Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Black people in South Carolina are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. Monday is National Black HIV, AIDS Awareness day.…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---The Saluda County sheriff's office wants to make sure everyone stays warm this winter. The law enforcement agency is holding a coat drive throughout the month of February.…
Things came to a flash point on February 8th when 3 African American males were shot and killed by South Carolina Highway Patrol officers. Twenty-eight others were injured.
Lexington, SC (WOLO) --- The Lexington Police are hoping you can help them locate three individuals accused of swiping two iPhones from a Lexington Walmart. According to authorities the men seen in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Lexington-Richland School District Five will host a virtual parent/community town hall Tuesday at 6 p.m. to discuss new safety measures for Irmo High School. Monday and Tuesday, students at Irmo High School went virtual, after some students held…
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According to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, three Midlands men have been arrested on charges related to the exploitation of minors. Authorities say the arrests are from unrelated investigations.
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The 17th Annual Black History Parade and Festival in Columbia is coming up soon!
Officials with the National Park Service say there will be a prescribed burn at Congaree National Park during the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person died after a head-on collision with a tow truck on Winnsboro Road this morning.
The Gamecocks remained the top team in the poll this week and were a unanimous choice from the 30-member national media panel.
A local teenager has been found safe after she was reported missing more than a week ago, but Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott say she was out on a crime spree.
Irmo High School students are learning online today and tomorrow, after many students walked out on Friday over recent security concerns on campus.
The Chapin Police Department says a man has been arrested for shooting at a home last week on Frink Street in Lexington.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Tax season is upon us and SC Department of Consumer Affairs officials say scammers can also taking advantage of this time of year. “The most common way…
Gilbert, S.C. (WOLO)-- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane crash Saturday in Gilbert in Lexington Co. A spokesperson for the agency says, "The pilot of a single-engine de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver crashed while attempting to depart…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The City of Columbia is doing its part to help with the severe blood shortage across the state. Right now the Red Cross says there is a critical need for…
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)-- According to the Sumter Co. Coroner's Office, a 9 year old was crossing Hwy. 378 Wednesday. Officials say Za’Hiar Hammet, died Friday at Palmetto Health Richland. The Highway Patrol is investigating.
In fact, one in three deaths each year among women is due to heart disease.
South Carolina State University is remembering the late John Lewis, a central figure to the civil rights movement. A statue honoring the late congressman stopped by the campus in Orangeburg on its way to the National Statuary Hall in Washington D.C.
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The World Food Champion will be crowned when the 10 contestants compete at the McCutchen Dining House on the university's historic Horseshoe.
This coming Tuesday, the university will commemorate the 54th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre with a program in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at 11 a.m. Orangeburg Massacre survivor Dr. Cleveland Sellers jr. will be the keynote speaker.
Officials with DHEC say a skunk found in Saluda County tested positive for rabies.
