Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On New Year's Eve, state and local law enforcement officials will increase patrols on South Carolina Roadways. "The sad reality is people in South Carolina are still making the poor decision to get behind the…
[gtxvideo vid="zoe69qdP" playlist="" pid="XSbotlye" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zoe69qdP-120.jpg" vtitle="bush in lexington"] LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says Wednesday's reallocation of campaign money is not a desperate move for his campaign. The Bush campaign confirmed Wednesday that it would be…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On Wednesday, more wet weather dumped several inches of rain on the midlands and created flooding in Newberry County. "We don’t know exactly how much rain we got but we got a lot of it…
ABC Columbia and the American Red Cross are teaming up and asking you to save lives by donating at the New Year's blood drive.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) -- A Vance man is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. According to officials, 64-year-old Nathaniel Lewis was required to register with the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office in 2014.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a fight over whether or not to get a chicken dinner landed a husband and wife in the hospital. Richland County deputies say they were called to a home at around 9 p.m. Tuesday.…
The Cooperative Ministry's Autos for Opportunities program aids Richland County's working poor with transportation.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – A Gaston man has been charged with assisting his wife in committing suicide. According to officials, 63-year-old Randy Jones, knowingly and willfully assisted in the suicide of his wife sometime between the afternoon of Dec. 20…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say one person has died after a crash involving a passenger train and a vehicle in Richland County. Lt. Curtis Wilson with the Sheriff's Department says the crash happened just before 6 a.m. Wednesday at…
[gtxvideo vid="DvmVIa0r" playlist="" pid="XSbotlye" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DvmVIa0r-120.jpg" vtitle="Columbia City Council Swearing In Ceremony"] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- It was standing room only, as two new members, and one returning councilor, were sworn-in to the Columbia City Council Tuesday. Howard Duvall took over…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- With significant rainfall in the forecast residents impacted by October's floods say they're not worried about potential flooding but how it will impact reconstruction. "It's just the wetness and the mold and the condition of the houses…
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Water service will be cut off for many West Columbia customers on Tuesday. The city says water will go off at 9 a.m. Tuesday and will resume at 7 p.m. Customers in the following areas are…
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (WOLO) -- Orangeburg County Sheriff's deputies have made an arrest in the murder of 38-year-old Loretta Brunch, who was killed on Christmas day. Officials say they found Brunch's body in some water about five miles south of Holly…
Richland County experienced three shootings and one armed robbery over the holiday weekend.
[gtxvideo vid="N9WapmBL" playlist="" pid="XSbotlye" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N9WapmBL-120.jpg" vtitle="Animals killed in fire"] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A Columbia couple is left sifting through the ashes, after a fire kills 11 of their animals Christmas Day. The animals- two dogs, ferrets, parrots, a bearded dragon,…
EASTOVER, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a deadly shooting in Eastover. Authorities say a man was shot and killed on Megan Court around 5 p.m. Sunday. They say one person is in custody. We'll relay more information…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WOLO) -- The North Carolina State Parks system is offering guided hikes on New Year's Day, to kick-off its year-long celebration of its centennial. State parks Director Mike Murphy says the hikes will usher in a year of anniversary…
[gtxvideo vid="i2hoTHql" playlist="" pid="XSbotlye" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i2hoTHql-120.jpg" vtitle="Handicapped Man's Van Stolen on Christmas Eve"] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A quadriplegic Columbia man needs your help finding his specially-outfitted van, stolen from in front of his house on Christmas Eve, sometime after 11…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A shooting at a Christmas house party sent a man to the hospital Friday night. Richland County Sheriff's deputies say the incident happened in the 400 block of Bridgecreek Drive in Northeast Richland County, north of the Village…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a shooting on Hard Scrabble Road. Officials say they responded around 12:30 a.m. Saturday to the 4300 block of the road in Northeast Richland County. They say the shooting was incited…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A man was rescued from an island in the Broad River Saturday, after being stranded for five days. Columbia Police Department officials say 61-year-old William Brock was reported missing Christmas day. His friends had not seen him…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The holiday season is about giving back. On Christmas Eve, 'Operation Spread the Joy' spent the morning handing out bags of necessities to the homeless. Christmas came early for those in need, but the Christmas stockings…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Emergency Services report that SCE&G officials say the utility may have to open the floodgate at the Lake Murray dam Thursday. This could affect Richland County residents downstream. Emergency officials urge residents to stay…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A man is wanted for armed robbery after he hit a store employee in the head with a gun before being chased off by the victim with a bat. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said deputies are…
[gtxvideo vid="jirbjjVN" playlist="" pid="XSbotlye" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jirbjjVN-120.jpg" vtitle="Chapin couple keeps Christmas letter writing tradition alive"] CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO) -- 51 years is evidence enough of a strong marriage, but for the Bensons of Chapin, all the triumphs and challenges that define a…
