Lawmakers Return for 2016 Legislative Session: Video
S.C. Lawmakers are back at the State House for the start of the 2016 Legislative Session.
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Three arrested for attempted murder, one remains at-large
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Three people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a victim was shot in the 3000 block of Truman Street just before before 9 p.m. on January 9. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said…
National Championship Recap From Arizona
GLENDALE, AZ (WOLO) -- Click to watch ABC Columbia Sports Director Tim Hill recap Monday night's 45-40 Clemson loss in the College Football National Championship Game in Glendale, AZ. See comments from Tigers coach Dabo Swinney, quarterback Deshaun Watson, running…
WATCH: Clemson fans are "all in" regardless of championship outcome
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Columbia Clemson Club hosts a watch party for the College Football Playoff Championship, between the Clemson Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Monday night at Hickory…
Championship Game Boosts Sales for Midlands Businesses
Sales spike as fans gear up for National Championship game.
Police Need Help Identifying Man Wanted for Shoplifting at Lowe's
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Authorities with the Lexington Police Department are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with theft. The man seen in the surveillance photo is accused of shoplifting's…
Gamecock Fan Leading Flyover for Football Title Game
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- As Clemson battles for the national football title in Arizona, it's a Citadel graduate and a Gamecock fan who will lead the squadron of fighter jets flying over the stadium before the game. The Citadel says…
Mayor Steve Benjamin announces 2016 State of the City Date
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Columbia Mayor Stephen Benjamin is set to present the 2016 State of the City Address at the end of this month. The Mayor will outline his goals and vision for the City of Columbia and for…
David Bowie, Music Legend, Dead at 69
Musician David Bowie has died at the age of 69, his representative confirmed to ABC News. The singer had been battling cancer for more than a year, according to a statement on his official Facebook page. "David Bowie died peacefully…
From Death Valley to Valley of the Sun: Tigers adjust to life in the desert
PHOENIX, AZ (WOLO) -- ABC Columbia Sports Director Tim Hill talks to the Clemson Tigers about adjusting to life in the desert, ahead of the team's College Football Playoff game…
Seven Republican presidential candidates participate in poverty forum
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Seven of the Republicans vying for the party's presidential nomination were in Columbia Saturday, taking part in the "Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity" poverty summit. The forum…
Sumter teen charged in Dec. 30 murder
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) -- Sumter Police have charged 16-year-old Jordan Jackson with murder in connection to a fatal shooting at a Miller Road apartment complex. Police say Jackson is being held at a state Department of Juvenile Justive facility, awaiting…
Officers investigating deadly shooting in downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Officers are investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Saturday morning on Lady Street. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says a man was shot around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, on the 1000 block of Lady Street. Chief Holbrook…
Woman found dead at scene of "suspicious" fire
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a death at the scene of a suspicious fire Friday night on Quiet Lane. Officials say they responded to the fire just after 5 p.m. Friday at 1145 Quiet Ln. While…
New Year, New Goal for City of Columbia Animal Shelter
The City of Columbia Animal Shelter has three year plan in place to become "no kill" shelter.
RCSD Credits Crime Lab in Solving Murder Case
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is crediting science as what helped them solve a murder case. On Friday, Sheriff Leon Lott announced the Sheriff's Department Crime Lab led them to the murder suspects from a…
Lugoff House Fire Leads to Meth Arrests
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Two people are facing charges after firefighter's responding to a house fire in the 500 block of Railgate Loop in Lugoff discovered meth. Authorities arrested 27-year-old Katrina Severson and 25-year-old Andrew Dylan Wells and charged the pair with manufacturing…
W.Columbia Man Accused of Soliciting Minors Online for Sex
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A West Columbia man has been arrested for soliciting minors online for prostitution. Stephen Patrick Skacall is accused of sexual exploitation of minors after he allegedly solicited minors for prostitution online, officials say. Skacall was arrested Thursday January…
Cayce Police Need Help Locating Missing Teen
CAYCE, S.C. (WOLO) -- Officers with the Cayce Department of Public Safety are asking the community for assistance in locating a missing teenager. Authorities say 14-year-old Elka Makenna James was reported as a runaway by…
Columbia Police Investigating Death on Queen Street
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Officers with the Columbia Police Department are conducting a death investigation after the body of a man was found outside a home on Queen Street Friday morning. Death investigation @ 900 block of Queen St.…
Man Arrested for 2014 Double Murder on Archer Avenue
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Authorities have arrested a 33-year-old man who was wanted in connection to a double murder on Archer Avenue in December. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott…
New Chief Justice Sworn In
Costa Pleicones sworn in as South Carolina Supreme Court Justice
Gov. Haley Announces Domestic Task Force Recommendations
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The state of South Carolina is taking a stand against domestic violence. On Thursday, Governor Nikki Haley announced the recommendations made by her domestic violence task force. The task force compiled 50 total recommendations, the Governor…
Graffiti Sprayed on Clemson Building Named for Supremacist
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson University Police are investigating after graffiti was spray-painted on Tillman Hall, a campus building named for a former South Carolina governor who was…
Long-Serving SC Senator William O'Dell Dead at 77
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Long-serving South Carolina State Senator William O'Dell has died. The 77-year-old chairman of the Senate General Committee died Thursday morning. He represented District Four, which covers part of Anderson, Abbeville, and Greenwood Counties. O'Dell, a Citadel graduate,…
