IRMO, SC (WOLO)-- Get ready for a fried veggie. The 44th annual Irmo Okra Strut kicks off in the Town of Irmo Friday and runs through Saturday. The free, family-friendly event features nationally-recognized bands, like Mother's Finest, a parade and a recipe…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Music and more will highlight the JerryFest concert in Five Points Sunday. According to organizers, JerryFest is a free, family and pet friendly outdoor concert to…
Caught on Camera: The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is on the hunt for a suspect, caught on camera, robbing a Midlands McDonald's at gunpoint and then forcing three employees into the freezer.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A Midlands Restaurant is hosting a donation drive to send supplies to Puerto Rico. The manager of La Isla Bonita say its been a struggle contacting family in…
[gtxvideo vid='UU8HGIie' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UU8HGIie.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Sewage Discount Ends, Rates Could Go Up'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - City of Columbia water customers can expect to see an increase on their bills next month. Starting in October, Columbia Water’s annual seasonal sewer discount…
[gtxvideo vid='9P8zfWwy' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9P8zfWwy.jpg' vtitle='Argument Ends in Gunfire, Car Shot at'] RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - Deputies say an argument erupted in gunfire Wednesday (9/27) afternoon in northeast Richland County. Investigators say it happened at the intersection of Polo Road and…
State officials say Hurricane Irma has claimed another life bringing the total number of deaths from the storm to five people.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- 100 years ago a group of brave Midlands soldiers crossed the Atlantic to fight in WWI. Thursday, those men were given their long-overdue recognition. On a hidden plot of…
Irmo, SC (WOLO)-- A teacher from Dutch Fork High School is going to be on America’s Favorite quiz show. Who is Robert Barron? That’s correct! He's the history teacher that will be seen by…
A woman accused of pepper spraying a loss prevention worker during an alleged armed robbery is now in custody.
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.
