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International Day of Peace Celebration

ABC News-- The sweet voices of children singing “Light a Candle for Peace” will kick off Richland One’s celebration of the United Nations International Day of Peace on Wednesday, September 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the Eau Claire High School Theatre. The…

Prison Officials: SC Inmate Escapee May Have a Gun

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say an inmate who escaped from a minimum security prison in Spartanburg may now have a gun. The Corrections Department said 25-year-old Blake Rochester left the Livesay Correctional Institution Tuesday morning. Investigators say a woman…

SC DOT : Cost of repaving Interstates increasing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Transportation officials say the cost of repaving about 60 miles of two South Carolina interstates will nearly double because workers will need to fully reconstruct the highway. The state Department of Transportation is asking for public…

Daniel's Law: Infant Abandoned at Palmetto Richland

Columbia, SC (DSS) -- Richland County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant born 7/21/16 was abandoned at Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia on September 19, 2016, and placed under the protection of Safe Haven with medical professionals.…

Deputies: Missing Teen Returns Home

Richland County, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Deputies said a missing 16-year-old has safely returned home. Denaisa Young returned to her home on Lewis Court in Eastover at approximately 4:00pm Tuesday. No further details were provided.

Woman Arrested in Clown Sighting Hoax

The Lexington Police Department has made an arrest on charges stemming from multiple false reports and 911 calls in regards to suspicious clown sightings.

Five Points Continues Centennial Efforts

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Five Points, Columbia’s original village neighborhood, has begun its next 100 years with the continuation of Centennial projects and beautification efforts in 2016. The Five Points Association and its gracious…

Hall of Horrors Sneak Peak

[gtxvideo vid='JQJznJIQ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JQJznJIQ.jpg' vtitle='Hall of Horrors Sneak Peak'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Are you ready for a fright? The ghouls and goblins are ready. ABC Columbia got a sneak peak at this years Hall of Horrors sponsored by the Cayce- West…

Watch: Pipeline impact on Midlands Gas Stations

[gtxvideo vid='DQTLoMPY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DQTLoMPY.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Pipeline impact on Midlands Gas Stations'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Midlands is seeing minimal impact from the Pipeline leak in Alabama. As of Monday , ABC Columbia crews had reports of just a few stations without…

Victim Identified in Eastover Fatal Shooting

[gtxvideo vid='eCvIOrTM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eCvIOrTM.jpg' vtitle='Robbery Suspect Arrested'] EASTOVER, S.C. (WOLO) - The Richland County Coroner has released the name of the man who was shot and killed yesterday in the 200 block of Jeanie Collins Road in Eastover. Gary Watts said…

NC Highway Patrol Releases Victims' Names of Saturday’s Bus Crash

UPDATE: The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has released the names of the four that died in Saturday’s collision on US74 by-pass near Hamlet, N.C. The driver has been identified as 43-year-old Brian Andre Kirkpatrick. The three passengers are identified as 21-year-old…

Video: Veterans Career Fair in Midlands

[gtxvideo vid='GOM1hRdg' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GOM1hRdg.jpg' vtitle='Veterans Career Fair in Midlands '] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Military on the hunt for a job? Grab those resumes. A Veterans Career Fair will be held Thursday, September 22 at the Columbia Conference Center 11am-3pm

McIlwain starts, defense saves USC in 20-15 win

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina 's defense accepted coach Will Muschamp's challenge and his freshman quarterback made his coach's decision to start him look good as the Gamecocks beat East Carolina 20-15 on Saturday. After last week's loss, Muschamp…

(5) Clemson routs SC State 59-0 in shortened game

Clemson's Deon Cain, right, pulls in a pass for a touchdown while being defended by South Carolina State's Devondre Powell during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, in Clemson,…

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