CPD: 4 men wanted for stealing several TVs from a Marsteller St. home
Columbia Police need your help to find 4 suspects accused of stealing several items from a Marsteller St. home.
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One lane is back open on I-26 WB after trailer wreck
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one lane on I-26 WB near mile marker 166 is now open after a tractor trailer overturned this morning.
Magnet fair offers students a different way to learn
[gtxvideo vid='VgEyxtzI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VgEyxtzI.jpg' vtitle='MAGNET FAIR'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---Tonight Lexington-Richland District Five held its second magnet fair to give families in the district an opportunity to explore the different programs each school in the district has to offer. The magnet…
Dominion Energy promising to pay protections for SCANA employees
Dominion Energy is agreeing to pay continuity and pay protections for any layoff through July 2020.
Sumter County residents cry for help with impassible road, County refuses to help
[gtxvideo vid='0CaJRBwN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0CaJRBwN.jpg' vtitle='SUMTER ROAD WOES'] SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)-- A road in Sumter County is in such poor condition even a tow truck gets stuck on it, but residents say they are turned away when they ask their local…
Widespread flu activity is increasing in South Carolina, SCDHEC reports
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is reporting increasing cases of the flu across the state for the second week in a row.
SCDOT to start pothole blitz to fix bad roads
Today the State Department of transportation announced they are launching a hot line to fix potholes caused by recent heavy rains.
Sumter man faces heroin-related charges after ongoing investigation, deputies say
A man faces heroin-related charges after an ongoing investigation of resident complaints.
Two Sumter men charged in overdose death of traveling salesman
Two Sumter men are have been arrested linked to an overdose death of a traveling salesman
Study: Are antibiotics necessary when you're sick?
[gtxvideo vid='O8xBoc8w' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O8xBoc8w.jpg' vtitle='Study: Are antibiotics necessary when you're sick?'] ABC NEWS-- winter is the season for coughs, and colds, but while being sick can be no fun experts say the overuse of antibiotics may be putting us at even more…
Protestors at Lindsey Graham's Columbia Office over Government Shutdown
[gtxvideo vid='qjgHoT3g' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qjgHoT3g.jpg' vtitle='WOLO_2019_01_09_23_08_20'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Some Federal workers rallied in front of Senator Lindsey Graham's Columbia office to voice their concern over the government shutdown. On Thursday, demonstrators protested, saying the shutdown is impacting people in our area,…
We're kicking Restaurant Week off at Villa Tronco
[gtxvideo vid='JTp5HedA' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JTp5HedA.jpg' vtitle='WOLO_2019_01_10_12_12_19'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Bon appetite! Its Restaurant Week once again in Columbia. The annual celebration of dining out on the town runs from Thursday through January 20th. The ten day food fest allows diners to experience…
Check your Lottery tickets: $50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Lottery says a Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was purchased at a Publix in Columbia. Do you have the winning ticket? According to a release from Lottery officials, a Powerball ticket sold in Columbia for Wednesday…
Former HS administrator enters second plea, accused of sex with student
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- A former Air Port High School assistant principal has entered a second guilty plea in connection to an improper relationship with a student. The Lexington Co. Clerk of Court's Office confirms to ABC Columbia that Dawn…
Grinding of the Greens ends today
This is the last day you can take that old Christmas tree to have it recycled into mulch for the Grinding of the Greens.
Murder suspect arrested accused of shooting a man to death
[gtxvideo vid='SjDnUjLd' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SjDnUjLd.jpg' vtitle='BAMBERG ARREST'] Orangeburg Co., SC (WOLO) --- A Bamberg County man is charged with murder after a man's body was found off a highway in Orangeburg County. Deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office have arrested 55-year-old…
A look inside South Carolina's 97th annual inaugural ball
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Henry McMaster is officially the 117th Governor of South Carolina. The Columbia native took his oath of office Wednesday morning, at night he celebrated at the annual inaugural ball.…
Fugitive from South Carolina arrested in Tennessee apartment
Authorities arrested Divine Chavious, 26, who escaped from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office while handcuffed.
Update: Inmate found dead inside SC prison cell was strangled
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The Coroner's Office has released a cause of death in the case of an…
McMaster celebrates his inaugural gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
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Gov. McMaster's timeline to the governor's office
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35 homicides in Richland County in 2018
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the homicide on the 300 block of South Highland Forest Drive and address how violent 2018 murders were in Richland County.
Gov. McMaster shares game plan for South Carolina's future
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- In a flash, almost as fast as the Swamp Foxes fighter squadron fly over, South Carolina swore in Governor Henry McMaster and lt. Governor Pamela Evette. McMaster shared his…
Bamberg man suspected of murder arrested, deputies say
A Bamberg County man was charged with murder after concerned citizen called 911 saying there appeared to be a body off Highway 301 near Cope.
Watch: SC Governor Henry McMaster takes oath of office at Inauguration
[gtxvideo vid='QChX3W65' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QChX3W65.jpg' vtitle='Watch SC Governor Henry McMaster take oath of office'] COLUMBIA,S C (WOLO)-- It is official. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster officially took the oath of office on the steps of the State House Wednesday. He officially begins his…
