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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…
VIDEO: Cruz Calls on U.S. Law Enforcement to 'Patrol' Muslim Neighborhoods
In the wake of the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said the U.S. must "empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized."
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…
WATCH: Third Brussels Suspect in Custody
European sources report the third suspect seen in airport surveillance video has been arrested in connection to Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels.
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: Meet the campaign director for George Wallace's presidential run
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Throughout the primary contest, people have compared Donald Trump to former Alabama Governor George Wallace, who ran for president in 1968 as a segregationist. Wallace's executive…
Survivor at Metro in Brussels describes explosion scene
ABC NEWS--A man who barely escaped today's deadly attack in a Brussels metro car said the explosion was "like a blanketed thud, and a cloud of dust rose up into the air." Ian McCafferty said he was walking up to…
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…
Watch: Terror Attack in Brussels, Country on Alert
(WOLO) ABC NEWS-- ISIS-linked website says terror group claimed credit for deadly attack, while police seek a suspect At least 34 people have been confirmed dead in multiple explosions in Brussels, with at least three Americans "seriously injured" Blasts were…
