COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --With the number of COVID-19 cases rising across the country, several companies are fast-tracking vaccines to be ready as soon as next year. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National…
(ABC News) --- Summer is here, and the global coronavirus pandemic has changed, delayed or caused the cancelation of several events. Some organizations are even looking further ahead to make decisions about things scheduled in the fall of 2020. Like…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- The 'I Can't Breathe' SC group that organized the first protests in downtown Columbia following the death of George Floyd, is now transitioning to an official chapter of Black Lives…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--A popular event in downtown Columbia on Saturday mornings is set to return this weekend. On its Facebook page, organizers announced the Soda City Market will re-open on Main St. this Saturday. Thursday the market posted a lengthy…
NASCAR on Thursday completed its investigation into the garage pull rope formed as a noose that was found in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, with president Steve Phelps saying "our initial reaction was to protect our driver."
South Carolina Highway Patrol says a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --If you’re planning on going out to eat in the next few weeks, you might see a new sticker in the windows of some of your favorite restaurants. Gov. Henry McMaster…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- State Emergency officials are working to ensure South Carolina is prepared should a major hurricane hit our Coast. Thursday June 25 The Department of Public…
Richland County Coroner's Office has identified a victim after a vehicle overturned on Wednesday at Weston Road and Clarkson Road.
Richland Co., SC (WOLO)--- The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is hoping you can help them identify six men that are wanted in connection with an attempted burglary of an area liquor store. Deputies say, May 31, just before midnight…
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- Lexington Co. deputies say a man is in custody after they say they found one of his relatives lying in their Gaston home covered in waste. Investigators say Oliver Willard, 39,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says it's not unconstitutional for city governments to require people to wear face coverings in public. Wilson says there is no state law preempting or prohibiting a city, which so far include…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A Columbia police officer will not face charges in the shooting death of a young black man in April. On Wednesday, Fifth Judicial Court Solicitor Byron Gipson said CPD officer…
Solicitor Byron Gipson will hold a press conference on the investigation of an officer-involved shooting death of a black teenager.
Orangeburg County deputies are looking for a person of interest in a fire that damaged a manufactured home on Monday.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Columbia is now the second city in the state requiring people to wear masks if they're out in public. Columbia City Council members voted during a specially called…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Tuesday Governor Henry McMaster addressed the Coronavirus in South Carolina. McMaster says the positive cases are increasing here in South Carolina, as well as across the Country. But the…
The FBI has determined that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that a pull rope fashioned like a noose had been on a garage door at Talladega Superspeedway since as early as last fall, NASCAR said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A growing number of people in South Carolina are in the hospital with coronavirus related illnesses. According to new numbers released today by DHEC, there are currently 824 hospital beds…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Voters in South Carolina are at the polls Tuesday for the 'Primary' Runoff elections. On the ballot- races that were too close to call following the June 9, 2020 Primary. 23 of…
Sumter Police need your help to find a suspect with a runaway teen, who was last seen on May 5 leaving her home on Ginhouse Drive.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- South Carolina Senator Mia McLoud calls Governor Henry McMaster 'irresponsible' and 'reckless' to encourage residents to follow recommendations for 'good hygiene' in what she referred to as a mere 'pep talk' instead of responding to the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A former state lawmaker is now officially the top federal prosecutor in South Carolina. [FILE] (US Attorney SC/Twitter) Attorney General William Barr said that Peter McCoy had been sworn in on Monday…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - A South Carolina city has become the first in the state to require people to wear masks in grocery stores and pharmacies to help fight COVID-19. Greenville City Council voted unanimously for the mask requirements Monday.…
More than two dozen coronavirus cases in West Virginia have been linked to Myrtle Beach. Health officials say 26 cases in one county can be directly traced to people who spent time…
