COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - South Carolina's Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak. Senate President Harvey Peeler said Monday that state senators would return Sept. 2…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- As many of you get ready to either go back to school or prepare to send your children back to in person instruction there are a lot of questions still looming out there are the coronavirus…
Richland Co. SC (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is hoping you can help the locate a man wanted for stealing catalytic converters from several cars in the area. Authorities say 22 year…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Last week, Benedict College announced Rev. Dr. Lillie A. Burgess as the first female campus minister. She's the first female campus minister in Benedict College's 150-year history. “I’ve been…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Some schools across the state opened their doors Monday for the first time since March, but some are still looking to fill their classrooms with teachers. Teacher advocacy group SC…
DHEC: 451 news cases of Coronavirus, 20 additional deaths in SC
Washington D.C. (AP)-- South Carolina congressman James Clyburn is now the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress, the House Democratic Whip, and one of the few 1960s civil rights movement leaders still in elective office today. He'll bring that connection…
Many students are moving in on the University of South Carolina campus this week amid the pandemic and must show COVID-19 test results.
According to Kershaw County Coroner David West, one person was killed and a baby was rescued after a single vehicle crash in the Elgin area of Kershaw County.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 537 new confirmed cases and 16 new probable cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as well as 9 additional confirmed deaths.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The City of Columbia's Parks and Recreation Department will offer free meals to children, 18 and under, now through August 28. The meals will be distributed Monday-Friday between…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- If you need to get tested for Coronavirus, there are numerous mobile sites. DHEC says they have partnered to set up mobile testing clinics across the state. Right now, there are 129 mobile testing events scheduled through…
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting in a Lexington subdivision earlier this month. Authorities say one suspect is already in custody.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who they say went missing earlier this week.
Lexington,SC (WOLO) --- The town of Lexington has arrested a 15 year old accused in an armed robbery that took place around 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon on East Main Street. Officers responded to the Cedarcrest…
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 986 new confirmed cases and 22 new probable cases of COVID-19 Sunday, as well as 51 additional confirmed deaths and 6 new probable deaths.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- DHEC officials have a message for South Carolinians, encouraging everyone to 'Fight the Spread.' According to state health officials, evidence is increasing about the high rates of infection in people who do…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Prisma Health is operating a stationary Coronavirus testing site in the Midlands, three times a week. ABC Columbia News was on hand August 8, for the first day of operation…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The Carolina country music fest in myrtle beach has been cancelled for this year. the festival was originally scheduled for early June then pushed to September 17th. now organizers say…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has asked the state's Supreme Court to determine whether the state's monument protection law is constitutional. Wilson's letter Thursday calls on the court to rule on a lawsuit filed by…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Some Midlands students received free items needed to head back to class. Getting the laundry list of back to school supplies can often put parents in…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said more people have been taken into custody for their roles in riots following peaceful protests last May. The Sheriff says 12 more people…
Cayce, S.C. (WOLO) --- The mothers of Khajari Brown and Isaiah Bailey are asking for justice after their sons were shot and killed in Cayce. The shooting happened early in the morning on Aug. 2 on the 1100 block of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Deputies are looking for the driver of a suspicious vehicle who tried to lure kids. Picture provided by RCSD had been shared on social media showing a dark colored SUV suspected in…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Friday DHEC announced 1,015 new cases of COVID 19 and 16 additional deaths attributed to the virus. The announcement brings the total number of cases to 103,880, and deaths to 2,106. DHEC…
