'The Zone' at Williams Brice Stadium gets new name
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The zone at Williams-Brice stadium has a new name. The University of South Carolina announced it will now be known as the Founders Zone thanks to a partnership…
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Big weekend in Columbia translates to big boost in tourism
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --Columbia has been a hot-spot this week, from concerts to game day. The Capital city is the place to be in all of the Palmetto State. With Hootie and the Blowfish in…
Gamecock Saturday Night tonight
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- College football season is here and ABC Columbia is your place to follow all the action. Gamecock Saturday Night, ABC Columbia‘s college football show, airs tonight after College Football on ABC. Mike Gillespie and Cameron Gaskins will…
Friday's weather forced some HS football games to reschedule
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- It's time for Friday Night Fever and while ABC Columbia News has crews scattered around the Midlands to catch some of the best high school highlights in the area, someone forgot to tell mother nature. There…
President Trump nominates SC U.S. Attorney to be Federal district judge
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---President Donald Trump nominated South Carolina United States Attorney, Sherri Lydon to be a Federal district judge. In order for the nomination to be enacted it will still have to…
Clear bag policy takes effect in Richland One
Richland Co, SC (WOLO) -- Anyone going to a football game for a Richland One school had to have a clear bag to get in. The district is the latest in the…
Two separate alleged animal cruelty cases lead to arrests
Columbia,SC. (WOLO)---- The Columbia Police Department (CPD) has charged two people in separate animal cruelty investigations and continue searching for a third tonight. According to authorities, 23 year old Keith Chestnut was charged with Felony Animal cruelty after police say…
South Carolina gets $42 million dollar grant for victim's of crime
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---The State of South Carolina will now have more resources at its disposal to help the victims of crimes. Friday morning Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a 42 million…
Wet weather postpones some Friday night high school football games
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- It's time for Friday Night Fever and while ABC Columbia News has crews scattered around the Midlands to catch some of the best high school highlights in the area, someone forgot to tell mother nature. There…
UofSC is taking measures to keep football fans cool in the heat
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---- Uof SC is doing its part to keep Gamecock and Alabama fans cool in the stadium Saturday. The University tells ABC Columbia News, fans will be…
Edisto HS faces lawsuit, alleging two students were sexually abused at school
Orangeburg Co, SC (WOLO) --- The families of two special needs students are suing a South Carolina school district after their attorney says they were sexually abused at school. The law suits…
"Pink It Out" campaign to fight breast cancer continues Friday
Columbia,SC (WOLO) -- The Columbia Fire Department continues their fight against breast cancer through the "Pink It Out" fundraiser. The fire department will be helping staff greet, meet and assist serving meals…
UofSC Social Media Lab: Who dominates Gamecocks or Democratic Presidential Candidates?
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- What's a hotter topic on social media in South Carolina? Gamecock football or politics? It's the Gamecocks, and its not even close. Researchers at the University of South…
Local Living: Riverbanks Zoofari ready for a wild time
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- There's a lot going on in the Midlands, so grab your calendar and let's take a look at Local Living with Crysty Vaughan. Talk about a wild time, Riverbanks Zoo is…
Consumers News at 5: Free Flu Shots and Fun Foods
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- This one is for all you sweet tooths out there. This month Oreo is releasing mystery Oreos. and dunking that Oreo could pay off in $50,00 in cash. The limited…
Fan reflects on monument and getting street named after Hootie & the Blowfish
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Before heading to Europe to continue going on tour, Hootie & the Blowfish had one final concert Friday night in Columbia. Columbia is the band's home, and the place…
KCSO: Three caught after allegedly shooting at a vehicle with a mom & kid inside
Kershaw County deputies say they've arrested three men accused of shooting at a vehicle with a mother and child inside last month.
Armed and dangerous suspect identified after a carjacking at McDonald's in Lugoff
Kershaw County deputies say they have identified a suspect, considered armed and dangerous, of a carjacking at a McDonald's restaurant.
Richland Library will offer free flu shots in downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Later on this month you'll be able to get a flu shot while you check out a book. September 27th the Richland Library…
Democratic candidates to take part in Galivant's Ferry Stump
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- At least five of the Democratic presidential candidates who appeared in Thursday night's debate will be in South Carolina next week for the historic historic Galivant's Ferry Stump. The event dates…
Town of Lexington residents say water quality and response leaves bad taste in their mouth
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- People who live in the town of Lexington are concerned after they say the city's water is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. "It honestly taste like dirt," resident…
New details revealed in murder investigation of Sumter 5-year-old and her mother
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) -- According to arrest warrants from the Sumter Police Department, Daunte Johnson used a "large folding knife" to stab both Nevaeh Adams and her mother, Sharee Bradley, to death back on August 5. The warrants were released…
Long-term investigation leads to Orangeburg drug arrests
Orangeburg Co., SC (WOLO) --- The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested two men after a long term investigation spanning several months led the arrest of the men authorities say are accused of running a regular illegal narcotics…
Bond denied for men accused in deadly Sumter shooting
Sumter, SC ( WOLO) --- Sumter police tell us bond was denied for two of three men accused in connection to a deadly weekend shooting. According to officials, at least two of the men, 18 year old Ellquin Willimans and…
Busy weekend good sign for future tourism in the Midlands
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --For the next few days, Columbia is set to be the hot-spot in all of the Palmetto State. With Hootie and the Blowfish in the midst of a three-day set and the…
