Press Conference Being Held Regarding Missing Man
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The Sumter Police Department will be holding a press conference at 11 a.m. today at the police department on Hampton Avenue regarding a missing man. 52 year-old Tommy Brailey…
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Milands 'Dreamer's Rally at Statehouse After Repeal
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Hundreds of people came together at the Statehouse on Tuesday in Support of the Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) protesting the move by the White House. Midlands Dreamers…
USC Donation Drive, How You Can Help Harvey Relief
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Hurricane Irma Latest Path, Florida Evacuations
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National Preparedness Month Underway As Hurricane Irma Continues to Develop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- September is National Preparedness Month. On the heels of a devastating hurricane making landfall in the U.S. and another hurricane brewing in the tropics, SCEMD is telling citizens to…
Prayer Vigil At Statehouse For Dreamers
[gtxvideo vid='44uRyjx8' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/44uRyjx8.jpg' vtitle='DACA'] Columbia, SC (WOLO)-- The Trump Administration said it plans to end DACA giving Congress six months to legislate a solution. Attorney general Jeff Sessions made the announcement Tuesday morning. Approximately 800 thousand undocumented immigrants are currently…
Tracking Hurricane Irma-ABC Columbia Meteorologists
[gtxvideo vid='tokqKLAf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tokqKLAf.jpg' vtitle='Tracking Hurricane Irma-ABC Columbia Meteorologists'] Meteorologist Greg Armbrecht shares the latest on Hurricane Irma, including an updated track from Tuesday. Greg reminds everyone that it is too early to tell if there is any potential impact to…
Harvest Hope Food Bank Prepares for Potential Impact of Irma
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Harvest Hope Food Bank is preparing for any potential impact from Hurricane Irma. Officials say the Food Bank is designated as the lead food bank in South Carolina for disaster response. According to officials, team members began…
Kershaw Deputies: High Speed Chase Ends Crash, Arrest of Teens
KERSHAW , SC (WOLO)-- Two suspects are in custody tonight, after a high speed chase, say Kershaw County Deputies. They tell ABC Columbia they clocked two 17-year-olds...Markeem Hammond and Kenneth Robinson Junior...driving a stolen Acura at 95 miles per hour on…
Labor Day Heroes
[gtxvideo vid='TnTZt6eT' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TnTZt6eT.jpg' vtitle='Labor Day Heroes'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- It's a tale of holiday heroes. Labor Day, according to AAA, is one of the busiest travel days for Americans and one family, on their way back home from Atlanta, got…
Man blames cough medicine for murdering his wife
[gtxvideo vid='I6xpYqGo' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I6xpYqGo.jpg' vtitle='Cough Medicine Murder'] RALEIGH, N.C. (WOLO)- A former bible college man is expected in court today after being charged with the murder of his wife. Police say Matthew Phelps called 911 early Friday morning. Reportedly, Phelps told…
3 Injured After Car Goes Off Bridge Into River
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Three people were taken to the hospital after their vehicle went off a bridge Monday and into the Waccamaw River near Myrtle Beach, according to Horry County Fire…
USC to Collect Donations For Hurricane Harvey Relief
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-You can help pay it forward with the University of South Carolina. USC and Gamecock Athletics in conjunction with the Columbia Mayor’s office, City Council and a citywide relief effort, will be collecting items to send to the…
Utilities warned 1+ year before nuke plant flop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Utility companies were warned more than a year ago that a South Carolina nuclear reactor project was doomed, yet failed to heed warnings that could have saved the venture. That's according to a report by a…
Harvey Latest: Death Toll Reaches at Least 60
[gtxvideo vid='lXICVOQx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lXICVOQx.jpg' vtitle='Harvey Latest: Death Toll Reaches at Least 60'] HOUSTON, TX (WOLO, ABC NEWS) - Some Texas communities and surrounding gulf coast areas still don't have any power or water as of Monday (9/4) night. A FEMA spokesman…
Chapin Hosts Thousands at Annual Labor Day Parade
CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO)- Campaigns, community and candy were all on full display at the 38th Annual Chapin Labor Day Parade. "It's such a great labor day tradition out here in Chapin, this…
Power Up, Plug-In 'Drive Electric Columbia' Event
[gtxvideo vid='DaJAT8Zq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DaJAT8Zq.jpg' vtitle='Power Up, Plug-In Drive Electric Columbia Event'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- We're hitting the road for "Drive Electric Columbia ". Our Crysty Vaughan has more from Main Street on why some drivers are powering up... instead of paying a…
Labor Day On The Lake, Even With High Gas Prices
Lexington, SC (WOLO)-- Gas prices are a little steep right now but the Department of Natural Resources says that may not stop people from getting out on the water on the…
Nikki Haley Holds Emergency UN Meeting Over N. Korea
[gtxvideo vid='UlWd5hSN' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UlWd5hSN.jpg' vtitle='Nikki Haley Holds Emergency UN Meeting Over N. Korea'] ABC NEWS (NY)COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council Monday that its incremental approach toward getting North Korea to stop its…
Autopsy Set for Body of Missing Boater Found on Lake Murray
[gtxvideo vid='rzBAuo7K' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rzBAuo7K.jpg' vtitle='Autopsy Set for Body of Missing Boater Found on Lake'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--An autopsy is scheduled for later this week on the body of a boater missing for nearly a week. His body was found Sunday on…
