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Five Points Gears Up for St. Pat's Festival

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Are you ready to go green? The annual St Patrick's day Festival in Five Points is gearing up for another year of fun and food and music. The festival is set for Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 9am…

Read Across America Art Contest

You have a chance to check out some of the pieces of artwork on display here in Columbia for the Read Across America student art contest.

Greenville Schools to Cite about 500 for National Walkout

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's largest school district says it's going to reprimand several hundred students who participated in a national walkout to protest gun violence at schools. Greenville County Schools spokeswoman Beth Brotherton said Wednesday that students who…

Update: Mugshot of Morgan Roof- Sister of Charleston Church Shooter

[gtxvideo vid='7sXjIM7X' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7sXjIM7X.jpg' vtitle='Update: Mugshot Morgan Roof Sister of Charleston Church'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- ABC Columbia News has obtained a mugshot of 18 year old Morgan Roof who was booked Wednesday night into the Detention Center in Richland County. According…

South Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 years in Federal Prison

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking in New Mexico. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Brandon Carr of Pawleys Island was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Albuquerque. Bernalillo…

Woman Charged With Stealing From Students During Walk-Out

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--  Richland County deputies say 32 year old Aisha Evans is charged with three counts of petty larceny. Investigators say during Wednesday's walk-out event at Richland Northeast High School Evans took $180 from students bookbags that were left…

Consumer ' Toys R Us Shutting Down Stores

[gtxvideo vid='XgYtjloN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XgYtjloN.jpg' vtitle='Consumer ' Toys R Us Shutting Down Stores'] CNN-- A company that helped define childhood memories for decades will soon be no more. Toys R Us is shutting down and selling hundreds of its stores. CNN'S John Lorinc…

National Youth Violence Prevention Week: City of Columbia Events

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--National Youth Violence Prevention Week kicks off with a series of events in the City of Columbia. The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department and the Columbia Police Department have partnered to host the two events.  According to City…

Governor McMaster Calls for Trained Certified Officers in Every School

[gtxvideo vid='oTYyRuIz' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oTYyRuIz.jpg' vtitle='Governor McMaster Call for Trained Resource Officers'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In the wake of the arrest of two teens in Richland county, accused of bringing an unloaded gun and ammunition on school grounds, Governor Henry McMaster is…

Prices at the Pump Down in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Gas Prices in the Midlands have fallen three cents per gallon in the past week, according to Gasbuddy. Drivers are paying an average $2.21/g , according to GasBuddy's daily survey. On the national level, drivers are paying…

Alpina Court Drive By Shooting

Police continue to investigate a drive by shooting that took place Tuesday night and are hoping you can help them find who is behind it.

Police say 2 shot at Alabama hospital, gunman subdued

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Police say a gunman opened fire at a Birmingham, Alabama, hospital, wounding two men before turning the gun on himself. Capt. H.R. Watson of Birmingham Fire and Rescue told news reporters that two victims were shot…

Two students arrested for weapons on school grounds

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sherriff's Department arrested two students from A.C. Flora High School today. Officials say both were charged for having weapons on school property. On Tuesday (3/13) the Richland County Sherriff's Department School Resource Officer was…

15-year-old arrested for punching teacher in the face

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - A 15-year-old student at Academy for Success on Broad River was arrested off-campus Wednesday (3/14). According to the Richland County Sheriff's Office, the student, after being removed from class, returned and hit the male teacher in the…

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