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Jury selection goes slowly in SC dad's death penalty case

Jury selection is going more slowly than a judge had hoped in the death penalty trial of a father charged with killing his five children in their South Carolina home.

Lexington PD still searching for suspects involved in CVS Pharmacy armed robbery

The Lexington Police Department detectives are still seeking the identities of two subjects who robbed the CVS Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard at gunpoint.

Umbrellas line State House Grounds for Hospice Care

[gtxvideo vid='Fln77CrO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Fln77CrO.jpg' vtitle='Umbrellas line State House Grounds for Hospice Care'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--At the South Carolina State House, a unique display designed to raise awareness for hospice care, took place Friday. Take a look at the umbrellas that lined…

City Officials break ground on new Ball Field

[gtxvideo vid='4jDNDb02' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4jDNDb02.jpg' vtitle='City Officials break ground on new Ball Field'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Play Ball! Friday, City of Columbia officials toured the future site of a new baseball field in Columbia. The field will be located near the intersection…

Columbia Green's Annual Festival of Gardens

Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---- Grab your garden hat and get your green thumb ready! It's time for Columbia Green's Annual Festival of Gardens. The 27th year for the event kicks off Friday May…

Pedestrian identified after a vehicle collision on US-1

South Carolina Highway Patrol says a pedestrian was killed in a vehicle collision on Thursday at US-1 at Peach Orchard Road.

Autopsy: Brain defect, not school fight, killed SC 5th grader Raniya Wright

Autopsy results released Thursday support authorities' assertion that natural causes stemming from a birth defect killed a 10-year-old South Carolina girl who collapsed after a fight at school.

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden will make his first campaign stop in Columbia this weekend

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden is headed to Columbia!

State lawmakers declaring May as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis "ME" awareness month.

Raising awareness about the disease commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Fighting the opioid crisis here in South Carolina

Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The fight against opioids continues here in South Carolina. Thursday morning Governor Henry McMaster and The Department of Alcohol and other abuse services updated the state's Just Plain…

Senators: An education reform bill will not be passed this session

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Seeing 10,000 teachers AND THEIR SUPPORTERS stand loud and proud on the State House lawn left Governor Henry McMaster (R-South Carolina) with a strong request for…

National Day of Prayer at the State House

[gtxvideo vid='cNiyRXhd' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cNiyRXhd.jpg' vtitle='National Day of Prayer at the State House'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - People gathered on the steps of the State House to lift their hands in prayer for the "The National Day of Prayer." It's observed each…

Rosewood Crawfish Festival set to tantalize taste buds at new location

Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The Rosewood Crawfish Festival brings 10 thousand pounds of fresh Louisiana crawfish, music that neighbors from all over Columbia can come together and enjoy in the Rosewood area as…

Overturned tractor trailer closes I77 south after early morning crash

SC DOT say I-77 south at Exit 19 near Farrow Road will be closed after a tractor trailer overturned this morning.

Police looking for suspect accused of CVS robbery in Lexington

Lexington Police are looking for a armed robbery suspect and a get away driver accused of robbing a CVS store on Sunset Boulevard.

CPD searching for man attempting to get inside parked cars in Lake Katherine community

The Columbia Police Department is searching for a man trying to break-into cars in the Lake Katherine area on early Wednesday morning.

Supt. Molly Spearman substitutes at a Lexington school, but says teachers "should not be walking out on their obligations"

Instead of attending today's rally - a spokesperson for the Department of Education says Superintendent Molly Spearman filled in as a substitute teacher at Midway Elementary School in Lexington One.