COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A Columbia zoo is closing its tadpole wading pond because children and adults were ignoring the rules and letting kids swim in the water. The State newspaper reports the swimmers caused the bacteria levels in the…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Clemson University says a big jump in the number of sex offenses reported on campus happened after the school started an education and awareness campaign. Data obtained by the Anderson Independent-Mail shows 17 reports of forcible…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's prisons agency is taking a high-tech approach to inmate health care. This week, the Department of Corrections and the Medical University of South Carolina are announcing a telemedicine partnership. Using videoconferencing, doctors can examine…
Sumter Co., S.C. (WOLO)--The search for a missing swimmer on the Wateree River comes to a tragic end. Monday afternoon authorities say they found the body of the 51 year old Oscar Joe Brunson...who they have been looking for, the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A suspect is in custody after investigators say he assaulted a Richland County deputy. Authorities say Sunday night Lawrence Blanding confronted the deputy about a ticket he issued to Blanding's girlfriend on Cherry Stone Dr. in Northeast…
New York, New York (WOLO) --- Following an explosion in Central Park over the weekend, law enforcement agencies are ramping up efforts to make sure they keep 4th of July revelers safe.
Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) --- There's no shortage of events to help you celebrate our Nation's Birthday. We have a list of places you can go to enjoy, tributes, food, music and of course, fireworks shows throughout the Midlands. Click here to…
ESPN -- Kevin Durant says he's off to play for the Golden State Warriors. He is expected to sign a two-year, $54.3 million contract, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein. The deal would include a player option after the first year.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- If your Independence Day plans call for fireworks, chances are, you're either attending one of the Midlands July 4th events, or planning to light up your own. Fire Safety officials have a few tips: Never let…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Everything is coming up peaches in Gilbert. The annual Lexington County Peach Festival is underway. Events are taking place in Gilbert from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. at the Gilbert Community Park on Rikard Circle. 9:30a -…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Glow time will take on a new meaning down at Spirit Communications Park this Fourth of July. The Columbia Fireflies will be holding an Independence Day celebration tonight. Mini-American flags will be given away to the first…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The number of child abuse and neglect complaints in South Carolina has increased by more than 13,000 in the past three years. Data obtained by The Greenville News shows the Department of Social Services received more…
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - Fireworks have been around a thousand years; smartphones, drones and computers not quite so long. But all are coming together as the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum puts a cutting edge on its Fourth…
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - An early morning murder in Laurens County prompted an extensive search and closure of U.S. Highway 76 in Newberry County, sheriff's deputies said. The Newberry County Sheriff's Office said the suspect in a murder in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a murder after finding a man shot to death near Columbia Place Mall. Officials responded to a shots fired call at in the 7400 block of Pinedale Drive at 10:50 p.m.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - A year after South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from its capitol grounds, official Washington is struggling with further restrictions on the flag's display on federal property, including the U.S. Capitol complex. The National Park Service, the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - A 17-year-old Columbia man was killed trying to cross traffic in Northeast Columbia Saturday morning. The Richland County Coroner said Tyshon Townsend died at the hospital, after being hit by a car at Hardscrabble and Dolly…
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - For the past several weeks, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has made several drug arrests targeting illegal drug activity in Sumter County. Four people were arrested in this latest operation. The operation resulted in the seizure of…
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