, Palmetto Health, said Wednesday that it plans to offer free flu shots at clinics throughout the fall.
Equifax makes changes after security breach compromised millions of personal data.
If you are looking for a new career, USC is hosting a fair that may be able to help.
A water water main break may have you looking for another way to get around West Columbia for the next few weeks.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released an opinion Tuesday that the law at the heart of the failed nuclear reactors that were being built by SCE&G and…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- Since the historic flooding of 2015, a now-retired wounded Army veteran is having to fight a different type of battle, one he never expected. "Being a wounded warrior,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee held it's third hearing since it's inception. This time, listening to the people who felt the fallout from V.C. Summer firsthand. One by…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) Columbia police say 19 year old Alexander Petrillo is charged with arson after firefighters say they saw him set fire to a stack of newspapers in the lobby of a downtown apartment complex. Investigators say fire crews…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A spokesperson for State Law Enforcement Division says SLED has opened an investigation into possible criminal activity in connection with the abandonment of construction of two nuclear reactors at VC Summer Nuclear facility. SLED Spokesperson Kathryn Richardson…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - A school resource officer arrested a teenager Tuesday (9/26) morning after a handgun was found in his backpack. The unnamed Airport High School student is being held by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice…
