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Employee Arrested, Accused of Making Bomb Threats
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - A 20-year-old Richland County woman is behind bars after she allegedly made bomb threats at the business where she was working as a temporary employee. Teyanna Johnson was…
WATCH: Kroger Marketplace at Killian's Crossing Grand Opening
[gtxvideo vid='4sd2WXeL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4sd2WXeL.jpg' vtitle='New Kroger'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Employees and the community celebrated Kroger Marketplace grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning. The 124,500-square-foot Marketplace is a first-of-its-kind concept for the Northeast Richland community and will add nearly…
Deputies: Man Shoots Son To Prevent Him From Burning House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Richland County sheriff's deputies say a man shot and wounded his son to prevent him from burning himself and a home in Columbia. 31-year-old Felton Wayne Swindler allegedly doused himself with gasoline and tried to set…
Watch: Most Popular Pokemon GO character in SC?
[gtxvideo vid='Tw815PJk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Tw815PJk.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Most Popular Pokemon GO character in SC'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The game is gripping the Nation and South Carolina, with millions playing Pokemon Go. Everyone is on the hunt for pikachu and pals. One website, 'Declutter'…
Watch: Overturned Tractor Trailer blocks traffic for hours
[gtxvideo vid='P98WaqOw' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/P98WaqOw.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Overturned Tractor Trailer 1-77 blocks traffic'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Many of you may have spent Tuesday afternoon backed up in traffic on 1-77. The reason...the South Carolina Department of Public Safety says an overturned tractor trailer blocked…
Watch: SC Politics at the RNC
[gtxvideo vid='YL0FfWky' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YL0FfWky.jpg' vtitle='Watch: SC Politics at the RNC '] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- From no-shows to center stage, it's a mixed bag when it comes to South Carolina leaders and the Republican National Convention. Our Grace Joyal has more on…
'Beyond the Badge,' Collaboration Between CPD and Community
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Newly hired officers with the Columbia Police Department had a chance to become better acquainted with the community they will serve. In light of recent events, the shooting death of three…
All Lanes Open After Overturned Tractor Trailer Caused MajorDelays On I-77
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The morning and afternoon commute was slow moving for motorists traveling on Interstate 77. [field59_video key="d19e5f794299e5ae46d4e010d5e58065e8e9abda" account="WOLO" playlist="" pid="XSbotlye" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iwXVhX12-120.jpg?cachebust=1468948543433" vtitle="Update…
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Watch: Baby Gate Recall
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A consumer recall that could impact new parents with baby gates is underway from the CPSC. The CPSC says the gates can unlock by themselves creating a fall and safety hazard. IKEA is asking customers to stop…
Watch: Energy Coalition in Columbia against rate hike
[gtxvideo vid='O4HHNqNY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O4HHNqNY.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Energy Coalition in Columbia against rate hike'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A group of local small businesses and environmentalists are rallying against a proposed rate hike. The Energy Coalition launched the "Stop the Blank Check" Project Monday.…
Deputies Investigate After 3 Year Old Accidentally Shoots Self
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)--The Lexington County Sheriff's Department wants to know how a three-year-old girl got her hands on the gun that she accidentally shot herself with. Captain Adam Myrick says just after 12:30 Monday afternoon deputies responded to a…
Watch: Sumter Casket Company Fire
[gtxvideo vid='wpY9ML7W' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wpY9ML7W.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Sumter Casket Company Fire'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A massive blaze at a Casket Company in Sumter put area firefighters on alert and blocked traffic. It happened off Magnolia street in Sumter. According to officials, firefighters were…
New Group Wants SC To Stop Passing On Nuclear Plant Costs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A group of small businesses, environmental groups and community leaders are joining together for the first time to ask South Carolina regulators to reject part of a rate increase to pay for nuclear power plants under…
Suspect Wanted in Waffle House Armed Robbery
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed an employee at the Bluff Road Waffle House at gunpoint. 21-year-old Timothy Napoleon is…
Man arrested in Sumter for kidnapping, assaulting mother and sister
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) - The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Sunday evening who they said kidnapped and assaulted his mother and sister. Matt Samuel Cox, 46, of Sumter, was charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count each of assault and battery of…
Investigators seek fugitive connected to domestic violence incidents
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) - Lexington County deputies are searching for a Gaston man wanted on two first degree domestic violence arrest warrants. John Horace Baugher, 44, struck a female victim and threw her to the floor on two occasions, according to…
Orangeburg man charged with armed robbery, carjacking
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) - An Orangeburg man has been charged with armed robbery and carjacking after a man was robbed at gunpoint last week. Tykeem Johnson, 20, was charged with armed robbery, carjacking and a weapons charge after his arrest.…
VIDEO: Suspect in shooting at Sumter club crashes car into masonic lodge
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) - Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a suspect in a shooting at a Sumter Club crashed his car into a masonic lodge early Sunday morning.…
Watch: New Tunnel Greenway Project opens in Columbia
[gtxvideo vid='6nlDTIGW' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6nlDTIGW.jpg' vtitle='Watch: New Tunnel Greenway Project opens in Columbia'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--One of the project's funded under the Richland County Penny tax is now complete. City of Columbia and Richland County Leaders have officially opened the Lincoln Tunnel…
Watch: Richland Co. Deputies get extra training
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Richland County Deputies are getting extra training on the job in the form of a Warriors versus Guardians program. ABC Columbia news got an up close look inside the department's program. Deputies are taught how to see…
Watch: Social Media Do's and Don'ts
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In the wake of several recent firings at the Columbia Fire department due to Social Media posts , we talk with an expert about the Do's and Don'ts of posting on Facebook and Twitter. Experts say those…
Boil water advisory lifted in West Columbia
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The City of West Columbia has lifted a boil water advisory affecting water customers in the following area: All of Dawn Drive The water supply has been thoroughly tested and boiling water is no longer…
