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…
Prices at the Pump rising in the Midlands
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Prices at the pump are going up. According to GasBuddy, gas prices in Columbia are up nearly six cents in the last week. Drivers in Columbia are paying an average $1.78 per gallon. The national average is…
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Watch: 14 Arrests in NE Richland Crimes
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)--- On March 10th Sheriff Leon Lott's opponent in the upcoming election, James Flowers, released a statement highlight the increased crime in Northeast Richland County. On Monday, Sheriff Lott released a statement saying the department has made…
Watch: House Starts Debate on Spending Plan
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- The House of Representatives took up the state's spending plan on Monday afternoon. The proposed budget includes roughly $7.5 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1st. The House passed through several sections of the…
Officials: St. Pat's in Five Points a "huge success"
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Organizers say the 34th Annual St. Pat's in Five Points celebration was a huge success. The Five Points Association says nearly 44,000 people attended this past Saturday's event. Co-chair of the Five Points Foundation Amy Beth…
Man Dead in Weekend Shooting in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Deputies are investigating after a Greenville man was shot and killed over the weekend. Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans tells local media outlets that 44-year-old John Chadwick Brown was visiting a residence early Saturday evening…
Watch: Fire Training Academy Heats Up
Columbia,S.C., (WOLO) -- Columbia opened up their training facility this weekend giving some area students and thrill seekers and up close and personal training on the work that goes on behind the scenes of being a firefighter. Click here to…
VIDEO: Outdoors Enthusiasts and Wildlife Converge for Classic
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The 34th annual Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic comes to the State Fairgrounds for a weekend of fun. Check out the video to see what that entailed.
WATCH: Hundreds of S.C. Firefighters Attend Training in Cola
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Hundreds of firefighters from across the state came to the S.C. Fire Academy for the biggest training event of the year. Watch the video to learn more about the hands-on…
RCSD: 13 Arrested for Crimes in the Northeast
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- On Monday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of thirteen suspects in a string of incidents in Northeast, Richland County. Sheriff Lott said the crimes are isolated incidents, and are all connected to drugs…
Former Councilman Faces Felony DUI Charge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A former Richland County Councilman charged with felony DUI was scheduled to go before a judge Monday morning. In February, Kelvin Washington was arrested after he allegedly crashed into another vehicle causing injuries to the two occupants. The…
Two Arrested for Breaking into Pelion Church
PELION, S.C. (WOLO) - Lexington County Sheriff's detectives make a break in a case from last month, arresting two for breaking into a Pelion Church. Officials said Austin Miller, 21, and Timothy Russell, 25, broke a widow at Florence Baptist Church, then…
Unattended Stove-top Sparks Fire
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Columbia Fire said an unattended stove-top is to blame for a fire that destroyed a house on Summit Avenue off Monticello Road around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Officials said two residents fell asleep, leaving their cooking unattended. They awoke…
Man Found Shot to Death in Car on Harden Street
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Columbia Police are calling a death "suspicious," after finding a man shot to death in a car on Harden Street early Sunday morning. The Richland County Coroner identified the victim as Levi Happy, 22, of Prosperity. The…
VIDEO: Green, Gold and Luck Take Over Five Points
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -More than 40,000 people flocked to Five Points for its annual St. Pat's celebration Saturday. Here's some of what ABC Columbia captured during the festival's famous parade.
Two People Arrested with $50,000 Worth of Marijuana in Sumter
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO)- Sumter Police say an undercover investigation led them to 10 kilos of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash. Officials say 34-year-old David Dennis and 24-year-old Asia Taylor were arrested late Friday in Sumter. They're each charged with trafficking…
Suspect Captured After Extensive Search in Northeast Richland Co.
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff's deputies say they took Christopher Doctor into custody Saturday afternoon, after an extensive search all morning in the northeast part of the county. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of 43-year-old…
