WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- According to the West Columbia Police Department, Alexander Rd. will be closed on Saturday, February 11, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. –1:30 p.m. According to officials, residents and visitors near the Gervais Street Bridge in West Columbia…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Lexington County Sheriff's Department said deputies discovered a body in a wooded area. The body was found in the 3900 block of Fish Hatchery Road. The cause of death is unknown. No other details were…
[gtxvideo vid='7HyvrrMZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7HyvrrMZ.jpg' vtitle='Twitter Crackdown on Harassment'] CNN-- Twitter says its cracking down on online harassment. The social media company announced a new set of features to combat what they call abusive content. Those changes include preventing serial abusers from creating…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)-Kevin Lawrence Pearson has been named as a person of interest in a recent homicide. Lexington County detectives determined Pearson is connected to a homicide that took place February 8th on Princeton Road in West Columbia. 25…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- Red Cross volunteers say they are assisting a family whose home off Camino Court in Columbia, was damaged by a fire Thursday. The Red Cross says it is helping three adults with food, clothing, lodging. The Red Cross…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- South Carolina Electric and Gas is warning customers about phone scams directed at residences and small business. Restaurant owner George Xanthakos says his restaurant in Cayce has been…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bill raising South Carolina's gas tax and a number of other fees to put an additional $600 million a year into state roads is on its way to the House floor. The House Ways and…
Newberry County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a burglary suspect described as a white male, standing about 5'5" who was last seen wearing a black jacket and possibly blue jeans.
[gtxvideo vid='bj4ilryh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bj4ilryh.jpg' vtitle='RCSD Investigating Shots Fired Into Home'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Richland County Deputies are investigating a case of shots fired into a home. According to investigators, around 10:30pm Tuesday night, multiple rounds were fired at a home in…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A South Carolina woman accused of taking a baby from a Jacksonville, Florida, hospital and raising the child as her own has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and interference of custody. The Florida Times-Union…
[gtxvideo vid='0BGPCZGO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0BGPCZGO.jpg' vtitle='chili'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--For the 19th time, Historic Columbia and the Palladium Society are throwing a little party with a lot of chili. This year's fundraiser is planned for Saturday at the Music Farm on Senate Street…
Three Clemson University professors are refusing to eat in protest over The President's Travel Ban.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A Midlands couple is still struggling with getting their relatives to America after Trump's executive order was placed on a temporary hold. Vahid Tavaf and Minoo Atabi have…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The City of Columbia is asking residents to be on alert for someone impersonating a City of Columbia Water Maintenance employee. The City of Columbia has received questions concerning whether city staff goes door to door requesting…
Gov. Henry McMaster says raising the gas tax should be the "last resort'' for fixing South Carolina's roads but isn't answering whether he thinks the state has reached such ``desperate circumstances.''
Authorities are in the early stages of a death investigation in Lexington County.
President Donald Trump today attacked those challenging his travel ban, saying even a "bad high school student" would understand the law that confers upon the president the power to restrict immigration.
South Carolina environmental regulators have rejected an effort by a company connected to President Donald Trump to limit its environmental cleanup liabilities at an industrial site.
Starbucks Coffee vows to hire thousands of refugees over the next 5 years.
South Carolina State University is marking the 49th anniversary of the shooting deaths of three students during a protest with a talk from historian Millicent Brown.
[gtxvideo vid='9CKKXoJA' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9CKKXoJA.jpg' vtitle='Take the Plunge for Special Olympics'] LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) - The annual Lake Murray Polar Plunge, hosted by Special Olympics South Carolina, will be held Saturday, February 11. Those who choose to brave the icy waters will…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A Midlands jewelry store is making the best out of a bad situation after a man tried to shatter their storefront window with cement Tuesday morning. Surveillance video taken outside…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Columbia police say a Columbia firefighter has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fire that lead to the death of an 80 year old woman. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Riley Norris scored six of his 11 points in the fourth and final overtime, including the go-ahead free throws with 56 seconds left, and Alabama finally put away No. 19 South Carolina 90-86 on Tuesday night,…
