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City, DHEC COVID-19 testing efforts kick off Saturday

Columbia, SC (WOLO) --ย  Thursday DHEC, Governor Henry McMaster, the City of Columbia, and the University of South Carolina announced the launch of an expansive multi-day testing initiative. The free testing will…

Columbia celebrates first ever Black Voter Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Friday morning, the Columbia Urban League announced the first ever Black Voter Day. The organization says the purpose of this day is to help black citizens against voter suppression and…

UofSC releases updated coronavirus data

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The University of South Carolina has released its latest COVID-19 numbers, as of September 17. According to the UofSC coronavirus dashboard, there are 170 current active cases on campus, 164 of which are students. 1,468 tests have…

DHEC: 766 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 21 new deaths

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released its latest coronavirus data. DHEC reports 766 new confirmed cases and 21 confirmed deaths, bringing the total to 133,310 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 3,010 deaths. 6,324…

RCSD: Additional arrests made in connection to Columbia riots

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The Richland County Sheriff's Department says they arrested three more individuals who participated in the riots on the weekend of May 30. Authorities say they arrested Nicholas Fleming on September 1 on charges of assault and battery…

State leaders to ramp up coronavirus testing

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Beginning Saturday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Office of the Governor, the City of Columbia and the University of South Carolina are all teaming up…

Opening arguments begin in CARES Act lawsuit

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Friday morning, the South Carolina Supreme Court began hearing opening arguments in a lawsuit against Governor Henry McMaster's decision to use CARES Act funds on private school vouchers. In July,…

Fort Jackson working with MUSC to provide free COVID-19 testing

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Officials from Fort Jackson say they are partnering with the Medical University of South Carolina to offer free coronavirus testing for individuals with authorized post access. The testing will be available September 22 and 24 from 9…

A meeting to ward off voter suppression

Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The Columbia Urban Leagueโ€™s Young Professionals will be teaming up with BET along with the National Urban League as well as other civil rights organizations to plan to…

Mother sentenced in death of 6 month old son

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) - A 30-year prison sentence has been given to a Florida woman who killed her 6-month-old son in South Carolina because she was angry when the child's father wouldn't…

South Carolina sees drop in unemployment claims

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, 4.283 people filed for unemployment last week. This number is down 830 people from the previous week.ย  Beginning next week, DEW will…

Heavy rains affect Columbia roads

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- With heavy downpours hitting the state of South Carolina Thursday morning, Columbia's streets are feeling the impact. Tim Scott spoke with authorities about how you can stay safe.

DHEC: 740 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 27 new deaths

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released its updated coronavirus numbers. DHEC reports 740 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 new confirmed deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 132,565 with…

The Midlands feel the effects of Tropical Storm Sally

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Thursday morning, severe rains pounded the Midlands. Downed trees took out power lines, leaving thousands without power. Maria Szatkowski provides you with updates on outdoor conditions in the Midlands.

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