A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow people with disabilities or their caretaker to apply for a special registration that would note their condition and alert law enforcement during a traffic stop.
[gtxvideo vid='TBJ2Bpp2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TBJ2Bpp2.jpg' vtitle='Fred's Close Underperforming stores, 11 in South Carolina'] A discount retailer is closing some of its stores. Fred's Inc. says it will close 159 under performing stores in 13 states, including South Carolina, by the end of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- On Friday, Sistercare of the Midlands received a $5,000 grant from the DreamBee Foundation. The DreamBee Foundation awarded Sistercare the first ever “The Women We Watched Freedom Grant” in conjunction with National Child Abuse month. Sistercare counsels…
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Lexington Police Department officials needs your help to find two women accused of credit card fraud recently.
Six people are in jail on cocaine charges after a several-months long investigation by the Sumter Police Department
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Wednesday April 10th, 2019 was the crossover deadline for bills working through the State House. Bills that made the cut, include a measure overhauling the State's education system…
Three West Columbia suspects have been sentenced for a string of robberies while armed with a shot gun in Lexington County.
The Five Points Foundation awarded $43,450 to 28 charities and non-profit organizations in the Midlands from their annual St.Pat's in Five Points.
[gtxvideo vid='ykth74N2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ykth74N2.jpg' vtitle='energy drink pkg'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Parents of a Chapin teen who died after officials say he drank too much caffeine, are fighting for a minimum age for kids to be able to purchase energy drinks. When…
The Richland County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the two men pictured in this video.
By CHRISTINA L. MYERS= COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina lawmakers are hearing from both supporters and opponents of the medicinal use of marijuana. The Senate Medical Affairs planned two hearings Thursday to fit in all the speakers on the…
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CLINTON, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Department says a gunman and a health systems police officer have been wounded by gunfire inside a hospital. News outlets report it happened at about 2 a.m. Thursday at Laurens…
Columbia Fire Department says a vehicle crashed through the front porch of a house on North Brickyard Road this morning.
Columbia Fire Department says one firefighter was injured during an apartment fire on Elite Street on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Evan Gaines will be remembered by the University of South Carolina Upstate, as the slain student will be honored during the May graduation commencement. Gaines, who was a student in the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College…
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The Columbia Police Department is searching for an armed robbery suspect who they say robbed the Family Dollar on Garners Ferry Road.
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help for individuals to secure their vehicles better after a string of break-ins in Lugoff.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (STSM) received on our 24-hour hotline several calls threatening harm to our staff and organization.
Soon there will be new insight into Nikki Haley's time at the UN and as governor of South Carolina.
[gtxvideo vid='FtCldxxe' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FtCldxxe.jpg' vtitle='parkinsons awareness'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - April is Parkinson's Awareness Month. Parkinson's is a progressive neurological disease that affects movement. During a ceremony at the State House earlier today, Lt. Governor Pamela Evette read a proclamation from…
People are wearing purple today to raise awareness for Alzheimer's.
Farmers will no longer have a limit placed on how much hemp they can grow.
