COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's public health director is stepping down. Director Catherine Heigel announced her resignation Thursday from the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The department says Heigel is returning to Greenville, where she will serve as…
Sheriff's deputies are warning that two men pretending to be South Carolina firefighters are conducting a scam when they try to get inside homes to check on smoke detectors.
[gtxvideo vid='dohYRbLW' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dohYRbLW.jpg' vtitle='REgaetronic'] LAKE MURRAY SC (WOLO)--Reggaetronic 6 is planned for Saturday at Spence Island on Lake Murray. According to event organizers, this year's event will kick off at 11:00, and will run until 6:00. Camp M.A.T.E.S., a camp…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - An official says two West Nile virus cases in South Carolina are connected to Hurricane Matthew. Beaufort County Mosquito Control director Gregg Hunt says organic material left in standing water after the storm was…
[gtxvideo vid='B1z8wG9r' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B1z8wG9r.jpg' vtitle='Richland Deputy Gains National Attention From Live PD'] RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-- A Midlands deputy is gaining national recognition for an on the job chase, caught on A&E'S Live PD. The Richland County Sheriff's Department says they've…
[gtxvideo vid='XLC4wEb6' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XLC4wEb6.jpg' vtitle='New Richland Two Superintendent Meets the Community'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--- Parents and members of the community got a chance this week to meet the New Richland School District Two Superintendent. The District held a meet and greet…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Bond has been set for the man who was charged with the murder of his uncle last month. On Wednesday a judge granted Brandon Barham a $250,000 bond. Barham faces murder and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A woman who recently celebrated her 108th birthday was granted an esteemed award for her lifetime of service and achievements. Community members and area leaders alike came…
[gtxvideo vid='cSC3o3rA' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cSC3o3rA.jpg' vtitle='OPIOID ABUSE'] Opioid abuse is on the rise, but with helpful gadgets like TimerCap, CVS hoping to help their clients keep track. "It’s basically like a stopwatch in the cap. So, every time they remove the cap…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The prison escapee captured in Texas after an intense manhunt, is back in South Carolina. Corrections officials say Jimmy Causey arrived at a South Carolina Prison facility around 2:40pm Wednesday. Officials say Causey escaped last week using…
The leader of South Carolina's largest business association wants South Carolina's two U.S. senators to oppose President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say a 46-year-old South Carolina woman collected more than $250,000 by writing bogus checks to the IRS, but her scheme was stopped before she collected the $11 million she was seeking. U.S. Attorney Beth…
[gtxvideo vid='36N1TnZV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/36N1TnZV.jpg' vtitle='Local Officials Announce Swim Safety Day'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In an effort to help curb the recent drownings in the Midlands, local law enforcement, fire and Recreation officials are joining together for Swim Safe. The Swim Safe…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to tell him what the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health care law should contain. McMaster on Tuesday wrote the Kentucky…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Multiple agencies around Lexington County came together to learn new skills to keep you and your family safe this summer. Lexington Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire and Sheriff's Department…
Children receiving a pancreas is rare in itself with only 4 successfully done in the U.S., but for Emmy, her need is for a completely different reason. The Reeves family, like many…
GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) - A convicted kidnapper who escaped from a maximum security prison in South Carolina and was captured 1,200 miles away in Texas has waived extradition. Prosecutors say Jimmy Causey was being held Tuesday in the Williamson County…
[gtxvideo vid='jkgSJH7r' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jkgSJH7r.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT Crews Repair 'Asphalt' Defect on 1-26'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Traffic is once again flowing on 1-26 in Lexington County near mile marker 112 after SC DOT Crews repaired an asphalt defect. Crews worked through the…
A frozen foods producer is expanding its South Carolina operations, with plans to create 700 new jobs.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The city of Columbia is helping assist people who are still impacted by the October 2015 floods with a series of workshops. "It's really scary to see that you…
[gtxvideo vid='Bs2jbEgH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bs2jbEgH.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Mayor Kicks off Drills and Skills Program'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is kicking off Summer Camp. Monday , the Mayor was at Charles Drew Wellness center to announce the sign up has begun…
[gtxvideo vid='8Rm7ZoHL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Rm7ZoHL.jpg' vtitle='Two Year Anniversary of Confederate Flag Removal'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Monday marked the two year anniversary of the removal of the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. The removal took place July 10, 2015…
[gtxvideo vid='B0psmKq5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B0psmKq5.jpg' vtitle='Blesk Joins Team'] "When it’s time to go to work he’s ready to go. He starts spinning in circles when I tell him it’s time to get to work," Matthew Fields said, a new deputy with the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Two years after it was taken down, the flag made a temporary return to the front lawn, The South Carolina Secessionist Party held its second annual flag raising, drawing…
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tells CNN's Dana Bash that "everybody knows that Russia meddled in our elections," and that President Trump discussed this in his meeting with President Putin.
