Hurricane Harvey Relief: How You Can Help
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Hurricane Harvey: Evacuees Rescued in Houston
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Social Media Plays A Big Role In Relief Efforts In Texas
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- "It’s pretty amazing how the story can go deep and go far and can reach millions with a click on your smartphone," Dr. Heather Brandt said, who has studied social media's impact with the floods that…
SC Forestry Division, National Guard Lending a Hand in Texas After Hurricane Harvey
[gtxvideo vid='vJ3cAJkM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vJ3cAJkM.jpg' vtitle='SC Aid in Texas'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-The South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (HART) left for Dallas Tuesday. The team is made up of eight national guard soldiers and nine rescue swimmers. Another agency that left for…
Congressman Joe Wilson Rolls into Midlands on Bus Tour
[gtxvideo vid='JpbTZd6l' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JpbTZd6l.jpg' vtitle='Congressman Joe Wilson Rolls into Midlands on Bus Tour'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Congressman Joe Wilson rolled into the Midlands today touching on the big issues. Wilson hit the streets during his annual District Bus Tour. Wilson visited area…
SC Army National Guard Deploys Aquatic Rescue Teams to Texas
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- On Tuesday, the South Carolina Army National Guard deployed two Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams to Texas in support of Hurricane Harvey rescue operations. The teams left out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, they consist of eight Soldiers…
Governor McMaster Signs Order Sending State Aid to Texas
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - South Carolina is sending more aid to Texas. Tuesday, Governor Henry McMaster signed an executive order placing the South Carolina National Guard…
City of Columbia Plans Relief Efforts for Harvey Victims
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin said Tuesday the city is working on plans to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas. Mayor Benjamin released this statement: Looking at the pictures and videos coming out…
Registered Sex Offender Arrested, Accused of Exposing Himself
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - A man was arrested outside a Broad River Road Waffle House Sunday after deputies said he exposed himself in the parking lot. The Richland County Sheriff's Department…
Richland County Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - A 33-year-old Richland County man has been arrested on ten charges connected to the exploitation of a minor. S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joseph Hewitt Tuesday. Wilson said Internet Crimes Against…
Recycle Your Solar Eclipse Spectacles
The Total Solar Eclipse may be over, but the need for those old glasses are still in high demand. Click here to find out how you can help someone else get a breathtaking view of the out of this world experience.
Lake Murray Resident Recalls Saving Stranded 4-Year-Old
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- As South Carolina DNR continue to search for a missing boater, neighbors who saved his 4-year-old daughter recall the horrific night. A daddy, daughter day out on the lake…
Butterflies to Fly over State House for Ovarian Cancer
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Soon butterflies will fill the skies over the SC State House. The Butterfly Release is an annual event for the Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Central South Carolina. The event will take place on September 21st, 2017. Nearly 55…
Columbia Police Investigate Moped Collision
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police need your help after they say a 70 year-old man was forced off the road and injured while driving his moped on harden street. Columbia Police released Surveillance video and a photo. They're looking for…
Congress Ralph Norman in the Midlands, Rotary Club
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Thieves Steal $25k Worth of Lawn Equipment
[gtxvideo vid='jK7x9y2c' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jK7x9y2c.jpg' vtitle='Thieves Steal $25k Worth of Lawn Equipment'] RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - Richland County Deputies are looking for four suspects accused of stealing $25,000 worth of STHIL lawn equipment. Investigators say the men seen in a surveillance…
S.C. Volunteers Are Ready to Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Thousands have been displaced by the devastating blow dealt by Hurricane Harvey. Some volunteers from the Palmetto State are in the Lone Star helping those who need it the…
Texas Flooding Brings Painful Memories Back To Midlands
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- The devastating scenes in Houston bring a rush of painful memories for many in the Midlands who lived through the October 2015 floods. "It was heart-wrenching, it…
Teens Arrested for Breaking Windows at Lexington High School
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in a vandalism case in Lexington County. The teens are accused of vandalism at Lexington High School.…
Sumter Police Searching for Missing Man
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)-- Sumter Police are searching for a man who was last seen early Friday. Family members say 52 year old Tommy Brailey was last seen leaving Brewers Bar and Grill on Wesmark Blvd. around 2am. Police say his…
Facebook Activates Safety Check
The Social Media network Facebook has activated their Safety Check for anyone looking for family and friends in the path of Hurricane Harvey.
One Person Injured in Mobile Home Fire Near Red Bank
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - One person was injured in a fire that broke out at a mobile home near Red Bank this weekend, Lexington County reported. Lexington County Fire Service and EMS were dispatched to the home in the…
Donate Your Eclipse Glasses, Get a Museum Discount
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- If you find yourself wondering what to do with leftover glasses from the Total Solar Eclipse, the South Carolina State Museum has a solution that will save you money and help others. Starting September 1st, the State…
State Emergency Management Division Monitoring Tropical Storm System
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The S.C. Emergency Management Division is closely monitoring a tropical storm system that could affect part of the state's coastline. “There’s still a lot of uncertainty in the forecasts,” SCEMD Director Kim Stenson said “If…
Thieves Wanted for Stealing $25,000 Worth of Lawn Equipment
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Multiple suspects are wanted in connection to a theft at Green Earth Services early Monday morning. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the thieves broke into multiple landscaping trucks on the property at 7426 Fairfield…
