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Critical Need for Blood Donations: ABC Columbia Needs Your Help

[gtxvideo vid='9c0AFMxM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9c0AFMxM.jpg' vtitle='Critical Need for Blood Donations'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The American Red Cross has a severe winter blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to make a donation appointment now and help save…

Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC--Brave the chilly weather and water this Saturday to benefit the Children's Charities of the Midlands. If you are attending the event you are asked to complete your registration form in advance, and then check in when you arrive.…

Airline Travel Advisories for Winter Weather

[gtxvideo vid='YXMNKbbk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YXMNKbbk.jpg' vtitle='Airline Travel Advisories for Winter Weather'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Columbia Metro Airport is preparing for possible winter weather, and so are the airlines. Here's a look at the Airline Advisory from CAE with some good news…

Gas Prices/Macy’s Closings: Consumer Minute

[gtxvideo vid='1ft2TEco' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1ft2TEco.jpg' vtitle='Gas Prices/Macy's Closings: Consumer Minute'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The New year means cash for on-line retailers, according to experts, the holiday season was good for on-line sales. But brick and mortar stores saw traffic due to deep…

SC DOT Preps Roads for Possible Winter Weather

[gtxvideo vid='L6R4UHN5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/L6R4UHN5.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT Prep Roads for Possible Winter Weather'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Snow or not, SC DOT crews are working hard to make sure our roads will be safe. ABC Columbia stopped by the DOT complex along shop road…

Murder Suspect on Loose After Shooting

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) - The Sumter County Sheriff's Office is looking for the suspect in a fatal shooting Wednesday night in Sumter County. Authorities say witnesses identified the shooter as 35-year-old Thomas Secor. The…

Preparing Your Family for Emergencies

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Ahead of potential winter weather this weekend, the Red Cross shares tips to make sure your family is prepared for emergencies. As the New Year arrived…

Widower Takes Stand in Dylann Roof Sentencing Trial

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The widower of a woman killed at Emanuel AME Church says his wife was a dedicated person of faith who did her best to enjoy life. The Rev. Anthony Thompson cried in court Wednesday as he…

Donations Critical: Red Cross/ABC Columbia Blood Drive

[gtxvideo vid='SCp5bbI7' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SCp5bbI7.jpg' vtitle='Donations Critical: Red Cross/ABC Columbia Blood Drive'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The winter months are typically slow, in terms of blood donations. The American Red Cross is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donors, they say about…

Gas Prices to Increase in 2017

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- The new year could bring more than resolutions. Drivers could see a big spike at the pump in 2017. An annual Gasbuddy.com report says drivers may see the…

Dylann Roof Sentencing: Opening Statements

[gtxvideo vid='DofetP4y' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DofetP4y.jpg' vtitle='Dylann Roof Sentencing: Opening Statements'] CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)-- The sentencing phase of the Dylann Roof trial began Wednesday in Charleston. Roof, the convicted church shooter, represented himself and delivered opening statements to the jury. Our Alexis Frazier…

Missing NC Teens Possibly in SC

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children along with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina are asking for the publics assistance to locate two missing teens.

What are the possible outcomes for the Roof sentence

[gtxvideo vid='itIDjl3g' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/itIDjl3g.jpg' vtitle='pozsik 2'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--With the guilty verdict in the Government's case against Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, it now comes down to the federal sentencing.  Roof, who has elected to represent himself in an effort to…

Does an employee have the right to self defense?

[gtxvideo vid='zCdwQwDX' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zCdwQwDX.jpg' vtitle='pozsik 1'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)--Early in the morning of December 29, three men went into a Waffle House in Newman Georgia.  After eating, they passed a note to the waitress demanding money, or they would shoot everyone…

$100,000 Lottery Ticket

If you bought a Palmetto Cash Five ticket at the Kangaroo Express on Forest Drive, check your pockets. You could be a-hundred thousand dollars richer! The winning numbers are 4, 6, 10, 17, and 30 with a power-up of 2.…

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