COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's unemployment rate continued to drop in January, but the agency is worried people receiving jobless benefits aren't doing enough to look for work. The state Department of Employment and Workforce says the jobless rate…
The Columbia Police Department has arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting that has claimed the life of one man.
A hospital that serves part of rural South Carolina said it lost more than $8 million last fiscal year in large part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More families in South Carolina can begin visiting their loved ones in nursing homes after Governor Mcmaster relaxed visitation guidelines last week.
The Sumter Police Department says two brothers are in custody and charged with the assault and robbery of a 78-year-old business owner.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department held a press conference Monday to provide an update on the deadly shooting that occurred last week at Capital City Cycles.
Harvest Hope Food Bank has a new CEO. Monday, the food bank announced Midlands banker and former Harvest Hope Board Member Erinn Rowe will take over the role. Rowe succeeds former CEO Wendy Broderick, who passed away in January.
Applications from high school students are being accepted for Orangeburg's new advance college. Students in grades 9-12 will be able to earn both a high school diploma and an associates degree through the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Richland County Library will provide free COVID-19 drive-thru testing Monday. You can get tested at the library's Sandhills location at 763 Fashion Drive in Columbia.
The Lexington Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying two individuals who , they say, cut a fence and stole containers of fuel from Saluda Hill Landscaping.
According to acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, three former deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office were sentenced for conspiring with individuals they believed to be members of a Mexican drug cartel.
Richland County deputies say they have charged a man for a fatal shooting on Saturday on McCaw Street & Malcolm Drive.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 502 new cases of COVID-19, and 6 confirmed deaths. South Carolina has had a total of 454,683 cases since and pandemic began, and 7,849 total deaths. DHEC also announced…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 571 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Another 33 South Carolinians died from the virus. South Carolina has now reported 454,158 total cases of the virus since the pandemic…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Daylight Saving is this weekend and while many people are focus on changing their clocks as we all get ready to adjust to one less hour and more daylight. Fire officials however say that's not all…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service say processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun. The aim is to…
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who passed away in the hospital a day after being involved in a vehicle collision. The coroner says 26-year-old Phillip Auston Jones Friday due to injuries sustained in the collision on Thursday.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a man was arrested after investigators found over 1,500 grams of marijuana as well as other drugs while executing a search warrant at a residence on Rifle Lane.
On Saturday, officials say several roads in downtown Lexington will be closed for the Shamrock Parade.
According to acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, a Lexington woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug charges. Authorities say 38-year-old Ashley Shay Cook plead guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
Richland County Councilman Derrek Pugh is hosting a series of free COVID-19 testing and mask giveaway events.
Lexington-Richland School District Five is partnering with the Lexington Medical Center to vaccinate its school staff. Officials say the vaccinations will take place on March 26 and April 16 at Dutch Fork High School.
Staff with Richland School District One have the chance to get vaccinated Friday at Gamecock Park. It's an asynchronous learning day for students. Richland One schools and offices are closed Friday to allow employees time to get the vaccine.
Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford is releasing the name of a man who died as a result of a shooting that occurred at Capital City Cycles on Thursday evening. Rutherford says the victim has been identified as 55-year-old Charles E. Lilly, of Beech Island, SC.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a man is wanted for hitting a female in the face and head while she was holding a one-year-old child. Authorities say the incident occurred on January 16 at a residence in Pinewood.
