UNDATED (AP) - As drought dries up forests across the South with no sign of rainfall to help quench dozens of major wildfires, the Tennessee Valley Authority is banning burning on its public lands in seven states. That means no…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- The Columbia Fire Department is deploying personnel and equipment to fight wildfires in Pickens County. A spokesperson for the department says eight firefighters along with a command vehicle, support truck, and brush truck will be assigned to…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- The Department of Health and Environmental Control says smoke from wildfires across the southeast is prompting an Air Quality Action day. That means the air quality could reach unhealthy levels. The affected counties include Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson,…
[gtxvideo vid='HxWhLZhd' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HxWhLZhd.jpg' vtitle='prayer'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO-TV) -- The prosecution is wrapping up its case in the murder trial of Michael Slager. Prosecutors have called nearly 30 witnesses. The case being argued in a Charleston courtroom centers on the shooting…
[gtxvideo vid='clhrpwkq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/clhrpwkq.jpg' vtitle='rec commission update'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO-TV) -- A member of Richland County's embattled Recreation Commission is resigning. Word of Wilbert Lewis' resignation comes days before a scheduled public hearing. Lewis has been a board member since 2007.…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- Richland County deputies are looking for a man they say was caught on camera shoplifting jewelry. According to investigators on September 30th, the suspect took more than $1,200 in jewelry from Bill Mishoe’s Auction on Fairfield Rd.…
(AP)-- As drought dries up forests across the South and with no sign of coming rain that might help put out dozens of major wildfires, the Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a burn ban on its public lands in seven…
[gtxvideo vid='qALbwbKM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qALbwbKM.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Gov. Calls for Day of Prayer'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Governor Nikki Haley is asking South Carolina to pray. Tuesday Haley announced plans for a statewide prayer vigil to be held next Tuesday at area places of worship.…
Smoke from wildfires around the Southeast is bellowing into the Midlands, covering skylines and leaving clouds of haze around buildings. The Department of Health and…
Columbia, S.C. (AP)--A South Carolina agency is holding off on recommending any changes to abortion clinic regulations after being inundated with responses to its drafted proposal. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control confirmed Tuesday the process is delayed…
[gtxvideo vid='1BA8O1X2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1BA8O1X2.jpg' vtitle='DHEC: Air Quality Alert'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Tuesday the Midlands is under an Air Quality Alert. According to DHEC, residents should be aware of possible health effects related to smoke from wildfires. Officials say monitors are indicating elevated…
As South Carolinians prepare for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, Governor Nikki Haley announced a day of prayer vigils throughout the state on Tuesday, November 22.
[gtxvideo vid='LWt5Y6dk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LWt5Y6dk.jpg' vtitle='Saving Eliza: Birthday Milestone'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A hope for a miracle has now turned into a quest for treatments and a cure for others and a special Birthday. Glenn and Cara O’Neill started a Go-Fund Me…
[gtxvideo vid='Val2P6aW' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Val2P6aW.jpg' vtitle='Dylann Roof Hearing Delayed'] CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)-- A Federal Judge has delayed a competency hearing for Dylann Roof until Thursday. Judge Richard Gergel issued a ruling saying the psychologist examining Roof won't finish a report until Tuesday.…
Sumter police continue searching for a man they say is wanted to multiple sex crimes involving minors.
South Carolina's Democratic Chariman, Jamie Harrison confirms plans to throw his name in the hat for the position of DNC Chair
[gtxvideo vid='g5NhI05Z' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g5NhI05Z.jpg' vtitle='New Recommendations for Testing Peanut Allergies'] ABC NEWS-- With so many suffering from peanut allergies, new recommendations have been released on how to test early for the peanut allergy. Here's Dr. Timothy Johnson, ABC'S Medical correspondent.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The trial of a fired white South Carolina police officer in the shooting death of a black motorist entered a third week Monday with prosecution witnesses testifying the officer's initial account of the shooting differed from…
[gtxvideo vid='6lnwL5Lo' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6lnwL5Lo.jpg' vtitle='TILLMAN NYLON'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO-TV) -- A group of artists claimed responsibility for a disturbing scene at Winthrop University. Black nylon stockings filled with dirt were found hanging from trees outside Tillman Hall. A sign was also…
[gtxvideo vid='u8D1ynmN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u8D1ynmN.jpg' vtitle='robber slager'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO-TV) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department hopes you will recognize a suspected bank robber. The department on Monday released surveillance images of the suspect. Deputies say on Saturday morning the suspect pepper-sprayed…
ROCKY BOTTOM, S.C. (AP) - Officials say a wildfire burning in the mountains of South Carolina is more under control than in previous days. Mike Bozzo of the S.C. Forestry Commission says the 2,300-acre Pinnacle Mountain fire is now 25…
LADSON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities have identified the two South Carolina deputies who were beaten with their own baton by a man who later died in custody. Charleston County…
Hykeem Golson, 21, stood before a judge Tuesday afternoon, he's accused of setting his girlfriend's puppy on fire Saturday in the parking lot of Grace United Methodist Church.
[gtxvideo vid='aGoqqbHZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aGoqqbHZ.jpg' vtitle='State Christmas Tree Arrives at State House'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Midlands. The State Christmas tree arrived Monday morning at the State House. According to organizers this years…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Richland County Sheriff's Department says it has made an arrest in what officials are calling a horrific case of animal cruelty. Deputies announced Monday that 21 year old Hykeem Jabar Golson has been charged with Ill…
