"We do encourage customers to keep their thermostat as close to 68 degrees as possible. That's kind of a sweet spot, that helps with your energy consumption, and limit it from maybe spiking quite as much as if your thermostat is up in the low 70's," says Long.
Winter is showing in the Midlands and viewers are sending in their snow pictures.
ABC Columbia gives you an update on the Winter weather which could possibly result in hazardous road conditions in the Midlands.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jake Brady Ergle, age 38, of Batesburg-Leesville on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Due to the winter weather in Columbia, the city has opened the overflow shelter, according to the Columbia Police Department.
The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) is adjusting its transit service due to the Winter Weather Warning/Advisory issued by the National Weather Service, said officials.
Today, has been a wintry day here in the Midlands, as weather affects the Palmetto State and brings snow to parts of the south.
"And the question is, will Donald Trump step up to the plate? Will he live up to the legacy of Dr. King? A legacy built on togetherness, a legacy built on unity, but a lesson built also on effective change for all of America," asks Harrison.
Lexington Police is asking for help finding someone accused of theft, said the police department.
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - I think we get some light snow around the majority of the Midlands, a little less in the upper areas of Newberry, a little more as we go…
Governor McMaster announces all Richland County State offices they will remain open
USC Gamecocks postpone 'Freezin' for a Reason' Polar Plunge due to threat of inclement weather Tuesday.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A familiar name in Columbia politics was among those pardoned in the final hours of the Biden presidency. EW Cromartie was pardoned by the now former president on Monday hours before President Donald Trump took the oath…
Officers are requesting help finding two people accused of breaking into motor vehicles on Monday morning, said Lexington Police.
Veterans have a new place to call home in Sumter.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office is assisting the Columbia Police Department's officers with an ‘unaccompanied’ death of a man in the 1600 block of Assembly Street.
President-elect Donald Trump is going to issue a series of orders aimed at remaking America’s immigration policies, ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending birthright citizenship, an incoming White House official said.
The COMET has announced the death of its Vice Chairman of the Board, John V. Furgess, Senior, this morning.
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said she was bludgeoned, stabbed and burned. Holbrook described the crime as brutal, heinous and gruesome.
A man in Clay County is accused of using an 85 - thousand pound crane to threaten deputies
The Pelion Police Department is hoping someone in the community can help them identify woman they say was caught on surveillance cameras stealing food from a local grocery store.
The Transportation Security Administration says a record number of weapons were confiscated at checkpoints in South Carolina in 2024.
Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, Jan. 17, for a Richland County K9 officer who died during the line of duty.
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