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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…
Search for Cayce Missing Teen
A teenage girl missing for nearly a week prompts search and a plea for the public's help.
Memorial Held for Chef Shot and Killed in Charleston
[gtxvideo vid='6D6gaSOP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6D6gaSOP.jpg' vtitle='charleston memorial'] CHARLESTON, S.C. (WOLO) - A memorial for the victim of a deadly hostage situation in Charleston was held Sunday. Anthony Shane Whiddon was shot and killed Thursday inside the restaurant 'Virginia's on King'. Whiddon was…
Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Parts of Coastal Carolinas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm watch for parts of North and South Carolina. An advisory issued at 5 p.m. Sunday says the watch stretches…
SC Red Cross Deploys Volunteers to Assist with Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— Volunteers and staff with the South Carolina Red Cross were sent to Texas to help assist people affect by Hurricane Harvey. Tropical Storm Harvey is being called the most deadly and devastating hurricane forecast to strike the…
Lexington County Coroner Identifies Victim in Fatal Moped Crash
LEXINGTON COUNTY,SC (WOLO)-The Lexington County Coroner has identified the person who died when a moped was struck by a pickup truck. The crash happened at 2:10am on US 321 near Toole Smith Road in Lexington County. According to Lexington County…
Crews Look for Father After 4-Year-Old Found Alone in Boat on Lake Murray
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) - South Carolina authorities say they are searching for a man on Lake Murray after finding his 4-year-old daughter alone in a boat. Department of Natural Resources spokesman Robert McCullough said crews are still looking for Durham…
First Baptist Church Opens New Doors in Old Building
[gtxvideo vid='R7OdiyoH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/R7OdiyoH.jpg' vtitle='First Baptist Church Opens New Doors in Old Building'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The old downtown YMCA has a new lease on life. The building on Sumter Street has been reborn as the Columbia First Baptist Church Student Center.…
Wanted: South Sumter Suspect, String of Armed Robberies
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Old Downtown YMCA Building Gets Rebirth
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RCSO: Man Wanted in TX Murder Case No Longer Believed to be in SC
[gtxvideo vid='pWmGq9cv' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pWmGq9cv.jpg' vtitle='RCSO: TX Murder Suspect No Longer Believed to be in SC'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff's Deputies say a man wanted in connection with a murder in Texas may not be in the Midlands anymore.…
