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Downed Power Line Caused Saturday Outage

COLUMBIA, SC ย (WOLO )--If you were in the dark last night we have some new information from SCE&G on just what happened. A Down power line briefly interrupted service to 26k customers in Columbia 11 pm last night. Crews working…

University in South Carolina Going Solar

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Furman University says it plans to build a large solar farm on six acres near its main campus entrance along Poinsett Highway. The 743-kilowatt project would be the largest solar project on a South Carolina college…

Watch: Richland Co. Deputies Continue to search for clues in Double Fatal

[gtxvideo vid='wu8NFhTM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wu8NFhTM.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Richland Co. Deputies Working Double Fatal'] COLUMBIA, SC ย (WOLO )-- A weekend shooting Saturday morning still has investigators searching for answers. Richland County Deputies say a father and daughter were shot Saturday morning off Brandon Hall…

Watch: ABC Columbia Gamecock Special Airs Wednesday 8pm

[gtxvideo vid='NTloAhP0' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NTloAhP0.jpg' vtitle='Watch: ABC Columbia Gamecock Special Airs Wednesday 8pm'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- We're counting down to Game Day. Join ABC COLUMBIA Sports for a Gamecock Season Special Wednesday, August 31 at 8pm.

Watch: New Clear Bag Policy for SC Game Day

[gtxvideo vid='bpOtSTGP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bpOtSTGP.jpg' vtitle='Watch: New Clear Bag Policy for SC Game Day'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--A new Clear Bag Policy in now in effect at all University of South Carolina Athletic events. Many people have questions about the policy, exactly what…

Big Weekend of Events and Festivals in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina State Museum brought together family heirlooms for a weekend Museum Roadshow. The Roadshow featured appraisers who were looking at family valuables, antiques to help Midlands residents understand if their is history and value attached…

New Details in Unsolved Missing Teen Case

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - An FBI agent, citing a statement from a prison inmate, says a teenage girl missing since 2009 was gang-raped, shot to death and her body thrown into an alligator-infested swamp. The agent's account was contained in…

Watch: Comic Con Heads to Columbia

[gtxvideo vid='EuxkQlmw' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EuxkQlmw.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Comic Con Heads to Columbia'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Superheroes, Characters and Comics are taking over the Capital City. Soda City Comic Con is being held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center at 1101 Lincoln Street, Saturday…

Double Shooting in Richland County

OLUMBIA, SC ย (WOLO )-- ย  Breaking : Richland County Sheriff's Deputies are working a double shooting off Brandon Hall Road. Investigators say there are two victims, one male and one female. Investigators say they are working the scene and looking…

Watch: SC Groups Sending Flood Aid to Louisiana

[gtxvideo vid='jUzUxqQ7' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jUzUxqQ7.jpg' vtitle='Watch: SC Groups Sending more Flood Aid to Louisiana'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina knows all too well the needs after a devastating flood. Now many in the Midlands are sending aid to Louisiana in the wake…

Watch: Ways to Find Unclaimed Cash in SC

[gtxvideo vid='7vhYDGTP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7vhYDGTP.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Ways to Find Unclaimed Cash in SC'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--There is a new way for you to get your hands on some cash you may not have known you had. The State Treasurer's Office announced South…

Former Gamecock Victor Hampton Arrested and Charged with DUI

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Columbia Police) -- A 24-year-old man is charged with Driving Under the Influence and Driving Under Suspension. Victor Tyrell Hampton (DOB: 3-12-1992) was arrested overnight at the 5000 block of Fairfield Road. Initially, a CPD officer initiated a…

Denmark-Olar Students Receive 'Sole-ful Gifts'

ABC Columbia's Beth Rousseau was at Denmark-Olar Middle School today as students received school supplies and sneakers courtesy of Governor Nikki Haley's The Original Six Foundation and Dawn Staley's INNERSOLE Foundation.

Watch: Columbia Flood Recovery

[gtxvideo vid='cdXIaj5d' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cdXIaj5d.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Columbia Flood Recovery '] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Nearly a year after October's Historic Flood, Columbia City leaders continue to work on recovery. City leaders hosted a Flood Relief meeting Thursday night to discuss the Federal Aid…

Watch: Medical Professionals Discuss EpiPen Alternative

[gtxvideo vid='Try4XrnS' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Try4XrnS.jpg' vtitle='EpiPen Problems'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) ---In the past seven years the cost of and EpiPen, a quick injection used to treat severe allergic reactions, has skyrocketed from $100 to $600. Amid outrage over the climbing costs, Mylan…

Watch: New Study on Lexington Growth

[gtxvideo vid='X262HQ0I' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X262HQ0I.jpg' vtitle='Watch: New Study on Lexington Growth'] LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-- Our Grace Joyal takes a look at a new study on growth in the town of Lexington. Here's her report from Lexington on economic development and a look…

RCSD: Suspect Sought In Armed Robbery

Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for a suspect they say was captured on a surveillance camera robbing a Garners Ferry Road store.

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