Health: Supplements Cause People to Call Poison Control
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Eclipse Parking Open to the Public
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Former Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence Charge
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) (WOLO) -- A former State Representative pleaded guilty Monday to a domestic violence charge. Chris Corley entered the plea to the first degree domestic violence charge in an Aiken County courtroom. According to the AP, the judge…
Hundreds of Former Fluor Employees Meet With Attorneys
[gtxvideo vid='EK7gXUb0' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EK7gXUb0.jpg' vtitle='NUCLEAR LAYOFF'] Winnsboro, S.C. (WOLO)-- Last week SCE&G and Santee Cooper laid-off thousands after pulling out of a Nuclear Reactor project. Many have nowhere to go, including contractors that worked under Fluor. Monday, hundreds of laid…
Sheriff: Arrest Made in "Senseless" Fatal Shooting
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) - An arrest has been made and charges were filed Monday (8/7), in a shooting that killed a man Saturday morning. The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office announced Curran…
United Way Launches New Information App
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The United Way has launched a new app to help residents find resources in health and human services. The SC 2-1- 1 app can be downloaded for free on Android or Apple devices. According to the United Way, they…
Urgent Call for Blood Donations Issued
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The American Red Cross is calling on you to give blood in these final weeks of summer - in a season where donations are always low. In August, the Red Cross says its regular donors might…
GMC Morning Headlines
Here is a look at your Good Morning Columbia Headlines for Monday August 7th, 2017.
Inmate Held on Drug Charges Escapes South Carolina Jail
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP)- Authorities say an inmate being held after a drug bust has escaped from a South Carolina jail. Multiple news outlets report that 28-year-old Cyril Kendrell Lowery escaped from the Marlboro County Detention Center early Sunday morning. Marlboro…
Deputies Investigate Fatal Shooting in Orangeburg
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department is investigating a Saturday morning fatal shooting. Deputies were called to a Whittaker Parkway location around 12:20 a.m. Witnesses said they heard gunshots and then saw a man laying on the ground. Investigators have…
International Fugitive Captured in Fairfield County
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Hainsley DaCosta Browne AKA, “Barbados” has been nabbed by a joint law enforcement effort in Fairfield County. Browne fled Barbados to escape the Diplomatic Security Service and the Royal Barbados Police Force for operating an identity…
CPD Seeking Public's Help After Shooting Leaves One in Critical Condition
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that left one person in critical condition on Saturday. Officers say the shooting happened shortly after midnight in the 3100 block of Bronx Road. According to police a firearm was discharged during a…
RCSD K9 Deputy Tosca Dies
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Richland County K-9 Deputy died Saturday morning after suffering an apparent seizure. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the untimely passing of K-9 Deputy Tosca. Friday evening Tosca’s handler, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Emily Lemmond,…
Columbia Police Investigate Stabbing Incident
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police are currently investigating a stabbing incident. Officers say the incident happened on the 1700 block of Van Heise Street. Information is limited at this time. Continue to check back for updates.
Train Derailment Damages Track, Dumps 1,500 Gallons of Diesel Fuel
LUGOFF,SC (WOLO)- A train derailment by Kershaw County destroys track, dumps 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel from a locomotive, and causes a amtrak train to become stranded Saturday morning. Around 1am Lugoff Fire respond to a reported cargo train derailment off US…
Man Arrested After Leading Deputies on Car, Foot Chase
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A high speed chase turned into a foot pursuit after a man wrecked his car Friday night. The chase happened at 9:15pm in the intersection of River and Lancaster Drives. According to Richland County Deputies Gavin…
Total Solar Eclipse Countdown
[gtxvideo vid='3ykyZSRH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3ykyZSRH.jpg' vtitle='Total Solar Eclipse Countdown'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The countdown is on for the Total Solar Eclipse August 21. The Midlands will be at the epicenter of the event. On the date, the moon will completely cover the…
Job Fairs Scheduled to Help Laid Off Nuclear Workers
[gtxvideo vid='f2R1kS2N' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f2R1kS2N.jpg' vtitle='Job Fairs Scheduled to Help Laid Off Nuclear Workers'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has launched a new project aimed at helping the thousands of workers who lost jobs due to the Nuclear Reactor…
Heroes Deliver Water to Oliver Gospel Mission
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Stuff-a-Bus Campaign Aims to Provide Weekend Nutirition
[gtxvideo vid='Me3U0tMR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Me3U0tMR.jpg' vtitle='Stuff-a-Bus Campaign Aims to Provide Weekend Nutirition'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - You have a chance to make sure kids in one Midlands school district have healthy food seven days a week. All this weekend (8/5-8/6) Lexington-Richland District…
Grand Jury Looking into Trump, Russian Collusion
[gtxvideo vid='fw2aqbST' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fw2aqbST.jpg' vtitle='Grand Jury Looking into Trump, Russian Collusion'] WASHINGTON D.C. (WOLO) - There's new developments in the Russia investigation. ABC News confirms that special counsel, Robert Mueller, is using a grand jury to look into allegations of possible…
Mazda, Toyota Announce New US Plant
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SC Lawmakers React to Special Session Request over Nuclear Reactors
[gtxvideo vid='l6QGsHfE' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l6QGsHfE.jpg' vtitle='SC Lawmakers React to Special Session Request'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A bi partisan group of lawmakers is calling for a special session of the General Assembly to deal with fallout from the shutdown of construction on two…
Sale Tax Holiday Helps Back-To-School Shoppers
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Tax-free weekend means "back to school shopping" is upon us. Students are looking forward to picking out their favorite item: their backpack. "The book bag!"…
Senate Leaders Want Special Session Following Reactor Abandonment
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--(AP) _ Leaders of both Democrats and Republicans in the South Carolina Senate are calling for a special session of the Legislature to deal with the abandonment of two nuclear reactors under construction. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey…
