South Carolina State University says face coverings are now required inside all university buildings. Officials say masks do not need to be worn in personal offices, individual residence hall rooms or while you are eating.
Officials with the South Carolina Air National Guard say residents in lower Richland County may hear explosions on Thursday and Friday. The noise is a planned part of a demonstration.
More school districts welcomed students back to class this morning, as the debate on masking continues.
Due to the recent trends of the COVID-19 pandemic, FBI Columbia cancelled its upcoming Hate Crimes Symposiums.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)--- City of Columbia leadership is looking for ways to strengthen the state's response to the pandemic and other health-related issues. During Tuesdays city council meeting, councilman Ed McDowell introduced the…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tropical Depression Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia as it dumps heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains. It's on a path that could cause flash floods into upstate New…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Within hours of the South Carolina's Supreme Court's opinion that UofSC's mask mandate did not violate a state proviso which prevents schools from mandating masks, University President Dr. Harris Pastides re-instated a…
“I think it’s very clear that if we are not called back in, this is going to land in courts for them to make a decision," said Rep. Russell Ott from St. Matthews. "All we’re simply saying is that’s not necessary.”
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Richland County deputies are still investigating a murder case that has gone 25 years cold. Tuesday marks the 25 year anniversary since Jack Robinson was killed at the Rosewood Boat Landing.
The Liberty Group is looking to hire for three positions through a hiring event with SC Works Columbia on Thursday.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says they are looking for a missing woman who was last seen by her family last month.
South Carolina State University is delaying fall classes by several days to give students more time to get vaccinated as COVID cases spike across the state. Classes scheduled to start Wednesday for the fall semester will be pushed to next Monday.
The Gaston Police Department says officers arrested two men after they found 20 grams of crack cocaine during a traffic stop.
Sumter County deputies say they arrested a man accused of driving a truck into the front of a business on Broad Street.
According to the Sumter Police Department, a local man is accused of sexually assaulting a child multiple times since 2018.
The Fairfield County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a collision on SC 215 in Jenkinsville.
The Richland County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a shooting on the 2000 block of Dominion Drive.
Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) -- South Carolina State University has decided to postpone classes for their fall semester by a week in order to come up with additional campus safety protocols as COVID-19 cases continue to spike statewide. School officials announced…
IRMO, SC (WOLO) - Lexington Richland School District 5 has announced it will not require masks in its schools, despite a county-wide mask mandate passed Monday by the Richland County Council. The Richland County Council passed a mask mandate for…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The possibility of a mask mandate is on the table for a Richland County school district. The Richland School District Two board voted 6-1 Monday for its attorneys to explore its legal options when it comes…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - All students and staff in Richland School District One will be required to wear masks in all schools, administrative buildings, and school buses. The Richland One Board of School Commissioners made the decision at a meeting…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- A group of South Carolina Senators want lawmakers to come back to the statehouse for a special session to reconsider a budget proviso that aims to keep school districts from being able to put mask requirements…
West Columbia, SC (Associated Press) -- -A South Carolina pharmaceutical company that has offered covid-19 vaccines since February -- will now require all of its own employees to get the shot.…
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) --- Children here in the Midlands will head back to class in the coming weeks, if they haven't already. While parents and guardians have a list of supplies they want to make sure their children have…
