ABC News– The annual Toys For Tots “Fill The MRAP” campaign begins tomorrow and will continue over the next three weeks with donation events scheduled at Kmart, Target and Walmart. As in years past, the objective for this year’s Toys…
If you are looking for ways to usher in the holiday season, ABC Columbia has plenty of places you can go to get in the jolly spirit.
[gtxvideo vid='bvNtLEPl' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bvNtLEPl.jpg' vtitle='Amazon Black Friday Deals Early'] CNN- Tis the season. Amazon is already working to fill those Christmas lists. The online giant retailer is offering early Black Friday deals on a variety of products, including toys, electronics, kitchen and…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The City of Columbia is ready for Christmas. Friday Mayor Steve Benjamin & the Babcock Center Foundation will unveil this year's City Ornament. It will take place at City Hall 1737 Main Street Columbia, SC Friday, November 18,…
[gtxvideo vid='Sh0NY5fi' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sh0NY5fi.jpg' vtitle='Leeza's Care Connection: Family Caregiver Month'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--TV Personality and South Carolina Native Leeza Gibbons joined SC Lt. Governor Henry McMaster Thursday to honor Family Caregivers Awareness month. Gibbons wants caregivers to know there is help…
[gtxvideo vid='e5gTvzyD' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/e5gTvzyD.jpg' vtitle='Michael Slager Trial Update '] CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A defense witness says that video shows former South Carolina patrolman Michael Slager struggling on the ground with Walter Scott before Slager shot the black motorist as he…
[gtxvideo vid='uK9Xg8hb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uK9Xg8hb.jpg' vtitle='Roof Competency Hearing will be Closed'] Charleston, SC (AP)-- The federal judge overseeing Dyalnn Roof's death penalty trial gave the families of the nine black worshippers he is charged with killing at a Charleston church an extraordinary chance…
[gtxvideo vid='JVresIbV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JVresIbV.jpg' vtitle='SC National Guard Assisting in Battle of Wildfires'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina National Guard has fifteen air crew members abs support personnel assisting Pickens Count Emergency responders. They are using helicopters from McEntire to dump gallons…
Kershaw County deputies are looking for three or four suspects involved in burglary at a home on Azalea Dive in Lugoff on Tuesday.
Authorities with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for a black male between 60 and 70-years-old who they say pointed a gun at a victim during a verbal altercation.
Enter a magical world of Fairies and Pixie Dust coming right here to the Midlands this weekend.
[gtxvideo vid='EWSYk8Yu' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EWSYk8Yu.jpg' vtitle='Richland Co. Sheriff's Dept. Partners for Abstinence Training'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The Richland County Sheriff's Department is partnering up with the United States Parents Involved in Education (U.S.P.I.E.) and the Institute for Emerging Leaders, Incorporated. They're working to educate…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that one county in South Carolina is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought. The map shows Oconee County in the far western part of the state is in…
A 20-year-old Prosperity man is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot one man in the groin.
Rep. Mark Sanford is asking the Department of Homeland Security for another extension so South Carolina can comply with tighter standards for state driver's licenses.
ABC Columbia has your Thursday Morning Menu to help get you ready for the holiday season.
[gtxvideo vid='MnfEvmug' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MnfEvmug.jpg' vtitle='Bringing the World into Focus for Thousands'] BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WOLO) - A husband and wife optometry team based in Blythewood are putting their skills and goodwill to use, bringing eye care to thousands who would otherwise go…
[gtxvideo vid='LNn5mfGD' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LNn5mfGD.jpg' vtitle='Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show '] Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show is coming to the Midlands. It will be held at Jamil Temple from Nov. 18th through the 20th. Admission is $5.00. For those 16 & under…
Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- Investigators say Charles Jackson of Camden was last seen at a home on Tickle Hill Rd. at 4pm Thursday afternoon. Deputies say he suffers from dementia and is driving a burgundy and silver Chevy El Camino.…
Leland, N.C. (WWAY, WOLO)-- A 16-year-old girl from Leland is missing. Police say Alida Simone Van Rooyen was last seen Monday night at 10:30 at her home in Leland. She is 5’07” tall and weighs 126 pounds. She has blond…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Department of Health and Environmental Control says an air quality alert for fine particulates in the air has been declared for most…
A South Carolina restaurant owner wants to take down a Confederate flag flying on the edge of his parking lot, but there's a hitch.
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today the Scrooges and Angels lists of 2016. Ten Angels were recognized at a press conference and honored with a reception in the Secretary of State’s Office following the announcement.
We are just about a week away from Thanksgiving and many of you plan to celebrate by hitting the friendly skies and open road.
[gtxvideo vid='sNKQvtPL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sNKQvtPL.jpg' vtitle='Businesses Recruited to Fight Crime in North Columbia'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - After receiving an inundation of complaints from residents in parts of North Columbia, the Richland County Sheriff's Department is trying to curb crime by implementing…
