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Food Magic: Turning $5 into a week of meals for a hungry family

[gtxvideo vid='DSiKCWng' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DSiKCWng.jpg' vtitle='Harvest Hope'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Hunger in South Carolina is no joke...In fact, according to Harvest Hope Food Bank, one in six, or 794,590 Palmetto State residents are food insecure...23% of which are children.  Many people…

Columbia City At-Large Council Hosts Holiday Reception

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Some Columbia City council members want to meet and greet residents this holiday season. Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine and Councilman Howard Duvall will host a Holiday reception. Where: Earlewood Park Banquet Room, 1113 Parkside Dr. Columbia, SC…

Alan Thicke, 'Growing Pains' Actor, Dies

(Source: Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) -- According to a publicist, actor Alan Thicke has died. Thicke was 69. Thicke starred as Dr. Jason Seaver in the ABC…

What happens at the office Christmas party....ends up on YouTube

[gtxvideo vid='ZRFyyLXn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZRFyyLXn.jpg' vtitle='Protocol 1'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Simply put, etiquette is “the customary code of polite behavior in society…”  Good etiquette, however, isn’t quite as simple being polite.  There are many customs, behaviors, and even expectations that often go…

CFD Respond to Reports of Smoke In Capitol Center

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -  The Columbia Fire Department responded to reports of smoke inside the Capitol Center this morning. Gervais Street is now open to northbound traffic between Assembly and Lady Streets. The…

Dylann Roof Trial Enters Fifth Day

The Dylann Roof Trial enters the fifth day. Stay with ABC Columbia as we get up to the minute updates from crews inside the court throughout the day Tuesday.

Woman Dies From Hypothermia

Greenville, SC (WOLO)--This weekends frigid temperatures are now being blamed for the death of an elderly woman in Greenville. Officials say, 83 year old Joyce Norris died of hypothermia after falling in her driveway and left in the cold. Authorities…

One more day to apply for FEMA assistance from Matthew

[gtxvideo vid='JRMGHoYh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JRMGHoYh.jpg' vtitle='FEMA'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)-- As much of South Carolina and the southeast braced for the impact of Hurricane Matthew in early October, residents were ordered to leave the coast and head for higher and potentially drier ground.…

CPD: Man in Critical Condition after shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia Police Department is investigating a shooting that has left a man in critical condition. Officials said the shooting happened in the 3600…

Woman Stabbed in Hotel After Opening Door

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A woman was stabbed in the upper body after opening her hotel door Saturday night, according to Richalnd County Sheriff's Department. Deputies responded to an aggravated assault call at the InTown Suites in the 8300…

Deputies investigating after man shot in Richland County

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County deputies are investigating a shooting that happened on Trotter Road Saturday afternoon. Authorities were called to Palmetto Health Richland Hospital at 4 p.m in reference to a gunshot wound victim. Deputies said the…

Boil Water Advisory for Parts of West Columbia

COLUMBIA ,  SC  (WOLO )-- The City of West Columbia experienced a water line break affecting water customers in the following areas, say officials. The following streets are impacted: 400-500 Blocks of Beverly Drive Dawn Drive Rainbow Circle Kensington Court 2400-2800Blocks…

Vets Charity Ride for Dorn VA

COLUMBIA, SC  (WOLO)--  The motorcycles are revving up Sunday for the 2016 Vets’ Christmas Charity Ride. The ride brings in gifts and donations to the Dorn VA Medical Center. Organizers say thousands of riders will begin at 2 p.m. from…

Home for the Holidays Adoption Special

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Looking to bring a furry friend home for the Holidays? The City of Columbia and Lexington Animal Services is hosting a Home for the Holidays Adoption Special for the month of December. The special adoption price will…

Man dies after hitting tree in Richland County

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A man was killed on Friday night after crashing into a tree on Farrow Road in Columbia. Bryant E. Dreher,69, was traveling southbound on Farrow road when he crossed the median, left the roadway and…

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