Company to build steel galvanizing jobs in SC
A company that coats steel to prevent corrosion plans to open a plant in South Carolina that will create 72 jobs.
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Chamber CEO: Senators should nix Export-Import Bank nominee
The leader of South Carolina's largest business association wants South Carolina's two U.S. senators to oppose President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Honeywell to add 30 jobs at South Carolina operation
Honeywell plans to add about 30 jobs to an aerospace facility in South Carolina.
U.S. Attorney: IRS Scammer Sentenced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say a 46-year-old South Carolina woman collected more than $250,000 by writing bogus checks to the IRS, but her scheme was stopped before she collected the $11 million she was seeking. U.S. Attorney Beth…
Local Officials Announce Swim Safe Events
[gtxvideo vid='36N1TnZV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/36N1TnZV.jpg' vtitle='Local Officials Announce Swim Safety Day'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- In an effort to help curb the recent drownings in the Midlands, local law enforcement, fire and Recreation officials are joining together for Swim Safe. The Swim Safe…
Governor Henry McMaster Writes Letter on Health Care Overhaul
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to tell him what the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health care law should contain. McMaster on Tuesday wrote the Kentucky…
Emergency Personnel Train for Water Rescues in Lexington County
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Multiple agencies around Lexington County came together to learn new skills to keep you and your family safe this summer. Lexington Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire and Sheriff's Department…
Columbia Girl Travels To Minnesota for Life-Saving Transplant
Children receiving a pancreas is rare in itself with only 4 successfully done in the U.S., but for Emmy, her need is for a completely different reason. The Reeves family, like many…
SC Prison Escapee Waives Extradition from Texas
GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) - A convicted kidnapper who escaped from a maximum security prison in South Carolina and was captured 1,200 miles away in Texas has waived extradition. Prosecutors say Jimmy Causey was being held Tuesday in the Williamson County…
Takata adds 2.7M vehicles to air bag inflator recall
Takata is adding 2.7 million vehicles from Ford, Nissan and Mazda to the long list of those being recalled to replace potentially dangerous air bag inflators.
SC DOT Crews Repair 'Asphalt' Defect on 1-26
[gtxvideo vid='jkgSJH7r' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jkgSJH7r.jpg' vtitle='SC DOT Crews Repair 'Asphalt' Defect on 1-26'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Traffic is once again flowing on 1-26 in Lexington County near mile marker 112 after SC DOT Crews repaired an asphalt defect. Crews worked through the…
Frozen foods expansion expected to bring 700 new SC jobs
A frozen foods producer is expanding its South Carolina operations, with plans to create 700 new jobs.
Deaths of couple aboard riverboat put spotlight on decades-old law
The deaths of an American couple aboard a riverboat cruising on the Amazon River last year has put a spotlight on a decades-old law that critics say limits the liability of boat and cruise companies operating in international waters.
New IPhone Comes with Hefty Price
The new IPhone 8 is getting ready to hit store shelves, but are you ready for the price it will cost to snag one? Click here to find out more.
City of Columbia Assisting Residents Impacted by Historic Flood
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The city of Columbia is helping assist people who are still impacted by the October 2015 floods with a series of workshops. "It's really scary to see that you…
Two Year Anniversary of Confederate Flag Removal
[gtxvideo vid='8Rm7ZoHL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Rm7ZoHL.jpg' vtitle='Two Year Anniversary of Confederate Flag Removal'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Monday marked the two year anniversary of the removal of the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. The removal took place July 10, 2015…
Blesk And Handler Deputy Matthew Fields Joins Lexington K9 Team
[gtxvideo vid='B0psmKq5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B0psmKq5.jpg' vtitle='Blesk Joins Team'] "When it’s time to go to work he’s ready to go. He starts spinning in circles when I tell him it’s time to get to work," Matthew Fields said, a new deputy with the…
S.C. Secessionist Party Rallies to Raise Temporary Confederate Flag
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Two years after it was taken down, the flag made a temporary return to the front lawn, The South Carolina Secessionist Party held its second annual flag raising, drawing…
Haley: Everybody knows Russia meddled
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tells CNN's Dana Bash that "everybody knows that Russia meddled in our elections," and that President Trump discussed this in his meeting with President Putin.
Gallery: Group flies Confederate flag at SC capitol
A group still angry that South Carolina removed a Confederate flag from the Statehouse lawn has raised the rebel banner on a temporary pole at the capitol again.
