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WATCH: RNC Speech Controversy
Melania Trump's speech during the first night of the Republican National Convention has many doing a double-take. Good Morning Columbia has the very latest.
Watch: Baby Gate Recall
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A consumer recall that could impact new parents with baby gates is underway from the CPSC. The CPSC says the gates can unlock by themselves creating a fall and safety hazard. IKEA is asking customers to stop…
SCE&G Defends Extra Money for Nuclear Plant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Electric & Gas says it has done a good job managing a $14 billion project to build two new nuclear reactors. The utility responded to a new coalition of small businesses, environmental groups and…
Rock Hill Mayor to Meet With Concerned Black Men Group
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - The mayor of Rock Hill will meet with a group of black men after the group hand-delivered a list of demands to the Rock Hill Police Department over the weekend. The Herald of Rock Hill…
SC Lieutenant Governor to Give Nominating Speech at RNC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster says he will be giving one of two speeches nominating Donald Trump as the party's presidential pick at the Republican National Convention. McMaster confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday…
Watch: Energy Coalition in Columbia against rate hike
[gtxvideo vid='O4HHNqNY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O4HHNqNY.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Energy Coalition in Columbia against rate hike'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A group of local small businesses and environmentalists are rallying against a proposed rate hike. The Energy Coalition launched the "Stop the Blank Check" Project Monday.…
Deputies Investigate After 3 Year Old Accidentally Shoots Self
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)--The Lexington County Sheriff's Department wants to know how a three-year-old girl got her hands on the gun that she accidentally shot herself with. Captain Adam Myrick says just after 12:30 Monday afternoon deputies responded to a…
Watch: Sumter Casket Company Fire
[gtxvideo vid='wpY9ML7W' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wpY9ML7W.jpg' vtitle='Watch: Sumter Casket Company Fire'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A massive blaze at a Casket Company in Sumter put area firefighters on alert and blocked traffic. It happened off Magnolia street in Sumter. According to officials, firefighters were…
House Speaker's Instagram Raises Questions About Diversity on Capitol Hill
House Speaker Paul Ryan's selfie with Capitol Hill interns is prompting a backlash on social media and raising questions about diversity on Capitol Hill. I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single…
5 Things to Watch on the First Day of the RNC
Today marks the official start of the Republican National Convention, but there’s already action brewing in Cleveland. Here are some key story lines to keep an eye on as the convention starts. Security Concerns in Cleveland …
Child, Grandmother Found Dead In Darlington County
(WPDE) - The car of a woman found dead along with her 9-year-old grandchild Sunday morning has been…
Shaw Air Force Officer Charged with Child Pornography, Obstruction
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (WOLO) - A spokesperson with Shaw Air Force Base said Monday that a former officer has been charged with possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice. Col. William R. Jones was charged on June 29;…
Traveler Returning to York County is SC's 18th Reported Zika Case
YORK, S.C. (AP) - A York County resident who traveled to a country where the Zika virus is active marks the 18th case of the disease reported in South Carolina. Multiple media organizations reported that the case is the first…
Man arrested in Sumter for kidnapping, assaulting mother and sister
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) - The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Sunday evening who they said kidnapped and assaulted his mother and sister. Matt Samuel Cox, 46, of Sumter, was charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count each of assault and battery of…
Investigators seek fugitive connected to domestic violence incidents
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) - Lexington County deputies are searching for a Gaston man wanted on two first degree domestic violence arrest warrants. John Horace Baugher, 44, struck a female victim and threw her to the floor on two occasions, according to…
Orangeburg man charged with armed robbery, carjacking
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) - An Orangeburg man has been charged with armed robbery and carjacking after a man was robbed at gunpoint last week. Tykeem Johnson, 20, was charged with armed robbery, carjacking and a weapons charge after his arrest.…
VIDEO: Suspect in shooting at Sumter club crashes car into masonic lodge
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) - Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a suspect in a shooting at a Sumter Club crashed his car into a masonic lodge early Sunday morning.…
Watch: New Tunnel Greenway Project opens in Columbia
[gtxvideo vid='6nlDTIGW' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6nlDTIGW.jpg' vtitle='Watch: New Tunnel Greenway Project opens in Columbia'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--One of the project's funded under the Richland County Penny tax is now complete. City of Columbia and Richland County Leaders have officially opened the Lincoln Tunnel…
Watch: Richland Co. Deputies get extra training
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Richland County Deputies are getting extra training on the job in the form of a Warriors versus Guardians program. ABC Columbia news got an up close look inside the department's program. Deputies are taught how to see…
