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Election Day: Polls Open 7am-7pm
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- It's Election Day in South Carolina and across the country. According to officials, voters heading to the polls need to know their assigned voting location and bring one of five forms of photo identification. Acceptable forms…
Election Day: What You Need to Know
ABC NEWS-- It is Election Day. Polls in South Carolina are open from 7am-7pm. Know Where to Go The first and most obvious step is finding the right polling place for your area, based on your home address. If you…
Election Hotline
[gtxvideo vid='hDMmPi5R' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hDMmPi5R.jpg' vtitle='Election Hotline'] ABC NEWS--Tuesday is Election Day and the stakes could not be higher for a midterm contest: Control of both the House and Senate is up for grabs and could come down to a handful of…
Carolina Political Analyst Projects Close Race
[gtxvideo vid='MObcOA43' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MObcOA43.jpg' vtitle='Carolina Political Analyst Projects Close Race'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - USC professor and political analyst Dr. Robert Oldendick says Tuesday's presidential election results will be extremely close. "I've been doing this for 11 cycles now, and this…
Saving Eliza Donation Update
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- A hope for a miracle has now turned into a quest for treatments and a cure for others. Glenn and Cara O'Neill started a Go-Fund Me campaign back in 2013 to help fund a clinical trial so…
Dylann Roof Trial Postponed, Reaction
[gtxvideo vid='bYPLrPRW' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bYPLrPRW.jpg' vtitle='Dylann Roof Trial Postponed, Reaction'] Charleston, SC (WOLO)-- Jury Selection in the Federal Death Penalty trial of Dylann Roof was postponed Monday in Charleston. Judge Richard Gergel announced a private hearing would be held about a request to…
Absentee Voting Up According to SC Election Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - While the presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tops South Carolina's ballot, voters will also choose whether U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and seven U.S. House incumbents return to Washington. Absentee voting has already broken…
Lexington County Woman Accused of Strangling Mother
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) --Authorities accuse a 37-year-old Columbia woman of strangling her mother and leaving her 82-year-old grandmother alone with the body. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon announced Monday that Daphaney Smith is charged with murder as well as abuse…
Vote 2016: The Final Stretch
[gtxvideo vid='CbkzzwEX' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CbkzzwEX.jpg' vtitle='Vote 2016: The Final Stretch'] ABC NEWS-- It's the final stretch before Election day. Here's the latest on the candidates and the campaign trail in this Vote 2015 report.
Botanical Parkway Re-Opens after Flood
[gtxvideo vid='3eTjoRA5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3eTjoRA5.jpg' vtitle='Botanical Parkway Re-Opens after Flood'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- More than a year after October's historic flooding we continue to see progress. The entrance to Botanical Parkway in West Columbia and Riverbanks Zoo is now open. The road…
Jury Selection Postponed in Dylann Roof Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Jury selection has been postponed in the federal case of a white man on trial for fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel opened Monday's…
PA Transit Strike Continues
Thousands of transit workers in Pennsylvannia walk off the job during contract negotiations, but officials say their absence could threaten commuters access to the polls on Election Day.
Retailers Hiring for the Holidays
[gtxvideo vid='jqyZKluO' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jqyZKluO.jpg' vtitle='Retailers Hiring for the Holidays'] CNN– Get those resumes ready. Retailers are hiring seasonal workers. Nearly 740,000 expected according to a survey by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Chris. Who’s hiring the most? Here are the top…
Janet Reno Dead at 78
The first woman to serve as US Attorney General has died after reported complications from Parkinson's Disease.
Top Morning Headlines
WATCH: Some of today's top morning headlines. [gtxvideo vid='mMIfSrQw' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mMIfSrQw.jpg' vtitle='Top Morning Headlines ']
Red Hot Chili Peppers Headed to Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced additional spring dates on their 2017 North American Tour in support of their 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway. As previously announced, The Getaway Tour kicks…
Weekend Box Office Results
Good Morning Columbia's Grace Joyal and Rochelle Dean talk weekend box office results.
Town of Nichols Not Recovering from Flood
NICHOLS, S.C. (AP) - Nearly a month since floodwaters consumed the tiny South Carolina town of Nichols, few have returned. The fear is that many never will. A stew of contaminants stood inches to feet deep in homes for a…
Suspected Serial Killer in Court in SC
[gtxvideo vid='Hd6P77tP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Hd6P77tP.jpg' vtitle='Suspected Serial Killer in Court'] ABC NEWS-- Investigators found another body today buried at the South Carolina property where a woman was found chained in a metal container, Spartanburg officials said tonight. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck…
