COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Columbia's area leaders want to hear from you. City of Columbia Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine and Councilman Howard Duvall, Jr are set to host an open house this month. They're asking for anyone interested to stop by…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Students at Ridgeview High School are advocating for teenage victims of domestic violence by trying to raise awareness about a bill that would give legal rights and protection to teenagers in abusive relationships. "Teens deserve…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Between 2008 and 2011 an Allen University track coach is accused of preparing fraudulent tax returns for customers According to the District Attorney's office Brandon Samuels, 31, prepared taxes for clients at Daitech Tax Service instructing…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Authorities with the Columbia Police Department say that a man running from officers was taken the hopsital after crashing a stolen car into a tree on Caroline Road. The case ensue when the vehicle was spotted…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A former Richland County Sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to preparing fraudulent tax returns for other former officers. According to officials, 40-year-old Maribel Crespo admitted to illegally providing information of children to…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- Saturday and Sunday you can help out the Midlands with a series of Community events. In West Columbia, the Police Department is teaming up with BILO, located at 2349 Augusta Rd, this Saturday, March 5, 2016 from…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Protecting you from identity theft, that's just one of the goals of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs upcoming Consumer Protection Week. According to Consumer Affairs officials, the series of events is meant to raise awareness…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- The increasingly common threat of active shooters is forcing all law enforcement to be always at the ready. Timely team work, that's how the South Carolina Highway Patrol trains troopers to handle active shooter situations. Sgt.…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- The South Carolina Senate made progress on the measure to repair the state's damaged roads. After several days of filibustering by several Republican senators, the Senate reached an agreement on Wednesday night that includes $400 in…
SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ A man has been charged with nine counts of attempted murder after police say he set fire to a family home with half a dozen children inside. Media outlets report that 27-year-old Joshua Charles Campbell was…
[gtxvideo vid='i4VaznYE' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i4VaznYE.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Nude Scandal Students Petition for Teacher'] UNION, S.C. (AP) _ Some Union County High School students have started an online petition to bring back a teacher who recently resigned after a student spread a nude picture…
Surveillance video for a local store show a man running into an SUV as he flees a local store after allegedly stealing meat.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Authorities with the Columbia Police Department say a man is wanted for trying to get a fiver-finger discount at a retail store before breaking into a SUV. The man is accused…
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS PERSON? COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Authorities need the community's assistance in identifying a man wanted for attempting to kidnap and assault a woman at a Marstellar Street home in February. The…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are looking for a suspect wanted for cloning a credit card and using it to make fradulent purchases. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the suspect stole the victim’s…
Columbia, S.C. (AP)--Democrats have agreed to allow a Republican proposal to raise $400 million yearly for South Carolina roads without raising the state's gas tax to be debated. The agreement came about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after a day of short…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Robbie Damron says the only way she can describe returning to her Pine Glen home after October's flood is "Overwhelming". She continues, "I mean you come back in and it's just total devastation. Everything you touch…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On Wednesday, the filibuster on the bill to fix crumbling roads in South Carolina continued inside the Senate chamber. Several lawmakers are stalling the bill because of the 12 cents gas tax included in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gov. Nikki Haley says a statewide evaluation of local taxes and regulations will help communities attract businesses. Haley issued an executive order Wednesday creating a Local Government Competitiveness Council. The council will evaluate local governments' performance…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon that a deputy was fired after stealing double-sided tape. "When he took that piece of tape,…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Inside the Senate chamber, lawmakers continued to delay a vote on a bill to fix the state's crumbling roads while on the first floor of the state house, several business organizations called on the Senate…
DALZELL, S.C. (AP) _ A Sumter County landowner says his flock of goats has been decimated by a pack of dogs that has killed more than two dozen in recent weeks. The Sumter Item reports that Harold Johnson of Dalzell…
