Trombone Shorty to Headline Famously Hot New Year
Tune into ABC Columbia News at Noon as Mayor Benjamin announces who will take center stage for the Famously Hot New Year Celebration.
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End Child Hunger SC Week
ABC NEWS-- Child hunger plagues many cities and states across the United States. Research shows one in four youth struggle with hunger in the United States. To raise awareness about this issue End Child Hunger SC and its partners have…
Second Chance Summit for Workforce to Be Held Monday
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The Second Chance Summit was held in Columbia Monday morning. Attendees included Governor Nikki Haley, along with the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce, Cheryl Stanton…
ONE SC Fund Continues Aid to SC Hurricane Victims
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- One SC Fund continues to help South Carolinians recover from natural disasters, it's first project was to aid Flood Victims in the Historic Floods last October. Now you can help the victims of Hurricane Matthew and the Flooding…
Buddy Walk in Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Sunday many grabbed a buddy and took a walk for a good cause. Family Connections is changing the stigma of living with Down Syndrome. Sunday the annual Buddy Walk Event took place, participants looking to change lives…
Church Stabbing in Sumter County
A 65-year-old Sumter County man is charged with stabbing the person sitting in front of him in church.
Consumer Recall: Target Halloween LED Gel Clings
[gtxvideo vid='hawbvD5j' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hawbvD5j.jpg' vtitle='Consumer Recall: Target Halloween LED Gel Clings'] Consumer Recall- If you've got some Halloween decorations set up, you may want to look at this item that's being recall from Target. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission,…
Tips on Battling Colds and Flu in the Fall
[gtxvideo vid='C7zrMzmf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/C7zrMzmf.jpg' vtitle='Tips on Battling Colds and Flu in the Fall'] ABC NEWS-- Fall means pumpkins, Halloween, lots of kids with their hands in the candy, and cold and flu season. From washing your hands, to minding your coughs,…
South Carolina Woman shot as Family Gathered for Funeral say Police
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - Police say a South Carolina woman was fatally shot by a stray bullet as she gathered with family inside a Gastonia home before her sister-in-law's funeral. Media outlets report 37-year-old Jacobia Lane of Sumter, South Carolina,…
Sunday is Last Day of the State Fair: Catch some of the Entertainment
[gtxvideo vid='GOa0LsLk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GOa0LsLk.jpg' vtitle='Sunday is Last Day of the State Fair: Catch some of the Entertainment'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Sunday is the last day of the South Carolina State Fair. Gates open at 12pm and close at 11pm. Check out…
Gamecock Saturday Night only on ABC Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s game day and ABC Columbia has all the highlights and game day recaps you need on Gamecock Saturday Night. Our Sports Director Mike Gillespie and Greg Brzozowski break down the game day details, from USC to…
Governor Haley: State Employees in 26 Counties Will Be Paid for Executive Order Days Off
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - State employees in 26 counties who were required to stay home because of Hurricane Matthew will be paid for the days their offices were closed. Gov. Nikki Haley issued an executive order Friday granting leave with…
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Mullins
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--A new disaster recovery center is now open in Mullins for residents dealing with the aftermath damageaftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The Marion County center will be open Monday through Saturday until further notice, say officials. State emergency Management teams…
October Pet Adoption Special
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Get ready for a spooky deal on a special pet. The Columbia and Lexington Animal Services is offering an October pet adoption special. According to the Animal services, during the special, pet adoptions will be reduced to…
Walk for Life Hot Pink Marathon Saturday
[gtxvideo vid='U82cH4QQ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/U82cH4QQ.jpg' vtitle='Walk for Life Hot Pink Marathon Saturday'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Lace up the tennis shoes for a Marathon to Battle back against breast cancer. The Walk for Life Hot Pink Marathon kicks off Saturday at Spirit Communications…
Former Teacher Accused of Sex with Student
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--A former teacher is charged with having sex with a student. Columbia police say Michael Salley is accused of having intercourse with a 17 year old Grey Collegiate Academy student at a home on Old Woodlands Rd in…
SC Flood Update: Officials Monitoring Rivers
[gtxvideo vid='4D1D833G' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4D1D833G.jpg' vtitle='SC Flood Update: Officials Monitoring Rivers '] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- SC Emergency officials continue to monitor the state's rivers, two weeks after Hurricane Matthew. The Waccamaw River is still at Major Flood stage say experts, it is…
Defense Lawyers Lay Out Case at Pretrial Hearing for Michael Slager
AP-NORTH CHARLESTON-- Lawyers for a white former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the traffic stop shooting of a black driver are laying out most of their case in a pretrial hearing. Attorneys for Michael Slager say the…
Columbia Mayor’s Isabel Law Breast Cancer Breakfast
[gtxvideo vid='gSUEKMbe' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gSUEKMbe.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Mayor's Isabel Law Breast Cancer Breakfast '] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- City Leaders served up breakfast Friday at Columbia City Hall, all for a good cause. The Annual Mayor's Isabel Law Breakfast brings out supporters in the…
John Farley’s Fair Forecast
[gtxvideo vid='oz86HMPN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oz86HMPN.jpg' vtitle='John Farley's Fair Forecast'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Chief Meteorologist John Farley hit the midway at the SC State Fair for a look at your Fair Forecast and the Game Day Forecast. Plus, one viewer asks the important…
Live at the Fair: What's for Supper?
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USC Game Day and Fair Traffic Information
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina State Fair and a Noon University of South Carolina Football game converge downtown Saturday. Fair and Football goers will be sharing the State Fairgrounds parking lot. Here's what University officials want you to know:…
Some SC Crops Damaged by Hurricane Matthew Flooding, Similar to October Flood
(Information from: Herald-Journal, http://www.goupstate.com/) SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Department of Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers says crops in some areas of the state may have sustained as much damage from Hurricane Matthew as they did from last year's historic…
Fair Feature: Turning Wood into Art
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Fair Food : One Man Band Eating Contest with Tyler Ryan
[gtxvideo vid='MmSMoN1j' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MmSMoN1j.jpg' vtitle='Fair Food : One Man Band Eating Contest with Tyler Ryan'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- ABC Columbia is hitting the midway taste testing the Foods at the South Carolina State Fair. From Doughnut Burgers to Elephant Ears and…
