[gtxvideo vid='f0AP1KcR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f0AP1KcR.jpg' vtitle='Agencies Prep for Irma'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-Governor Henry McMaster says at 10 a.m. this Saturday, he will issue evacuation orders and lane reversals if the current forecast remains. "We will have a reversal of lanes on I-26…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Here is a list of school closures Continue to check back for updates. Monday, September 11 University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus will be closed Monday, Sept. 11 and all classes are cancelled. Only essential personnel should report to…
The Palmetto region of the American Red Cross said Thursday morning that it's looking for volunteers ahead of Hurricane Irma's potential landfall in S.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The ABC Columbia News team wants to make sure you're ready, no matter what Hurricane Irma brings to the Palmetto State. Viewers have been sharing their questions about the storm with Good Morning Columbia Weather Anchor…
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--September is National Preparedness Month, as there is no better way to illustrate the need for preparation than to be watching a major hurricane with a potential of a Midlands strike. As all eyes are…
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LEXINGTON -- Police are looking for a man who burglarized a dry cleaners in Lexington Wednesday morning. The business is located on 485 Industrial Drive. Surveillance footage showed the man with a shirt covering his face holding a black bag.…
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[gtxvideo vid='66nyyvPM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/66nyyvPM.jpg' vtitle='SC State Fair Tickets Now On-Sale!'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Tickets for the South Carolina State Fair went on sale Wednesday (9/6). Advanced general admission tickets are $7.00 or you can pay $10 at the gate. Tickets…
[gtxvideo vid='50FNuJWD' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/50FNuJWD.jpg' vtitle='Tracking Hurricane Irma- ABC Columbia Meteorologist'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Chief Meteorologist John Farley is tracking Hurricane Irma and the potential impact the storm could have on South Carolina, and the Midlands. Watch his update here. Hurricane Irma…
CAYCE, SC. (WOLO)- In anticipation of Hurricane Irma’s potential impact on South Carolina, SCE&G is taking steps to manage Lake Murray water levels. The company has begun operating its Saluda Hydroelectric generating plant, which releases water from the lake into…
According to the Columbia Police Department two people have died following a shooting Wednesday morning.
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…
