GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Teachers in Greenville County Schools will be paid a starting salary of $40,000 - the highest out of any school district in South Carolina - after school board members unanimously approved a 6-mill tax increase. Under…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Lexington County Coroner has released the identity of the teen who was killed after being hit by a car last Saturday in Lexington County. The incident happened shortly after 10:00 P.M. on May 18, 2019 in the…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- It's time to make a splash! The City of Columbia announced that the pools and splash pads will open Saturday, May 25, 2019. According to Parks and Rec, both Maxcy Gregg Pool and Greenview Pool will open from…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Timothy Jones’s grandmother took the stand in Day Nine of her grandson’s murder trial, saying she never expected him to kill his five children back in 2014. At…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- It's annual fight for blood, a friendly competition between the local agencies to see whose badge gets the most backing, and whose boots will send the…
The kids at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands got a special visit today.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---the heat is on through out the Midlands, and it doesn't appear it's going anywhere anytime soon. While the temperatures continue to soar, Prisma Health Children's Hospital wants to issue a reminder about the increase in heat…
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on a vehicle seen near a residence that was fired on multiple times.
[gtxvideo vid='F40KE3WR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F40KE3WR.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT Memorial Day Road Conditions'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Department of Transportation has an update on traffic conditions this weekend. SC DOT officials announced they will not close any lanes for interstate work during the…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)--The hot weather has already claimed one life in the Midlands. Richland Co. coroner Gary Watts says 4-year old Zion Akinrefon of Maryland was found unresponsive in a car at a home in Blythewood. The coroner says…
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Lexington County deputies say they arrested a couple on drug charges at a motel on Bush River Road on Wednesday.
[gtxvideo vid='zhex0SmL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zhex0SmL.jpg' vtitle='I77 PERCIVAL CRASH'] Richland, Co. SC(WOLO) --- The Richland County Sheriff's Department says a driver who refused to pull over and sped away from deputies Thursday night, ended up crashing along Interstate -77. Authorities say it happened…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- It's time to roll up your sleeves and help Midlands Fire fighters, Police and Deputies draw blood. And it's all for a good cause. The Annual Boots and Badges Blood drive is held each year as…
[gtxvideo vid='pFu0hdTv' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pFu0hdTv.jpg' vtitle='Power of the Purse event raises money for women and children'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The "Power of the Purse" event rolled out the pink carpet to raise money for women and children Thursday (5/23) night. The…
May has been declared as ALS Awareness month in South Carolina.
A Lexington County man is being sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his son, according to the Eleventh Circuit Solicitor's Office.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Testimony in Day Eight of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial shed more light on Jones’s faith and what he says were his fears during his marriage. Some…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Emergency Medical Service workers from across South Carolina were at the State House Thursday. The Lieutenant Governor presented a proclamation declaring it EMS Week throughout the state. Officials…
A military supply company has donated bullet proof vests to school districts across the state.
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) - The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man accused of standing in the street and shooting at another man at least 12 times. Guyron Garner, 22, has…
U.S. Waffle Company announced plans to launch a new frozen food processing facility in Pickens County.
A Fort Jackson civilian employee who died shortly after a prescribed burn operation on Wednesday has been identified.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a collision between a truck and a motorcycle on Wednesday.
