COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The South Carolina Department of Education announced Thursday it has hired former Lexington-Richland 5 Superintendent Dr. Christina Melton. Melton resigned suddenly in June after having been named the Superintendent of the Year. The former superintendent will…
UPDATE: The Sumter Police Department says Stacy Melissa Stevens was located and is safe.
According to Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, a Columbia man plead guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition.
Governor's Office responds after Columbia City Council approves state of emergency.
Columbia City Council approves Mayor Steve Benjamin's declaration of a state of emergency.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)--- The Mayor of Columbia has declared a state of emergency -- and he's primarily focused on masks in schools. This as case numbers of COVID and…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Richland County deputies need you to keep an eye out for a woman they say is wanted for financial I.D. fraud. The Sheriff's Department says she withdrew 2-thousand dollars…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WOLO) - A shipment of 13 ancient artifacts bound for South Carolina were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Kentucky. It included one skull and 12 “adzes,” which are tools for…
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin declared a state of emergency in reference to the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Midlands students begin heading back to school this month.
Local Living: Registration open for youth sports in Columbia, Pawmetto Lifeline holding adoption event and more!
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department says they arrested a man accused of a shooting at a gas station last week.
Academy Sports and Outdoors is gifting thousands of dollars in new workout equipment to Alcorn Middle School, including weight benches, dumb bells and jump ropes.
Tyson Foods employees celebrated the reopening of their Bluff Road Facility by helping Harvest Hope Food Bank this week.
According to the City of Columbia, Mayor Steve Benjamin will declare a state of emergency in reference to the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
According to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department, a man from Newberry County is accused of criminal sexual acts with a minor.
The mayor of South Carolina’s capital city is considering issuing a school mask mandate, a move he says would protect vaccine-ineligible children amid the coronavirus’s resurgence. The effort would put Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, a Democrat, at odds with Republican Gov. Henry McMaster as well as the GOP-controlled Legislature, which recently barred such policies for all public schools.
This morning, Historic Columbia took the first steps in creating their new state of the art greenhouse and gatehouse. A ceremony was held to break ground on the $2.5 million project at the Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens.
Lexington County is looking to help those affected by the pandemic. Renters or homeowners struggling to make payments can apply for up to six consecutive months of rental, mortgage and utility financial help through the LexCo CARES program.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- a small group of South Carolina senators are in discussions on how to spend two and half billion dollars of federal COVID-19 relief. The Senate American Rescue Plan…
(COLUMBIA, SC) WOLO - New signs are being installed on South Carolina highways reminding drivers of a new law that goes into effect August 15. Ahead of the new state law that goes into effect Aug. 15, SCDOT is installing…
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety fired Officer David Dukes last week. He's accused of excessive use of force on Clarence Gailyard, an Orangeburg resident. Tuesday, Gailyard spoke out for the first time since the incident.
Local Living: Harlem Globetrotters come to CLA Thursday, City of Columbia hosting event for teens Friday and more!
Several law enforcement agencies in the Midlands have had to make changes to their scheduled National Night Out events this week, due to potential rain.
Irmo police officers say they found a suspicious device near the entrance to the Hidden Oaks neighborhood Monday.
