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Easter Bunny Hopping to Edventure

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Easter bunny will be hopping over to EdVenture Children’s Museum. The museum will host a Spring Carnival Saturday, March 26 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Officials say the carnival is free with museum membership or…

Gas Prices up for Easter Weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Gas prices are up in the midlands for Easter Weekend. Drivers in Columbia are paying an average of Six cents more per gallon than last week. According to Gas Buddy prices at the pump in Columbia are…

UnSweet 16! Syracuse Shocks Gamecocks 80-72

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Brianna Butler scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:01 left, and Syracuse upset No. 1 seed South Carolina 80-72 in the Sioux Falls Regional semifinal of…

Watch: Treating Spring Allergies

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Pollen, Pollen, Pollen. A look at the issues this Spring , plus what Doctors say you can try and do to help ease the Allergies. We Hear from an expert. [gtxvideo vid='GzJdFKCY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GzJdFKCY.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Treating Spring Allergies']

Watch: SC Trooper of the Year

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--A Highway Patrol Trooper has been named SC Trooper of the Year. Crysty Vaughan introduces us to Trooper Gabriel Colbert. [gtxvideo vid='wxlChdbH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wxlChdbH.jpg' vtitle='Watch: SC Trooper of the Year']

Watch: Easter Events in the Midlands

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Easter events in the Midlands this weekend: EASTER "EGGSTRAVAGANZA" at the Drew Wellness Center Saturday. Free and open to the public. And if you're waiting on the Easter Bunny, According to the National Retail Federation annual Easter Spending…

ABC Columbia on the road: NCAA in South Dakota

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The top-seeded Gamecocks traveled over 1,300 miles to Sioux Falls to play in the South Dakota regional of this year’s women’s basketball tournament. Carolina was selected as the 1 seed in the Sioux Falls regional. Carolina opened…

Watch: Domestic Violence Task Force meets

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Effort to prevent Domestic Violence in our State takes place at the State House Friday. The Victim and Offender services division of Governor Nikki Haley's Domestic Violence task force meets. Earlier this month the Governor signed…

Watch: Pawmetto Pick: Meet Huck

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Meet Huck, Huck is available for adoption from Pawmetto Lifeline. Huck and many other animals need homes in the Midlands. If you'd like to aid animals in the Midlands, you can lend your support at one of…

Watch: Local Easter Events

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) -- Pull out the Easter baskets and  decorated eggs because there are plenty of events happened throughout the Midlands sure to keep you hopping all weekend leading up to Easter Sunday. Click here to see some of those…

Watch: Combating DUI's in SC

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that drivers under the influence claim more than 10,000 lives each year. In recent years South Carolina has consistently ranked as one of the worst states…

Watch: Pollen Season Arrives in the Midlands Early

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Columbia is the 13th most challenging places to live with spring allergies and doctors say pollen season came early this year. The blooming flowers and blossoming…

Spartanburg County Teacher Charged with Sex with Student

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ A Spartanburg County teacher has been charged with having sex with a student more than a year ago. Multiple media outlets reported that 25-year-old Alexandra Davis McClure of Lyman has been charged with three counts of…

Police: Man Dies After Being Struck by Cement Truck

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Officials with the Columbia Police Department say a man was struck and killed by a cement truck Thursday morning. The announcement made via Twitter, said the pedestrian was hit by the truck near the intersection of…

Watch: SC Ultimate Women's Business Conference

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) --- Calling all female entrepreneurs! You have the chance to get all of the information you need to help your business thrive. The host of the one day event stopped by ABC Columbia to talk about the first…

WATCH: Mental Health Advocacy at State House

[gtxvideo vid='xOhbvNOM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xOhbvNOM.jpg' vtitle='NAMI SC'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Advocates say far too often you only hear about mental illness when an act of violence is committed. Wednesday at the South Carolina State House the point was made that only…

Watch: Scam Sweeps Newberry County

Newberry, S.C. (WOLO) --- The Newberry Sheriff's Office is working to stop the most recent wave of scams in the area. The office says they've seen a continual rise in scam attempts, but in the past two weeks they're seen…

Watch: Gov. Haley Urges House to Pass Roads Bill With Reform

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Governor Nikki Haley is urging the House to agree with the Senate's Roads Bill that includes a plan to reform the Department of Transportation. In a press conference Wednesday, the Governor commended the House on…

Mental Health Advocacy at State House

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The State House on Wednesday hosted Mental Health Advocacy Day. Representatives with the South Carolina chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness as well as members of several law enforcement agencies met with lawmakers. NAMI…

St. Katherine's 69th Annual Bake Sale Thursday

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- If you haven't made lunch plans for thursday, how about Greek? If you haven't made lunch plans for thursday, how about Greek? the ladies of Saint Katherine's Philoptochos Society at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in downtown…

Authorities: Columbia Man Arrested with Ten Counts of Child Porn

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of a Columbia man who was allegedly involved in sending child pornography via file sharing. Richard Daniel Albert is facing ten charges connected to sexual exploitation of…

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