Columbia hosts end of school bash for area kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The City of Columbia is celebrating the end of the school year with a special party for area children.
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Ceremony honors organ, eye, and tissue donors
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A special recognition ceremony is being held at a West Columbia church to honor the organ, eye and tissue donors who offered life-enhancing or life-saving gifts to others.
Columbia's End of School Bash
Mayor Steve Benjamin and City Officials help kids celebrate the end of another school year.
Coastal Storm Report
The Department of Health and Environmental Control wants you to help them keep a closer eye on Hurricane Season damage.
SCE&G Proposes Rate Hike
SCE&G is asking for a rate hike that if goes into effect will increase your future bill.
Gas prices dip
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- --Gas prices have dipped a little following the Memorial day weekend. Drivers in the Midlands are paying an average of $3.40 per gallon. That's down slightly from the holiday weekend. Myrtle Beach still has the highest gas…
Let's Move Bash Saturday
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-With the end of the school year almost here... the city of Columbia hopes you'll celebrate... with them. The event takes place from two to five in the afternoon at The Drew Wellness Center.
Appeals court: Judge has no place in school grades
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina appellate court says judges shouldn't get involved in how students' grades are calculated.
Shaw Air Force Base ceremony greets new commander
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Shaw Air Force Base commander Col. Clay Hall is passing command of the 20th Fighter Wing to Col. Stephen Jost in a special ceremony.
McConnell to resign to help Charleston bill pass
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The incoming president of the College of Charleston, Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell, plans to resign from his state office next week.
Lesson from Female Victim who Fought off Attacker
Quick thinking by a would-be victim of sexual assault may have saved her life, say Richland County authorities.
Consumer Minute: Keeping Identity Thieves away from your Vacation
While you head on vacation, Identity thieves can head to work. In this consumer minute, Crysty Vaughan has tips to try and keep the hackers away.
Democratic Senate hopefuls pledge to keep MOX open
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two of the Democrats seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. Tim Scott pledged to work toward completing and keeping open the multibillion-dollar nuclear reactor fuel project at the Savannah River Site.
Charleston university bill revived in House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has resurrected an attempt to create a comprehensive research university in Charleston.
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki Resigns
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned amid widespread troubles in the VA health care system.
Governor Haley Calls an End to Bikefest
According top our sister station WPDE, Haley addressed members of the media and the community this morning after a closed door meeting with area officials about this past weekend's violence.
Haley to announce 304 jobs in 5 rural SC counties
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says seven businesses are bringing a combined 300 jobs to five rural South Carolina counties.
Assault Suspect Still On The Loose
Richland County, SC (WOLO)- A suspect wanted in an attempted sexual assault in Richland County, is still on the loose tonight. just after nine last night, investigators say a woman was walking her dog on Windsor Lake Boulevard, when a man jumped out from in between two cars and attacked her.
Attempted Assault Suspect Still On The Loose
Richland County, SC (WOLO)- A suspect wanted in an attempted sexual assault in Richland County, is still on the loose tonight. just after nine last night, investigators say a woman was walking her dog on Windsor Lake Boulevard, when a man jumped out from in between two cars and attacked her.
SC Senate passes bill aimed at protecting children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill designed to protect children from their drug-abusing parents.
C.A.R. Program Repairs Vehicles, People's Lives
The only program of its kind in the state repairs used vehicles and gives them away in an effort to help the working poor repair their lives.
SC Democrats pick sides in US Senate primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Democratic Party is taking sides in one of its primaries for the U.S. Senate.
Lancaster County officer is SC Deputy of the Year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Lancaster County officer has been named the South Carolina Deputy of the Year for using data to figure out the source of crime in part of his county.
Nine Juveniles Moved After Dorchester Disturbance
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Dorchester County sheriff's deputies say nine juvenile inmates have been transferred to Columbia after a disturbance at a Juvenile Justice Department evaluation center in Ridgeville.
No trial in Orangeburg bank hostage incident
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of holding bank employees hostage in Orangeburg in 2012 has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
