COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - This year, when you plan your trip to the South Carolina State Fair, you can exchange your ride voucher for a Pay-One-Price wristband to enjoy unlimited rides all day, for the first time ever! That is just…
(AP)-- Hurricane Matthew impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from Florida to North Carolina to close and put thousands temporarily out of work. Goldman Sachs estimates the storm probably caused $10 billion in damage overall. Insurance…
ABC Columbia's Grace Joyal describes what she saw and heard on her visit to Nichols Tuesday.
The Pee Dee town of Nichols, home to about 400 people, remained underwater Tuesday, after the Lumber and Little Pee Dee Rivers swelled, causing flash flooding.
[gtxvideo vid='XY18hgW2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XY18hgW2.jpg' vtitle='SC DNR Patrolling Pee Dee, River Rescues'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- State officials are monitoring the Pee Dee and Waccamaw rivers as the flooding potential could rise when the rivers crest. SC DNR Officials gave an update on…
[gtxvideo vid='mgboOiKv' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mgboOiKv.jpg' vtitle='SLED Patrolling Rivers Areas, Damaged Counties'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- SLED Chief Robert Keels says patrols are out in the damaged counties and the coastal areas hit hardest by Hurricane Mathew and the floods. Keel says SLED teams…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP)-- A year after the historic 2015 floods, South Carolina farmers are recovering from another storm. State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers says Hurricane Matthew has affected many of the farms affected after last October's rains caused what has…
[gtxvideo vid='BP9GvSNO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BP9GvSNO.jpg' vtitle='Governor Haley Updates Hurricanre Mathew Recovery'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--President Barack Obama declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in 13 counties most…
MINNEAPOLIS (PRESS RELEASE) – Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced a donation of $400,000 to assist communities in the U.S. and Caribbean affected by Hurricane Matthew. The donation includes $100,000 in Target GiftCards to…
[gtxvideo vid='eFbEUFrv' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eFbEUFrv.jpg' vtitle='Univ. South Carolina Employment Expert on Jobs and The Hurricane'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In addition to the downed trees and power outages, some in the Midlands and across the State are missing work due to the flooding. In…
Authorities say three men are behind bars charged in connection with the shooting death of a 22-year-old Bowman man.
[gtxvideo vid='NuaBkS46' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NuaBkS46.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT: Updates on Interstates/Road Closures'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina Transportation Secretary Christy Hall gave an update Tuesday on the state of the roads, interstates and bridges due to Hurricane Mathew. All Interstates are open in…
Another threat of a clown attack, this time making the rounds on social media.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Election Commission is extending the voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew. The original deadline was Saturday, but that has been extended until Tuesday. If you are a voter, registering by mail, you must…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Governor Nikki Haley and the Central Carolina Community Foundation are increasing fundraising efforts of the One SC Fund to help victims of Hurricane Matthew. The One SC Fund helps South Carolinians recover from natural disasters, it’s first…
[gtxvideo vid='eHZjohn3' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eHZjohn3.jpg' vtitle='Charleston Update: Post Hurricane'] CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)-Along East Bay Street in Charleston restaurants are back open and people are out taking advantage of the beautiful weather today. You'd certainly never know a massive hurricane blew threw here…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina officials have established a help line for homeowners needing debris in the wake of Hurricane Mathew. Here is a list of important numbers and information as the state moves forward with clean up. From SC…
This year, when you plan your trip to the South Carolina State Fair, you can exchange your ride voucher for a Pay-One-Price wristband to enjoy unlimited rides all day, for the first time ever!
[gtxvideo vid='KQhKSPlE' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KQhKSPlE.jpg' vtitle='Video: A look at Charleston Beach Damage'] Charleston, SC (WOLO)-- Charleston residents are cleaning up Monday after Hurricane Mathew tore up the coast with winds and rain and storm surge. In Folly Beach, sand dunes were covered…
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department need the community's help in identifying and locating a suspect wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Governor Nikki Haley has lifted all evacuation orders for the coast. Haley said Monday that residents in Horry and Georgetown counties could return home. Evacuation orders for Charleston,…
Hurricane Matthew gave beach goers an unexpected surprise this weekend, as the storm generated powerful currents that unearthed a pile of cannonballs near Charleston, South Carolina that are thought to date to the Civil War era.
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have stopped providing new Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones to customers as part of an exchange program, amid a handful of claims that the replacement devices were smoking, catching fire or exploding.
Lexington officials have identified the victims killed during a weekend motorcycle crash.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Officials in Beaufort County say they aren't ready to allow residents back on Hilton Head Island and other barrier islands. The county said in a news release that there is still major damage to clean up…
