COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The prison escapee captured in Texas after an intense manhunt, is back in South Carolina. Corrections officials say Jimmy Causey arrived at a South Carolina Prison facility around 2:40pm Wednesday. Officials say Causey escaped last week using…
The leader of South Carolina's largest business association wants South Carolina's two U.S. senators to oppose President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say a 46-year-old South Carolina woman collected more than $250,000 by writing bogus checks to the IRS, but her scheme was stopped before she collected the $11 million she was seeking. U.S. Attorney Beth…
[gtxvideo vid='36N1TnZV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/36N1TnZV.jpg' vtitle='Local Officials Announce Swim Safety Day'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In an effort to help curb the recent drownings in the Midlands, local law enforcement, fire and Recreation officials are joining together for Swim Safe. The Swim Safe…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to tell him what the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health care law should contain. McMaster on Tuesday wrote the Kentucky…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Multiple agencies around Lexington County came together to learn new skills to keep you and your family safe this summer. Lexington Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire and Sheriff's Department…
Children receiving a pancreas is rare in itself with only 4 successfully done in the U.S., but for Emmy, her need is for a completely different reason. The Reeves family, like many…
GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) - A convicted kidnapper who escaped from a maximum security prison in South Carolina and was captured 1,200 miles away in Texas has waived extradition. Prosecutors say Jimmy Causey was being held Tuesday in the Williamson County…
[gtxvideo vid='jkgSJH7r' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jkgSJH7r.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT Crews Repair 'Asphalt' Defect on 1-26'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Traffic is once again flowing on 1-26 in Lexington County near mile marker 112 after SC DOT Crews repaired an asphalt defect. Crews worked through the…
A frozen foods producer is expanding its South Carolina operations, with plans to create 700 new jobs.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The city of Columbia is helping assist people who are still impacted by the October 2015 floods with a series of workshops. "It's really scary to see that you…
[gtxvideo vid='Bs2jbEgH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bs2jbEgH.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Mayor Kicks off Drills and Skills Program'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is kicking off Summer Camp. Monday , the Mayor was at Charles Drew Wellness center to announce the sign up has begun…
[gtxvideo vid='8Rm7ZoHL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Rm7ZoHL.jpg' vtitle='Two Year Anniversary of Confederate Flag Removal'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Monday marked the two year anniversary of the removal of the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. The removal took place July 10, 2015…
[gtxvideo vid='B0psmKq5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B0psmKq5.jpg' vtitle='Blesk Joins Team'] "When it’s time to go to work he’s ready to go. He starts spinning in circles when I tell him it’s time to get to work," Matthew Fields said, a new deputy with the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Two years after it was taken down, the flag made a temporary return to the front lawn, The South Carolina Secessionist Party held its second annual flag raising, drawing…
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tells CNN's Dana Bash that "everybody knows that Russia meddled in our elections," and that President Trump discussed this in his meeting with President Putin.
A group still angry that South Carolina removed a Confederate flag from the Statehouse lawn has raised the rebel banner on a temporary pole at the capitol again.
Columbia,SC. (WOLO) -- Envision Columbia Women's Summit is right around the corner. Find out more about how you can get involved by registering for the July 25th being held at the Columbia Convention Center at the link below. http://www.columbiasc.net [gtxvideo…
A 50-year-old Columbia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly sexual assaulting a young girl over the course of five years.
LANCASTER, SC (WOLO)- The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed the body found in a pond Saturday morning is that of a missing Benedict College Student. Jerell White, 22, was last seen…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A father is facing multiple charges after leading deputies on a high speed chase and putting his 2-year-old daughter in danger. The incident was capture on the A&E…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Three inmates are suing the agencies that run South Carolina prisons, saying officials don't do enough to try to stop sexual assaults behind bars. The inmates are asking…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A prosecutor says a man who strangled a woman in front of her 8-year-old great-granddaughter during a burglary has been sentenced to life in prison. Solicitor Dan Johnson said a Richland County jury found 44-year-old James…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A Midlands Walmart unveiled a new feature that will make ordering online a lot easier for residents. The remodel of the Walmart Supercenter at 7520 Garners Ferry Road is…
