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Famously Hot New Year

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The City of Columbia is prepping for a big New Year's bash.  This Saturday  December 31 marks the sixth annual Famously Hot New Year.  It will take place in downtown Columbia, S.C., next to S.C. State House, from 6:30…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- From all of us here at ABC COLUMBIA, we wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Join ABC Columbia News, Christmas Night at 11pm, for a Special Year in Review Show. Wake up Monday…

NORAD tracking Santa

ABC NEWS-- Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical route from a…

Christmas Eve Store Hours

Columbia, S.C (WOLO) --- If you wait until the last minute to get those holiday gifts you may be in luck. Some retailers are staying open just a little bit longer so you can get everything you need under the…

Pork Rinds Recalled

A area company is recalling more than 7 thousand pounds of their snack after concerns over possible salmonella.

One Dead, Two Injured in Aster Circle Shooting

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- The holiday weekend gets off to a violent start in Columbia as deputies investigate a Friday afternoon shooting. It happened around 1:30 Friday afternoon on Aster Circle near Bluff Rd. Richland County deputies say one person…

Christmas/ New Year Travel Costs

Columbia, S.C (WOLO) --- Depending on where you're traveling and how you intend to get there, a little planning can help you put some of that holiday cheer in your pockets. According to gas buddy, gas prices have seen the…

Officer Assaults Inmate

GAFFNEY, S.C. - A former Gaffney police officer has been charged with assault on an inmate at the Cherokee County jail. Court records show that Billy Hyatt has been charged with third-degree assault and battery. Hyatt was a former sergeant…

Child Struck in Hit and Run

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Columbia police continue searching for the driver of a car they say ran up on a sidewalk and struck a child Thursday evening. Authorities say the incident happened around 6pm in the 23 hundred block of…

Citizen's Tip Leads to Arrest of Irmo Woman

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Authorities credit a tip from a concerned citizen which led to the arrest of 35-year-old woman accused of stealing two packages off a porch. Related: Suspect Possibly Linked to…

Update: Man Identified Inside Burning Home

HOPKINS, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County officials have released the name of a man found dead in a fire at a home in Hopkins. Coroner Gary Watts says 84-year-old Cleveland Edmonds of Hopkins died in the fire overnight Wednesday. An…

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