Motorcycle Crash Victim Identified
A man killed in an early Sunday morning motorcycle crash has been identified.
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Man Hits Police Car Charged with DUI
A man accused of hitting a deputy cruiser is charged with DUI.
Hit and Run Investigation
A man who is accused of hitting two pedestrians is now charged with reckless homicide.
SC Tax Free Weekend ends Sunday Night
SC Tax Free Weekend ends Sunday Night.
National Night Set for Tuesday
National Night Out events are set for Tuesday, after rain cancels weekend kick off in Columbia.
Consumer Minute: Tax Free Weekend: What's on the list.
SC Sales Tax Holiday runs August 1-3, but there are some items that are exempt from the 6% sales tax free weekend.
Tentative agreement reached on SC Common Core
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Education Department officials in South Carolina say writing panels will consider Common Core math and reading standards but also can craft new ones as part of a six-month process that takes teachers out of their classrooms for up to a month's worth of meetings.
SC among 12 states offering sales tax holiday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is among 12 states offering shoppers a sales tax break this weekend.
SC court wants plan to deal with nuclear landfill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Court of Appeals wants a plan on how regulators and the operator of a nuclear waste landfill in Barnwell County are going to limit radioactive groundwater flowing toward the Savannah River.
Saving Fort Jackson
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Supporting Fort Jackson. The Columbia Chamber has announced an online petition drive to show the U.S. Army how much the country's largest installation base means to our local economy.
Flooding Reported Near Greenville and Anderson
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A slow moving area of heavy rain is causing flooding in Anderson and Greenville counties.
National Heat Stroke Prevention Day
National Heat Stroke Prevention Day shines light on a problem that appears to be growing: child vehicular heat stroke.
SC's Osteen group buys newspapers in coastal Ala.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — The family-owned company that operates The Sumter Item is buying several small newspapers in Alabama.
USC alumni group holds 'topping' for new center
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An 18-foot, 500-pound beam is being placed at the top of the new, privately funded University of South Carolina Alumni Center in a special ceremony in downtown Columbia.
Richland deputy fired for running light, wreck
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County sheriff's deputy has been fired after running a red light and causing a wreck last weekend.
Drone carrying contraband crashes at SC prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are looking for a person they say tried to use a drone to sneak cellphones and other contraband into a maximum-security prison.
AAA: Top SC substandard bridges on I-26
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The AAA Carolinas' list of South Carolinas' top substandard bridges is again led by six bridges on Interstate 26, all of them originally built at least a half century ago.
State Fair Looking at Your Safety
The State Fair may still be months away, but officials are already looking at ways to get you and your family in and out safer.
Local Sidewalk Sale
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-This weekend marks a big sale locally.
Do You Walk or Bike Columbia?
Columbia residents are speaking out about the city's transit needs.
Sheriff Lott Fires Deputy, Apologizes to Citizens
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says he's sorry for the actions of a now-former deputy with the Department, after the ex-officer ran a red light, causing a crash that injured a civilian driver.
SC female inmate turns self in, dies in jail
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A 32-year-old Sumter woman has died after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Sumter County jail.
Man hurt in crash while fleeing SC deputies
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff's deputies say a man has been arrested after he hit two cars and crashed into a tree after a chase.
SC military boosters start Fort Jackson campaign
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Military boosters in South Carolina are starting a letter writing campaign to show community support for Fort Jackson in hopes of avoiding cuts or closures at the base.
SC panel approves compromise on teaching evolution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposed change in South Carolina's biology standards for teaching evolution is designed to encourage discussion in the classroom.
