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Paris Terror Attack Suspect to Appear in Court Thursday

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The lawyer for the chief Paris attacks suspect says his client is not fighting extradition to France, which is seeking his extradition from Belgium to face potential terrorism charges. Salah Abdeslam's lawyer, Sven Mary, told reporters in…

Governor Pushes House to Accept $400M Road-Funding Plan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)-- Gov. Nikki Haley is pressuring House GOP leaders to agree to designate $400 million annually from state tax collections for roadwork, even while she supports their argument that South Carolina's crumbling roads need a better long-term solution.…

SC Senate Passes Bill Requiring Refugees to Register

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)-- The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill setting up a registry for refugees that could be the first of its kind in the country if it becomes law. The bill, which passed Wednesday and now heads…

WATCH: Mental Health Advocacy at State House

[gtxvideo vid='xOhbvNOM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xOhbvNOM.jpg' vtitle='NAMI SC'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Advocates say far too often you only hear about mental illness when an act of violence is committed. Wednesday at the South Carolina State House the point was made that only…

Watch: Scam Sweeps Newberry County

Newberry, S.C. (WOLO) --- The Newberry Sheriff's Office is working to stop the most recent wave of scams in the area. The office says they've seen a continual rise in scam attempts, but in the past two weeks they're seen…

Watch: Gov. Haley Urges House to Pass Roads Bill With Reform

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Governor Nikki Haley is urging the House to agree with the Senate's Roads Bill that includes a plan to reform the Department of Transportation. In a press conference Wednesday, the Governor commended the House on…

Mental Health Advocacy at State House

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The State House on Wednesday hosted Mental Health Advocacy Day. Representatives with the South Carolina chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness as well as members of several law enforcement agencies met with lawmakers. NAMI…

Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz

WASHINGTON (ABC News) -- Jeb Bush is endorsing Ted Cruz for president, arguing that the Texas senator is the best hope of stopping Donald Trump from reaching the Republican nomination. "Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the…

Scam Alert for Newberry County Residents

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Newberry County Sheriff's Office is warning of a scam alert that targets the elderly. Scam artists are using obituaries and other public records to find names of the family members of their victims. The…

House Votes to Give State Employees 2 Percent Raises

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)-- Advocates for state employees say a 2 percent cost-of-living raise in the House budget plan is helpful but not enough. The South Carolina House voted 106-1 on Tuesday to designate an additional $17 million in its spending…

Brussel Suicide Bombers Identified

  BRUSSELS (AP) _ Belgian state broadcaster RTBF has identified two of the attackers who targeted Brussels as brothers Khalid and Brahim Bakraoui. The report Wednesday says the brothers were known to police for past crimes, but nothing relating to…

Western Tuesday Results

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Both the Democratic and Republican presidential front-runners have claimed another state. Donald Trump has won the GOP primary in Arizona. It's a winner-take-all state that pushes him closer to the nomination. And Hillary Clinton has won the…

Watch: Flight Operations Remain Normal at CAE

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- Following several terrorist attacks at transportation sites in Brussels early Tuesday morning, many major cities in the United States are ramping up security by adding additional police units and bomb-sniffing dogs. However, at Columbia Metropolitan Airport…

Watch: New Emanuel AME Pastor Honored in Sumter

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) --- Its been nine months since a mass shooting claimed the lives of nine churchgoers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. One of the slain individuals was the church's pastor Clementa Pinckney. As congregation members cope, they…

Thousands rally to "End the R-word"

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Spreading the word to end the R-word. An event took place Tuesday afternoon on the South Carolina State House grounds. Approximately 2,000 students, teachers, family members and volunteers gathered to celebrate the Special Olympics and to…

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