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Prayer Vigil At Statehouse For Dreamers

[gtxvideo vid='44uRyjx8' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/44uRyjx8.jpg' vtitle='DACA']   Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- The Trump Administration said it plans to end DACA giving Congress six months to legislate a solution. Attorney general Jeff Sessions made the announcement Tuesday morning. Approximately 800 thousand undocumented immigrants are currently…

Tracking Hurricane Irma-ABC Columbia Meteorologists

[gtxvideo vid='tokqKLAf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tokqKLAf.jpg' vtitle='Tracking Hurricane Irma-ABC Columbia Meteorologists'] Meteorologist Greg Armbrecht shares the latest on Hurricane Irma, including an updated track from Tuesday. Greg reminds everyone that it is too early to tell if there is any potential impact to…

Get Rid of Pesticides for Free

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The S.C. Department of Agriculture is offering several opportunities this month for residents to dispose of outdated, unusable or unwanted pesticides. The Waste Pesticide Disposal Program is open to all private, commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicators…

Harvest Hope Food Bank Prepares for Potential Impact of Irma

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Harvest Hope Food Bank is preparing for any potential impact from Hurricane Irma. Officials say the Food Bank is designated as the lead food bank in South Carolina for disaster response. According to officials, team members began…

Kershaw Deputies: High Speed Chase Ends Crash, Arrest of Teens

KERSHAW , SC (WOLO)-- Two suspects are in custody tonight, after a high speed chase, say Kershaw County Deputies. They tell ABC Columbia they clocked two 17-year-olds...Markeem Hammond and Kenneth Robinson Junior...driving a stolen Acura at 95 miles per hour on…

Labor Day Heroes

[gtxvideo vid='TnTZt6eT' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TnTZt6eT.jpg' vtitle='Labor Day Heroes'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- It's a tale of holiday heroes. Labor Day, according to AAA, is one of the busiest travel days for Americans and one family, on their way back home from Atlanta, got…

A Celebration of Stars will put a silver living on a sad subject

[gtxvideo vid='JWLoo7uU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JWLoo7uU.jpg' vtitle='Family Solutions'] ORANGEBURG SC (WOLO)--When we learn of a friend or family's pending addition, beyond the tears of joy come the realization of potential sadness.  For the tenth year, Family Solutions of the Low Country will host…

3 Injured After Car Goes Off Bridge Into River

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Three people were taken to the hospital after their vehicle went off a bridge Monday and into the Waccamaw River near Myrtle Beach, according to Horry County Fire…

USC to Collect Donations For Hurricane Harvey Relief

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-You can help pay it forward with the University of South Carolina. USC and Gamecock Athletics in conjunction with the Columbia Mayor’s office, City Council and a citywide relief effort, will be collecting items to send to the…

Utilities warned 1+ year before nuke plant flop

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Utility companies were warned more than a year ago that a South Carolina nuclear reactor project was doomed, yet failed to heed warnings that could have saved the venture. That's according to a report by a…

Power Up, Plug-In 'Drive Electric Columbia' Event

[gtxvideo vid='DaJAT8Zq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DaJAT8Zq.jpg' vtitle='Power Up, Plug-In Drive Electric Columbia Event'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- We're hitting the road for "Drive Electric Columbia ". Our Crysty Vaughan has more from Main Street on why some drivers are powering up... instead of paying a…

Nikki Haley Holds Emergency UN Meeting Over N. Korea

[gtxvideo vid='UlWd5hSN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UlWd5hSN.jpg' vtitle='Nikki Haley Holds Emergency UN Meeting Over N. Korea'] ABC NEWS (NY)COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council Monday that its incremental approach toward getting North Korea to stop its…

Autopsy Set for Body of Missing Boater Found on Lake Murray

[gtxvideo vid='rzBAuo7K' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rzBAuo7K.jpg' vtitle='Autopsy Set for Body of Missing Boater Found on Lake'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--An autopsy is scheduled for later this week on the body of a boater missing for nearly a week. His body was found Sunday on…

Labor Day Traffic Safety Checkpoints Underway

[gtxvideo vid='psaQN6gs' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/psaQN6gs.jpg' vtitle='Labor Day Traffic Safety Checkpoints'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Labor Day holiday means more traffic...and more patrols. Area officers, including Columbia police and Lexington Police have stepped up their presence. As many of your neighbors head home…

We're Not "Kidding": Midlands Farm Favorites to Welcome Visitors

[gtxvideo vid='JxsX1wMG' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JxsX1wMG.jpg' vtitle='farm tour'] RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Visitors will be able to get a behind-the-scenes look at ten sustainable farms during the Midlands Farm Tour Saturday. The self-guided tour, through Richland and Lexington Counties, takes place from 11 a.m. to…

Columbia police investigate late night shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Columbia Police are investigating a late night shooting in a Columbia neighborhood. Police say a 13-year-old boy was shot in the lower body at the 1500 block of Ashley Street last night. At last check, the…

Pedestrian Struck, Killed on I-26

Lexington Co., S.C (WOLO)-- We now know the identity of a man struck and killed on I-26 early Thursday morning. The Lexington County Coroners office says 64 year old Lawrence Rideau of Knoxville, Tennessee was walking along the eastbound lanes…

What To Do If You Expect Price Gouging

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Hurricane Harvey has gas prices on the rise across the country and the Midlands is no exception. According to columbiagasprices.com, the Midlands average is $2.44 a gallon, that's up .40 cents from just a week ago. So…

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