COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--In anticipation of Hurricane Irma, Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order Wednesday declaring a state of emergency. The governor along with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division is urging residents…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Columbia Police say an man and and a child were injured in a shooting today on Traux Ln. near Two Notch Rd. Investigators say both were taken to an area hospital. Chief Skip Holbrook says the shooting…
ABC NEWS (WOLO)-- South Carolina Emergency officials are keeping a close eye on the latest forecast for Hurricane Irma. Officials are asking you to be prepared, put a plan in place, but not panic. ABC Columbia Meteorologists say the track…
Tickets for the 2017 South Carolina State Fair went on sale Wednesday. The fair runs October 11 through 22 at the fairgrounds on Rosewood Drive and George Rogers Boulevard.
[gtxvideo vid='2mwQDDXP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2mwQDDXP.jpg' vtitle='University of South Carolina Harvey Relief'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The University of South Carolina is doing its part to help those reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. Today USC is hosting a donation drive at four different…
Lexington Police Department is raising money for Special Olympics SC at the Saluda Pointe Chick-fil-A through Friday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The Sumter Police Department will be holding a press conference at 11 a.m. today at the police department on Hampton Avenue regarding a missing man. 52 year-old Tommy Brailey…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Hundreds of people came together at the Statehouse on Tuesday in Support of the Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) protesting the move by the White House. Midlands Dreamers…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Officers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources who deployed to Texas to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey are on their way home. The officers were deployed two weeks ago. A DNR spokesperson says they…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- September is National Preparedness Month. On the heels of a devastating hurricane making landfall in the U.S. and another hurricane brewing in the tropics, SCEMD is telling citizens to…
[gtxvideo vid='44uRyjx8' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/44uRyjx8.jpg' vtitle='DACA'] Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- The Trump Administration said it plans to end DACA giving Congress six months to legislate a solution. Attorney general Jeff Sessions made the announcement Tuesday morning. Approximately 800 thousand undocumented immigrants are currently…
[gtxvideo vid='tokqKLAf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tokqKLAf.jpg' vtitle='Tracking Hurricane Irma-ABC Columbia Meteorologists'] Meteorologist Greg Armbrecht shares the latest on Hurricane Irma, including an updated track from Tuesday. Greg reminds everyone that it is too early to tell if there is any potential impact to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The S.C. Department of Agriculture is offering several opportunities this month for residents to dispose of outdated, unusable or unwanted pesticides. The Waste Pesticide Disposal Program is open to all private, commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicators…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Harvest Hope Food Bank is preparing for any potential impact from Hurricane Irma. Officials say the Food Bank is designated as the lead food bank in South Carolina for disaster response. According to officials, team members began…
KERSHAW , SC (WOLO)-- Two suspects are in custody tonight, after a high speed chase, say Kershaw County Deputies. They tell ABC Columbia they clocked two 17-year-olds...Markeem Hammond and Kenneth Robinson Junior...driving a stolen Acura at 95 miles per hour on…
[gtxvideo vid='TnTZt6eT' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TnTZt6eT.jpg' vtitle='Labor Day Heroes'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- It's a tale of holiday heroes. Labor Day, according to AAA, is one of the busiest travel days for Americans and one family, on their way back home from Atlanta, got…
[gtxvideo vid='JWLoo7uU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JWLoo7uU.jpg' vtitle='Family Solutions'] ORANGEBURG SC (WOLO)--When we learn of a friend or family's pending addition, beyond the tears of joy come the realization of potential sadness. For the tenth year, Family Solutions of the Low Country will host…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Three people were taken to the hospital after their vehicle went off a bridge Monday and into the Waccamaw River near Myrtle Beach, according to Horry County Fire…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-You can help pay it forward with the University of South Carolina. USC and Gamecock Athletics in conjunction with the Columbia Mayor’s office, City Council and a citywide relief effort, will be collecting items to send to the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Utility companies were warned more than a year ago that a South Carolina nuclear reactor project was doomed, yet failed to heed warnings that could have saved the venture. That's according to a report by a…
CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO)- Campaigns, community and candy were all on full display at the 38th Annual Chapin Labor Day Parade. "It's such a great labor day tradition out here in Chapin, this…
[gtxvideo vid='DaJAT8Zq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DaJAT8Zq.jpg' vtitle='Power Up, Plug-In Drive Electric Columbia Event'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- We're hitting the road for "Drive Electric Columbia ". Our Crysty Vaughan has more from Main Street on why some drivers are powering up... instead of paying a…
Lexington, SC (WOLO)-- Gas prices are a little steep right now but the Department of Natural Resources says that may not stop people from getting out on the water on the…
