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Watch: DHEC Holds Meeting on Sewer Project

Richland County S.C. (WOLO) --- After more than a decade of discussing and planning Richland County is hoping to break ground on a multi-million dollar sewer project by May. Officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control met with community…

WATCH: Robbed While Helping SC Flood Victims

[gtxvideo vid='qBu89sBa' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qBu89sBa.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: ROBBED WHILE HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS '] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) Richland County deputies are looking for two people they say stole a man's wallet while he was helping flood victims. Investigators say on October 5th two people…

Video: A Glance at Saturday's Democratic Primary

Columbia, S.C (WOLO) -- The South Carolina Democratic primary is days away when South Carolina voters will head to the polls to vote for Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Clinton and Sanders are getting ready to…

Foundation Complains About Cross at Seneca Water Plant

SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ A foundation has filed a complaint about a memorial cross embedded in the stonework at Seneca's water treatment plant. Multiple media outlets reported that the Freedom From Religion Foundation says the cross is an unconstitutional display…

Midlands Tech celebrates Black History

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A legacy of education was honored Monday as part of Midlands Technical College's Black History Month program. During a ceremony, Harbison Junior College was highlighted. The school served as a college for black students during segregation.…

Police Arrest NC Man Wanted in SC In Child Pornography Case

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WOLO) — Police charged a North Carolina man wanted in South Carolina with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators say 22-year-old Bryan Dozier, of Kings Mountain was arrested on Thursday, February 18  after an investigation…

Sen. Bernie Sanders Stomps in SC

(WOLO) Columbia, S.C., ---   The GOP rivals may have come and gone, but now Democrats are making their way to the Palmetto state for their first in the South Primary set for Saturday  February 27th. Bernie Sanders not leaving…

RCSD Investigating Suspicious Death at Motel 6

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Officials with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say that they are investigating a suspicious death at a motel on Nates Road. Lt. Curtis Wilson with the Richland County Sheriff's…

Watch: To Kill A Mockingbird Author Dies

[gtxvideo vid='iPywz3ac' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iPywz3ac.jpg' vtitle='Watch: To Kill A Mockingbird Author Dies '] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)_American writer, Harper Lee, famous for her race relations novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" has died. The classic won Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.  Harper Lee was…

Robertson, Sanford Support Cruz

[gtxvideo vid='7NTgcsk6' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7NTgcsk6.jpg' vtitle='WOLO_2016_02_19_18_03_15'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Ted Cruz had a celebrity guest Friday campaigning along the coast. Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" fame appeared at Cruz events in Charleston and Myrtle Beach. A Washington Post poll released Friday…

WATCH: Gov. John Kasich Profile

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- This week on ABC Columbia, our team is profiling each GOP candidate ahead of the first in the south primary. High off his success in New Hampshire, where he finished 2nd, presidential hopeful John Kasich…

Men Busted with Drugs and Guns During Traffic Stop

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Two men are behind bars after a traffic stop lead to the discovery of drugs and  firearms. Officials with the Sumter County Sheriff's Offfice say that 32-year-old Mark Floyd and 29-year-old Llyod Evans were stopped…

WATCH: Lexington Murder Victim Illegal Immigrant

[gtxvideo vid='JfUpDA4d' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JfUpDA4d.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Lexington Murder Victim Illegal Immigrant'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington county coroner Margaret Fisher says the reason why she can not identify a man who was shot and killed this weekend in Lexington is because he…

WATCH: Haley stumps for Rubio in Upstate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) —  Fresh off of her endorsement of Republican Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio, Gov. Nikki Haley is following through on her promise and hitting the campaign trail. Thursday morning, Haley spoke at a Rubio rally in Greenville where…

Watch: One-on-One with Jeb Bush

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On Thursday, ABC Columbia's Jennifer Ready sat down with GOP Presidential candidate Jeb Bush during a campaign stop in the midlands. During the interview, they discussed his foreign policy experience, his contenders and his recent…

Watch:Lead Investigator Discusses Budon Ct. Murder

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- On television shows, a case can be opened and closed in less than an hour. Laurin Barnes and Kaitlin Hffstetler, daughters of Columbia murder victim Charles Kusko, say in reality this is far from the truth.…

Man Chased by Deputy Hits Vehicle, Kills Driver

POWDERSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ The driver of a pickup truck is dead after his vehicle was hit by a motorist being chased by a Greenville County sheriff's deputy. Anderson County Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman tells local media outlets that the…

Police: Two Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- A welfare-check after a 6-year-old child was not picked up from school on Wednesday, lead to the discovery of two bodies in what authorities say was a murder-suicide. Officials say the school's resource officer knocked on the…

Duo Still Sought in October Flood Related Robbery

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance identifying two suspects wanted for theft and fraud. During October's historic flooding in the state, the victim was helping others in need in the 6000 block…

2 Teens Accused of Robbing Man of Cell Phone at Gunpoint

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Two teenagers were arrested Wednesday night after they robbed a man in the 6300 hundred block of Fairfield Road at gunpoint. Authorities say 18-year-old Diamante Watts and a 14-year-old male accomplice road up behind the 23-year-old victim as he walked…

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