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Haley Not Ready to Endorse Any GOP Candidate

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - As the South Carolina Republican primary draws near, Governor Nikki Haley told ABC Columbia that she is not ready to endorse any of the candidates. On Tuesday at a meeting to discuss the expansion of a…

SC Senate Roads Debate to Begin in Earnest Wednesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina senators say their extensive debate on road funding will start Wednesday. Senators were warned last week that would spend days on a roads bill. But they met for just over an hour Tuesday before…

Drug Investigation Leaves One Man Behind Bars

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) --Deputies say Possession of drugs and a gun landed a Camden man with a lengthy criminal history back behind bars on Friday. During a traffic stop on Feb…

Suspect Arrested at School on Possession of a Weapon Charge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department has arrested a suspect at Keenan High School on charges including possession of a weapon. Richland County Lt. Curtis Wilson tells local media that 18-year-old Delijah Robinson was charged Monday with…

Tickets Now Available for St. Pat's in Five Points

 COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Tickets are now available for the 34th annual St. Pat's Festival in Five Points.  Tickets cost $15.00, and can be purchased online or in a few area businesses.  Those include: CJ's, Group Therapy, Good for the Sole Shoes, MadVapes, Green's…

Reward Offered Following Columbia Murder

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Five months after the murder of a Columbia man... the victim's daughters are increasing the reward money in the case. Columbia police say Charles Kusko Jr. was found shot and killed at his home on Budon Ct. in…

Watch: GOP Presidential Candidate Profile: Jeb Bush

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- This week on ABC Columbia, reporter Jennifer Ready will be profiling each GOP candidate ahead of Saturday's first in the south primary. On Monday evening, Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush will campaign in the Low Country…

SC State House plans furlough

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The House of Representatives is taking an additional week off this week. House leaders say the furlough saves South Carolina taxpayers about $77,000. Upon returning in late February, the House is expected to continue to address…

South Carolina had 48 officer-involved shootings in 2015

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Figures show South Carolina had 48 officer-involved shootings in 2015, the highest number since the State Law Enforcement Division began keeping track in 1999. The State newspaper in Columbia reports that in 26 of the…

Duo Sought After Stolen Car Crashes Into Brick Pillar

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Authorities with the Columbia Police Department are looking for two car thieves after they allegedly fired shots from the vehicle they were in. Two male suspects bailed from the stolen vehicle after it crashed into the brick pillar of…

Lexington Police investigating suspicious death

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) - Lexington Police Department officials are investigating a suspicious death on Riverchase Way near Corley Mill Road. Stay with ABC Columbia as more details about the case become available.

Family of Six Loses Home in Fire

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - A family of six lost their home off Bush River Road, when it caught fire due to an electrical malfunction, Columbia Fire Department said. Officials said this happened in the 1600 block of Luster Lane. Damage…

Deputies: Woman arrested after cutting her husband

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested a Columbia woman, after she cut her husband with a knife, when he tried to stop her from cutting his tires. Deputies say this happened around 3 a.m. Sunday…

Richland County Sheriff's Dept. Launches New Phone App

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department launched a new mobile app for midlands residents this week. The app was launched in an effort to stay up to date with modern technology and provide a medium for…

Deputies Say Death at Murrells Inlet Motel Suspicious

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (AP) _ Georgetown County sheriff's deputies say the death of a man whose body was found in a motel in Murrells Inlet is suspicious. Coroner Kenneth Johnson tells media outlets that 37-year-old Gary Kyle Smith of Lancaster…

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