[gtxvideo vid='N5YhRLZf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N5YhRLZf.jpg' vtitle='chamber'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--High unemployment is a recurring theme and thermometer for the overall health of the economy. With the rate of job seeks declining over the past few years as we come out of the downturn,…
[gtxvideo vid='aPy4v9cG' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aPy4v9cG.jpg' vtitle='awkward sending food back'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) --It has happened to all of us. We sit down at a restaurant, place an order, and when it arrives, it is not exactly as we pictured it. It's cold…
Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston, Texas, for shortness of breath, his office said in a statement.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, outlined a forceful policy for countering Russian aggression, becoming the latest Trump Cabinet pick to take a more confrontational approach to Russia than he has personally recommended.
[gtxvideo vid='8R83cZvx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8R83cZvx.jpg' vtitle='Gov. Haley Confirmation Hearings Set for Wednesday'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Governor Nikki Haley could be in the hot seat Wednesday. Haley is set for her U.N Confirmation hearing Wednesday, she will go before the Senate Foreign Relations…
[gtxvideo vid='d4mVoQxh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/d4mVoQxh.jpg' vtitle='Victim iun 1-77 Accident Identified'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The victim in a fatal accident that shut down parts of 1-77 near Blythewood Monday night has been identified. According to Coroner Gary Watts, 55 year old Barrett Keith…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- Some members of Congress from around the United States say they are planning on boycotting Friday's inauguration. South Carolina representatives are weighing in on the increasing number of legislators vowing to skip President-Elect Trump's swearing-in. Representative Gary…
[gtxvideo vid='gzXJh4pK' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gzXJh4pK.jpg' vtitle='Apartment Fire in Orangeburg'] Orangeburg, SC (WOLO)-- Fire crews in Orangeburg battled an apartment fire for over two hours Tuesday. A Spokesperson with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety says the fire started in the 1200 building…
ABC Columbia has confirmed that White Knoll High Student and USC baseball commitment Brett Williams has died.
Crews are battling a massive fire in Orangeburg County, officials tell ABC Columbia.
South Carolina students would take fewer end-of-year tests in science and social studies under recommendations adopted by the state's Education Oversight Committee.
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - The Richland County Coroner has identified the 55-year-old victim who was killed in multi-vehicle crash Monday night on Interstate 77. Gary Watts said Barrett Keith Scott of Columbia died at…
Wal-Mart plans to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the U.S. as it opens new stores and expands existing locations.
[gtxvideo vid='Q4IsJViu' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Q4IsJViu.jpg' vtitle='Five Points Business Owner Pens New Book'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - A Five Points business owner is celebrating the release of his third novel. "Let the Glory Pass Away" is available today, both in print and digitally.…
[gtxvideo vid='C5OdQKUz' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/C5OdQKUz.jpg' vtitle='Wurst Wagen Part 1'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - Reaching back to his German childhood, Gerard Lin and his wife Erin created the Wurst Wagen on 2012,…
[gtxvideo vid='XNrlZymA' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XNrlZymA.jpg' vtitle='Rich Bolen 1'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--The first 100 days of a presidency, although having no formal significance, have come to be something of a grace period for…
[gtxvideo vid='ldtYQ1Iw' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ldtYQ1Iw.jpg' vtitle='Community Cats Campaign'] COLUMBIA, SC– Pawmetto Lifeline will offer FREE spay and neuter surgeries as part of their “Community Cats” campaign to alter free-roaming cats in Richland County. If left unaltered, unowned feral and stray cats produce…
SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)- A man is dead after a one vehicle crash Monday night in Saluda County. Troopers say the wreck happened at 10:15 p.m. on US 178, 3 and a half miles east of Saluda. A 39-year-old man…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The city of Columbia hosted it's 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday at the Durham E. Carter Community Center. Organizers said the city named the community center…
BLYTHEWOOD S.C. (WOLO)- All northbound lanes are shut down at mile marker 28 near Blythewood after a fatal accident Monday night, Troopers with SCDOT said. Authorities say…
Hundreds gather at the SC Statehouse to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
[gtxvideo vid='TvA2QkNp' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TvA2QkNp.jpg' vtitle='Start the New Year with "Operation Clean Slate"'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Start the New Year off right by clearing up old warrants during "Operation Clean Slate." On Friday, January 20, the Richland County Sheriff's Department and…
A two year old gets shot in the head during what authorities are calling a drug deal gone wrong.
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (AP) -- The Health Ministry in Kyrgyzstan (KEER'-gih-stan) says a cargo plane has crashed in a residential area just outside the Central Asian country's main airport, killing 32 people. The ministry says the Turkish airline Boeing 747 crash-landed…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Gamecocks athletics is having a lot of success in sports, but during halftime of the men's basketball game on Saturday the school honored achievement in the classroom. Honorary Captain,…
