COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--As more and more record cases of Coronavirus are reported in South Carolina, State health officials are sharing ways you can 'help stop the spread' of the coronavirus. On Saturday DHEC reported the first child death related to…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control, Saturday, marked the highest number of reported positive cases of COVID-19 at 2,239. Health officials say the percent…
Health officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control urges people to change their behavior and reduce the spread of COVID-19 or we could see more than 4,000 deaths by November.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Get ready for last call. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster's order to stop the sale of alcoholic beverages in all bars and restaurants after 11:00 PM, takes effect tonight. [caption id="attachment_427331"…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Get ready to save. South Carolina's annual Tax Free Weekend is set for August 7-9, 2020. During the weekend, certain items will be exempt from the state's six percent sales tax.…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- More than 370 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in South Carolina’s prisons, with seven of 21 facilities having a positive test. ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott spoke with one woman, who…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Hospitals have been closed to the visitors in order to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus for months. Still, that wasn't going to keep one North Carolina woman from being able to witness the birth…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) says one of the DART drivers is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that a driver of Transportation Care…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --The University of South Carolina is standing by its international students. Earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security and the Student Exchange Visitor Program announced that foreign students who…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- An area that has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Carolina has been the state's correctional facilities. According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), at…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Students hoping to attend the University of South Carolina in 2021 will not have to submit standardized test scores. According to the University, due to testing interruptions caused by the…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Saturday morning the group Flags Across the South will fly a confederate flag on a temporary flag pole to honor the memory of the symbol that has since been…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Police say they are investigating after protesters at Friday's rally claim someone pointed a gun at them. Investigators say the man was reportedly inside a silver Kia when he exchanged words…
Shaw Air Force Base will hold an online memorial service today for a pilot killed in a crash on June 30 on the base.
Cayce City Council members became the latest area to vote in favor of requiring people to wear some type of face coverings.
Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit and run, after a vehicle hit a bicyclist on Thursday at Moses Dingle Road.
DHEC and Prisma Health continue to host free coronavirus testing clinics across the Midlands amid the pandemic.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The Columbia Police Department arrested a suspect wanted for a hit and run that injured a 7-year-old back in December. Robert Reeves Junior is accused of hitting the…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 1,723 new confirmed cases and one new probable case of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 22 additional confirmed deaths and no new…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you might have seen that some meats are more expensive. The US Department of Agriculture says the prices of many products, including beef…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- If you live in Columbia and you feel like your water's tasted a little off lately, you're not wrong. The Columbia Water Department tweeted Wednesday that customers may have noticed a chlorine taste and odor in their…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Richland Co. are looking for a man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting. Deputies say Tony Trapp,23, shot and killed a man at Rowan Apartments on Southern Drive…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--The Department of Agriculture says Director Hugh Weathers tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the department says Weathers was tested on Monday following a suspected exposure, and is experiencing only minor…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--380 new jobs are on the way to the Midlands. Thursday the governor's office announced Nephron Pharmaceuticals is expanding its operations in West Columbia. In addition to the new jobs the expansion brings an investment of $215.8 million.…
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