Watch: Advocates Push for Social Security Reform
Local News
Watch: Public Meeting Thursday Night for Gills Creek Greenway Project
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Richland County Penny Program is holding a public meeting Thursday night to get feedback from residents on the Gills Creek Greenway project. The project is proposing a greenway in three different sections along Gills Creek.…
Police: Child Found Wandering in Gervais St.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Columbia police say a five-year-old girl was found wandering in Gervais St. without a coat, socks, or shoes during Wednesday's cold weather. Investigators say she was in the company of John Toole of Kennesaw, Georgia who told…
US Magistrate Gives Seneca Time to Respond
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal magistrate has given lawyers for Seneca more time to get details about emails sent to a public relations company after a city police officer shot and killed a man last summer. The Anderson Independent-Mail…
Prescribed Burning's Set in the Midlands
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Nature Conservancy will be leading a large prescribed fire on Peachtree Rock Preserve in Lexington. The South Carolina Forestry Commission is also performing a prescribed burn at Harbison State Forest. Both prescribed burn's are taking place Thursday,…
WATCH: Major North Main project gets funding, residents react
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Residents of North Main Street voiced their concerns about a major project coming to North Main Street this fall. The City of Columbia held an open…
VIDEO: Inmates make music behind bars, extended version
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) - Inmates at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville are collaborating with an NYC-based chamber ensemble to compose original songs. To read more about this story, click…
Watch: Raising the Minimum Wage
A group of protesters gathered at the State House demanding lawmakers raise the minimum wage
Watch: Senator Marco Rubio Campaigns in Columbia
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Ahead of the first-in-the-south primary, candidates are descending on the Palmetto state. On Wednesday, Marco Rubio stopped in Columbia to hold a rally with supporters. Rubio returned to South Carolina one day after earning a…
Watch: Will NH Momentum Carry Candidates in SC Primary
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump riding high off big victories in New Hampshire. But, can that momentum carry the candidates through the first in the South? According to Charles Bierbauer Dean of USC's College of…
Spartanburg Officer Shooting Justified
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) _ A State Law Enforcement Division investigation concludes that two Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies were justified in shooting a man while trying to serve a search warrant at his home. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that…
SC Road Agency Warns Panel About Road Repairments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)-- The leader of South Carolina's road agency is warning unless the state starts putting money into repairing roads soon, it will end up costing much more to rebuild them. State Department of Transportation Secretary Christy Hall says…
Prepping to Put on a Primary
The South Carolina State Election Commission provides an inside look at prep work for the First in the South Primary.
Watch: Liberty Tax Suit
The Department of Justice is looking to close the doors on three Liberty Tax offices
Trump and Sanders Take New Hampshire
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)_Voters in New Hampshire make their choice for the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. Donald Trump no longer looking like a political rookie. Trump wins with 34%. A surprise second place finish John Kasich with 16%. Battling for…
WATCH: Inmates make music behind bars
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) - Inmates at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville are collaborating with an NYC-based chamber ensemble to compose original songs. This week, Decoda is collaborating with about 40 inmates…
Watch: Franklin Graham Stops in Midlands on 'Decision America Tour'
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- Thousands of South Carolina residents rallied at the state house Tuesday afternoon as part of Franklin Graham's 'Decision America Tour.' During the rally, the crowd joined in song and prayer together to hear Graham's message. "We're…
Video: Allen University Celebrates Founder's Day with Unveiling of Heritage Stamp
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- During Allen University's 146th Founder's Day, school officials and clergy unveiled the commemorative stamp in honor of…
Suspect Sought in Auburn Leaf Drive Shooting
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are requesting the community's help as they search for a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, deputies responded to the scene of a…
SCSU Commemorates Orangeburg Massacre
Crowds gather at South Carolina State University to remember the 1968 shooting that occurred on the campus.
Justice Department Sues to Permanently Shut Down 3 Columbia-Area Liberty Tax Service Franchises
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Three Columbia-area, South Carolina Liberty Tax Service franchises are accused of deliberately preparing false federal income tax returns in order to increase their customers’ refunds, according to a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department.…
WATCH: The Midlands Sees Rise in Preventable Birth Defects
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - After years on the decline, new South Carolina moms experienced an increase in preventable birth defects last year. The rise, is cause for concern for the health professionals…
Watch: Siren Test at Lake Murray
SCE&G will test its sirens Tuesday at Noon
New Chapin Police Chief Sworn Into Office
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On Monday, Chapin welcomed a new police chief. Seth Zeigler was sworn-in at the Chapin Town Hall surrounded by family, friends, and other law enforcement officials. Zeigler, a Chapin native, was selected last month to…
SC Woman Found Dead in Hanahan; Police Term it Suspicious
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) _ Police say the death of a 68-year-old woman found in her home in Hanahan is suspicious. The Berkeley County Coroner's office has identified the woman found shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Monday as Frances Anderson. Hanahan…
