UNITED NATIONS (AP) - US Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging countries that provide UN peacekeeping troops to hold soldiers accountable for sexual abuse, an appeal that came after citing an AP investigation into a child sex ring in Haiti involving…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Three members of the National Champion South Carolina Gamecocks were selected in the first round of WNBA Draft 2017 presented by State Farm Thursday night at Samsung 837 in New York. Senior center Alaina Coates…
[gtxvideo vid='3QB1nCNb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3QB1nCNb.jpg' vtitle='Lexington County Deputies Searching for Fake 911 Caller'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a person they say is making dozens of unfounded 911 calls. Investigators say the calls have been coming…
The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- SCE&G briefed the South Carolina Public Service Commission for the first time since Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the company they contracted to construct nuclear reactors in the Midlands, filed Chapter 11…
[gtxvideo vid='VcDwrZ79' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VcDwrZ79.jpg' vtitle='gabby bows 1'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Midlands resident Gabby Goodwin, the ten-year-old behind "GaBBY Bows", is in the running to win a $10,000 grant for kid entrepreneurs. Barbara's Food is running the competition. The company narrowed…
A utility that co-owns nuclear reactors under construction in South Carolina is set to explain to state regulators where the project stands following the bankruptcy of its contractor.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A 10-year-old kidtrepreneur from the midlands solved the problem of disappearing hair barrettes, but now this young CEO says she could use some help to keep business booming. Gabrielle…
[gtxvideo vid='5xP6tPeH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5xP6tPeH.jpg' vtitle='El Burrito in Five Points Closing'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A popular eatery in Five Points will soon be closing the doors. El Burrito on Harden Street announced on the Facebook page that it will be closing for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Defense lawyers for Dylann Roof said the Charleston church shooter was adamant about not being ruled mentally impaired because it might prevent him from getting a high government position if white nationalists took over the country.…
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina representative who shouted "You Lie" at President Barack Obama on the floor of Congress was on the receiving end of the same words during a town hall meeting this week. U.S. Rep. Joe…
[gtxvideo vid='OpxxBoJo' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OpxxBoJo.jpg' vtitle='U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham in SC for Cyber Forum'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham was in Columbia Tuesday to attend the National Cyber Security Alliance’s event. The Lock Down Your Login event was geared towards protecting…
[gtxvideo vid='mD3S54SX' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mD3S54SX.jpg' vtitle='DUI Enforcement Honors in SC'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The men and women who keep South Carolina's Highways safe were honored Tuesday for their DUI Enforcement efforts. The Department of Public Safety held its annual DUI Recognition ceremony.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Last month, an 89 year old world war two veteran's body was found stuffed in a suitcase on a farm in Arkansas. Tuesday afternoon, he received a proper farewell…
CHARLOTTE, N.C., (USC SID) – In celebration of the University of South Carolina’s first NCAA Division I women’s basketball national championship, Coca-Cola® is giving Gamecock fans a refreshing way to savor the sweet taste of a title victory. Today, Coca-Cola is…
[gtxvideo vid='oX7ZkrKs' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oX7ZkrKs.jpg' vtitle='national medal finalist'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - On Wednesday, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is shining a spotlight on Richland Library - one of 15 libraries in the country to be selected as a 2017…
The family of a father and son killed when their small plane was hit by an Air Force jet nearly two years ago is suing the federal government.
[gtxvideo vid='Z3jZx8jZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z3jZx8jZ.jpg' vtitle='Health: Accidental Poisonings in Children'] CNN- Every year, nearly 60,000 American children are accidentally poisoned by medicine. Every day nearly 300 children are treated in the Emergency Room due to accidental poisoning, say health experts. Here's Kim…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A one year old is recovering in the hospital after almost losing his life when he started choking. His family, stuck in traffic and started praying. A team…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The mother of an inmate strangled in a South Carolina prison is questioning how two convicts serving life sentences were able to kill four people without attracting the attention of guards. Becky Kelley of Saint Albans,…
[gtxvideo vid='R5uPZd1G' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/R5uPZd1G.jpg' vtitle='Richland Library Northeast Getting Ready for Upgrades'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The book shelves are getting ready to broaden at one branch of the Richland County Library system. The Richland Library Northeast is set for some major upgrades,…
[gtxvideo vid='po3DlK38' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/po3DlK38.jpg' vtitle='Bounce House in SC Upstate Swept up by Winds'] TAYLORS, S.C. (AP) - A church pastor says two children are still in a hospital after a bounce house was lifted into the air by a gust of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A teenager has been charged in connection to a deadly shooting that happened back in March. Columbia Police investigators have charged Donte Anthony Foske, 19, with Accessory after the fact…
Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof has pleaded guilty to state murder and attempted murder charges, leaving him to await federal execution and sparing his victims and their families the burden of a second trial.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - State health officials say six more people died of flu in South Carolina during the last flu season. The Greenville News reports that figures from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control show that brings…
