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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…

Sister of convicted church shooter, Dylann Roof arrested for weapons and drugs at school

An AC Flora High School Student arrested, accused of having weapons on school property and drugs.

Lexington-Richland 5 schools participate in National Walkout Day

IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) - Exactly one month after the fatal school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. students around the country took a stand for their own…

Man faces federal charges of kidnapping, raping 4-year-old

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A man is facing federal charges of kidnapping and raping a 4-year-old South Carolina girl that he drove across three Southern states. U.S. Attorney Beth Drake says Wednesday a…

SC State Budget Debate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina House lawmakers have approved a budget to fund state government for the coming year. Legislators late Tuesday voted 116-2 to approve the state's more than $8 billion budget plan. The chamber reconvened early Wednesday…