Watch: Easter Egg Hunt with Palmetto Health
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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: Suspects Stole Soap, Other Items From CVS
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for two suspects wanted for shoplifting from a local CVS.
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…
Fugitive Wanted in Fatal Shooting Captured In Pennsylvania
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) -- A man wanted by the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a fatal shooting on earlier this month has been captured in Pennsylvania. Anthony McKennie, also known by the…
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…
Police: Mother Arrested After Toddler Left Home Alone
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- A 22-year-old mother is in jail on a charge of unlawful conduct towards a child after her toddler was left home alone. Authorities say Asphiana Dixon left her 2 year-old child…
Police: Man Threw Student Who Allegedly Bullied Niece
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Police say a Lugoff man was arrested after he attacked a 12-year-old boy who was allegedly bullying his niece. 38-year-old Sellmore Luckie was taken into custody after officials with the…
WATCH: Meet the campaign director for George Wallace's presidential run
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Throughout the primary contest, people have compared Donald Trump to former Alabama Governor George Wallace, who ran for president in 1968 as a segregationist. Wallace's executive…
Watch: Speaking Out Against the R Word
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Watch: Flight Operations Remain Normal at CAE
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Following several terrorist attacks at transportation sites in Brussels early Tuesday morning, many major cities in the United States are ramping up security by adding additional police units and bomb-sniffing dogs. However, at Columbia Metropolitan Airport…
Watch: New Emanuel AME Pastor Honored in Sumter
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) --- Its been nine months since a mass shooting claimed the lives of nine churchgoers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. One of the slain individuals was the church's pastor Clementa Pinckney. As congregation members cope, they…
Thousands rally to "End the R-word"
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Spreading the word to end the R-word. An event took place Tuesday afternoon on the South Carolina State House grounds. Approximately 2,000 students, teachers, family members and volunteers gathered to celebrate the Special Olympics and to…
Logistics Company Bringing 75 Jobs to Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ An Ohio logistics company is opening its third South Carolina office, creating 75 jobs in Greenville. Total Quality Logistics says the new jobs are expected to be created during the next three years. The company connects…
Special Olympics rally at State House
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Tuesday, the Special Olympics will host its annual rally at the State House. According to organizers, nearly 2,000 students, teachers, families and volunteers will gather at the Statehouse to celebrate Special Olympics. The rally will also include…
UPDATE: New Details in Five Points Deadly Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Columbia Police released these pictures of 3 men wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a man on Harden St. in Five Points early Sunday. 22 year old Levi Happy of Prosperity was…
WATCH: USC creates dream wedding for Bluffton couple
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -A Bluffton couple tied the note Monday night, thanks to the efforts of a wedding hospitality class at the University of South Carolina. Henry Simmons, 30, married his…
