Can Coffee Help Your Eyesight?
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Drinking coffee could help your eye-sight down the road. According to researchers at Cornell University, coffee has a strong anti-oxidant that may protect the retinas.
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George Rogers talks about the 1981 & 2014 NFL Draft
Ahead of the start of the 2014 NFL Draft we caught up with the first pick of the 1981 draft, George Rogers.
NFL Draft: 2014
ABC Columbia is your home for local coverage of the NFL Draft. We will be posting updates throughout the day here at www.abccolumbia.com as well as on Twitter, and Facebook.
Authorities: New protocol will help guard SC kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials say new guidelines will help protect South Carolina's children who have been living in places associated with drugs.
Senators may force release of data hacking report
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Vincent Sheheen has proposed forcing Gov. Nikki Haley's administration to release the full report on how millions of taxpayers' personal data was stolen in 2012.
Hacking Report Bill Dies in Senate
A measure by a state senator that would require Governor Nikki Haley to make public the full hacking report from when the South Carolina Department of Revenue was hacked in 2012 fails to proceed in the state senate.
Suspect charged in fatal shooting in Lee County
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Deputies say they have a suspect in custody in the shooting death of a man in Lee County earlier this week.
House advances bill affirming '12 vote on Lt. Gov.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel has advanced a measure affirming voters' decision to put candidates for governor and lieutenant governor on the same ticket starting in 2018.
Consumer Minute: Playground Safety
It's here...warmer weather has arrived and that means children will be headed outdoors to play. Many kids love to enjoy area playgrounds and Crysty Vaughan has some safety tips for parents in this consumer minute.
Minor tritium leak reported at SC nuclear reactor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Water with traces of a radioactive hydrogen isotope have leaked at a nuclear power plant in South Carolina.
HomeWorks is 'Moving On,' Needs Volunteers
Homeworks of America, a non-profit organization that assists the elderly and also low-income families repair their houses, has to vacate its warehouse and needs volunteers to help with the massive move.
Haley, Livingston cite day for military spouses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several dozen military members and their spouses from across the state are joining South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in proclaiming a special day for military spouses.
SC Bar Association schedules meeting in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Members of the South Carolina Bar are scheduled to meet in Columbia this week.
New sales office to create jobs in Fairfield County
You may want to revamp your resume. 25 new jobs are coming to the Midlands.
Some Newberry County residents without power
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Some local residents don't have electricity Thursday morning.
Law keeping SC elderly in homes advances
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislation to help elderly South Carolinians live on their own has advanced in the state House.
Senators debating punishing colleges for books
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senators are debating whether to punish two South Carolina universities for assigning gay-themed books to freshmen.
SC Senate rejects putting 4K on surplus list
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has tentatively approved a budget plan that makes 4-year-old kindergarten available to thousands of additional poor children.
Miss SC Pushing for Texting and Driving Ban
It's the number one killer of driving teenagers nationwide, a statistic, Miss SC is hoping to change.
Sketch Released in Orangeburg Armed Robbery
Orangeburg County, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is releasing a composite sketch of a suspect in an armed robbery on May 2nd. Ravenell says officers were called to a home on Autolane Street on May 2 just after 1 p.m.
Local Government Aid vs. Kindergarten Expansion
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-The South Carolina Senate has rejected an effort to make aid to local government a higher budget priority than expanding 4-year-old kindergarten.
Miss SC urges statewide texting-while-driving ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller has thrown her tiara into the political ring.
Stopping Animal Cruelty
Columbia Animal Services is working to stop animal cruelty and you can help.
House Judiciary OKs ethics reform proposal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposal that would transform how ethics cases are initially handled in South Carolina is advancing.
SC memorial remembers fallen law officers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers from across South Carolina are gathering to remember their fallen colleagues.
