COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- One of the Fall's annual events is headed back to Columbia. The 21st Annual South Carolina Oyster Festival is set for Sunday, November 20 at the Robert Mills House and Hampton-Preston Mansion. According to organizers, the Festival is…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a Burning Ban for all counties. According to State Forester Gene Kodama, the ban statewide is due to weather conditions associated with an approaching cold front that presents an elevated risk…
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A 22-year-old Batesburg man has been charged in five burglaries at Lexington County residences.
Federal authorities say a deputy U.S. marshal has been fatally shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant in southeast Georgia.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The town of St. Matthews is gearing up to host a nighttime Christmas parade. The festivities will begin on December 10th at 6:00 p.m. This year's theme will be "A Star Spangled Christmas in St. Matthews."…
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is asking for the public's assistance to help locate a missing 45-year-old man who has been missing for two years.
[gtxvideo vid='9WfAe96g' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9WfAe96g.jpg' vtitle='Disaster Fraud: What You Need to Know'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - In the wake of Hurricane Matthew and the wildfires burning across thousands of acres in the Southeast, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs wants to…
ABC News– The annual Toys For Tots “Fill The MRAP” campaign begins tomorrow and will continue over the next three weeks with donation events scheduled at Kmart, Target and Walmart. As in years past, the objective for this year’s Toys…
If you are looking for ways to usher in the holiday season, ABC Columbia has plenty of places you can go to get in the jolly spirit.
[gtxvideo vid='bvNtLEPl' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bvNtLEPl.jpg' vtitle='Amazon Black Friday Deals Early'] CNN- Tis the season. Amazon is already working to fill those Christmas lists. The online giant retailer is offering early Black Friday deals on a variety of products, including toys, electronics, kitchen and…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The City of Columbia is ready for Christmas. Friday Mayor Steve Benjamin & the Babcock Center Foundation will unveil this year's City Ornament. It will take place at City Hall 1737 Main Street Columbia, SC Friday, November 18,…
[gtxvideo vid='Sh0NY5fi' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sh0NY5fi.jpg' vtitle='Leeza's Care Connection: Family Caregiver Month'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--TV Personality and South Carolina Native Leeza Gibbons joined SC Lt. Governor Henry McMaster Thursday to honor Family Caregivers Awareness month. Gibbons wants caregivers to know there is help…
[gtxvideo vid='e5gTvzyD' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/e5gTvzyD.jpg' vtitle='Michael Slager Trial Update '] CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A defense witness says that video shows former South Carolina patrolman Michael Slager struggling on the ground with Walter Scott before Slager shot the black motorist as he…
[gtxvideo vid='uK9Xg8hb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uK9Xg8hb.jpg' vtitle='Roof Competency Hearing will be Closed'] Charleston, SC (AP)-- The federal judge overseeing Dyalnn Roof's death penalty trial gave the families of the nine black worshippers he is charged with killing at a Charleston church an extraordinary chance…
[gtxvideo vid='JVresIbV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JVresIbV.jpg' vtitle='SC National Guard Assisting in Battle of Wildfires'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina National Guard has fifteen air crew members abs support personnel assisting Pickens Count Emergency responders. They are using helicopters from McEntire to dump gallons…
Kershaw County deputies are looking for three or four suspects involved in burglary at a home on Azalea Dive in Lugoff on Tuesday.
Authorities with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for a black male between 60 and 70-years-old who they say pointed a gun at a victim during a verbal altercation.
Enter a magical world of Fairies and Pixie Dust coming right here to the Midlands this weekend.
[gtxvideo vid='EWSYk8Yu' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EWSYk8Yu.jpg' vtitle='Richland Co. Sheriff's Dept. Partners for Abstinence Training'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The Richland County Sheriff's Department is partnering up with the United States Parents Involved in Education (U.S.P.I.E.) and the Institute for Emerging Leaders, Incorporated. They're working to educate…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that one county in South Carolina is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought. The map shows Oconee County in the far western part of the state is in…
A 20-year-old Prosperity man is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot one man in the groin.
Rep. Mark Sanford is asking the Department of Homeland Security for another extension so South Carolina can comply with tighter standards for state driver's licenses.
ABC Columbia has your Thursday Morning Menu to help get you ready for the holiday season.
[gtxvideo vid='MnfEvmug' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MnfEvmug.jpg' vtitle='Bringing the World into Focus for Thousands'] BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WOLO) - A husband and wife optometry team based in Blythewood are putting their skills and goodwill to use, bringing eye care to thousands who would otherwise go…
