COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Due to the possibility of severe weather some State and Local Government offices are closing. From SC EMD: Richland County Government will close at 1pm. Saluda County Government will close at 2pm. Richland County Recreation Commission Administrative Offices…
[gtxvideo vid='a0EmttTH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a0EmttTH.jpg' vtitle='Tornado Confirmed in Union County from Monday'] UNION, SC (WOLO)-- Officials with the National Weather Service confirm an EF 1 Tornado touched down in Whitmire in Union County Monday. During the storm, a mobile home was flipped…
COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO)-- As we prepare for severe weather, it's important to keep safety tips in mind. First, make sure to keep up to date with Chief Meteorologist John Farley. He's monitoring the storm's path. You can follow him…
ABC NEWS (AP)- Associated Press-- Alabama's governor declared a state of emergency and schools in South Carolina planned to dismiss classes early Wednesday ahead of severe thunderstorms expected to move across the Southeast, bringing a threat of tornadoes and hail…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The lady Gamecocks national championship win is making a big impact on local kids who say it's even bigger than basketball. The young athletes are driven to play a…
[gtxvideo vid='S4HZ9C2B' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/S4HZ9C2B.jpg' vtitle='Irmo's Johnson Enters Masters as Green Jacket Favorite'] Golf's greatest prize is at stake this weekend when the world's best go to it's most famous arena, Augusta National Golf Club. As The Masters' field gathers for their…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A female victim is dead after a shooting off of North Main St. Tuesday night. Investigators with the Columbia Police Department say the incident took place on the 5700 block of Koon Rd. just after 6:30 Thursday…
[gtxvideo vid='2jSi1mr3' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2jSi1mr3.jpg' vtitle='St. Pats Festival Foundation Donations'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- St. Patrick's Day may be over, but the Five Points Foundation is feeling the luck of the Irish. Today organizers announced the money raised, for charity, from the annual…
[gtxvideo vid='2AsvfYtM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2AsvfYtM.jpg' vtitle='Child Advocacy Day at SC State House'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Advocates for the care and welfare of South Carolina's children gathered at the State House Tuesday for Child Advocacy Day. Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with other…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- On Wednesday many Midlands school districts will dismiss students early due to the potential for severe weather. Lexington One- Lexington County School District One will dismiss all Lexington One schools early tomorrow, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Child…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- If you watched the women's national championship, you know the name A'ja Wilson but one man knew she would be a star long before she was in the national…
[gtxvideo vid='A7tWKtxx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/A7tWKtxx.jpg' vtitle='USC'S Dawn Staley Still Living the Dream'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Fresh off her win as the Head Coach of the University of South Carolina Women's Basketball National Champions, Dawn Staley says she's just trying to get back…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - One of the State's top Republicans announced she is running for Governor in 2018. Catherine Templeton made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. Templeton has run the State's Labor Department and the Department of Health. In a release,…
A suspected chemical attack in a Syrian town has killed at least 58 civilians, including 11 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based monitoring group.
Gov. Henry McMaster says he will veto bills that would increase the state's gas tax and borrow money for a backlog of repairs at state-owned buildings.
A South Carolina police officer has been fired after being arrested for DUI while on the job and driving his patrol car.
Boeing Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a new, $3 billion deal with Iran's Aseman Airlines to supply 30 737 MAX aircraft to the carrier, the first major sale by a U.S. company to the Islamic Republic under new President Donald Trump.
Two people familiar with the situation say South Carolina's Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray have decided to enter the WNBA draft.
ABC Columbia has a list of events happening in and around the Midlands to help you get up and out this week.
The death toll from an explosion that tore through a train in Russia's second largest city has grown.
