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Richland County flood survivor gets new home

Richland, S.C. (WOLO) – Through Richland County’s use of federal disaster recovery funds, a resident displaced by the October 2015 flood now has a new house to call home. Judith Spry is the first of several flood survivors to receive a new house through the County’s…

Riverbanks Zoo Welcomes New Baby Giraffe

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The Riverbanks Zoo has welcomed a new family member. On Monday afternoon one of Riverbank's giraffes, Ginger, gave birth to a healthy female calf. Zoo officials say the calf was born healthy. standing at 5'7 and weighed…

Lancaster Mayor Passes Away, Says City Administrator

Lancaster, S.C. (WOLO)- The mayor of Lancaster, John Howard died of lung cancer in a North Carolina hospital on Tuesday says the city's administrator. Howard, 67, was elected to office in February of 2016, after the death of former Mayor Joe Shaw.…

Person Identified in Skeletal Remains, Officials Say

Sumter, SC (WOLO) - Officials say they've identified the person who's skeletal remains were discovered by children playing in the woods last month. Using dental records and DNA, the Sumter County coroner says the remains were those of Michael Thompson. The cause of death has…

SCDC inmates help write, edit and perform original musical

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - The South Carolina Department of Corrections is hosting Decoda, a NYC-based chamber music ensemble, for the fifth consecutive year to create and perform an original 90-minute musical written by inmates in the Better Living Incentive Community (BLIC)…

Reflecting on the 50 years since MLK assassination

[gtxvideo vid='ay9Ypr1Q' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ay9Ypr1Q.jpg' vtitle='Reflecting on the 50 years since MLK assassination'] MEMPHIS, TN (WOLO) - Fifty years ago today (Wednesday 4/4), the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Rallies commemorating his life were held across…

Enjoy SC at the State House

The State House was full of the sound of music in an effort get more people to hang out and enjoy the State House grounds.

RCSD looking for two suspects in connection with local scam

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff's office is warning the public of a scam in Columbia and needs resident's help identifying the two suspects involved. On March 13, 2018, a woman reported to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department that she was the…

N. Charleston Police investigating infant hot car death

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) - North Charleston Police are investigating the death of an infant left in a hot car Tuesday (4/4). According to CPD, the father of the infant informed them that "he was supposed to drop his child…

Former Mayor: State funding key for African American Museum

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -A former mayor says funding from South Carolina would allow construction to start on the planned International African American Museum. Former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley told The Post and Courier of Charleston that a $5 million infusion…

Police: Charlotte Murder Suspect May be in Columbia

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--  Investigators in Charlotte say a man wanted for murder there may be in the Midlands or the Upstate. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say Joseph Abercrombie, 32 is wanted for the murder of Antwain Price. Police say Abercrobie may…

HPV Vaccine Study

[gtxvideo vid='6cuDoeNt' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6cuDoeNt.jpg' vtitle='HPV Vaccine Study'] ABC NEWS-- The HPV Vaccine is given to children to prevent cancers in later life but one group isn't getting it as frequently. Why not? ABC News Correspondent Serena Marshall has the story.

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