(ABC News) -- Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham is dropping out of the 2016 race for the White House. The South Carolina senator, who revealed the news in a CNN interview this morning, is the fourth GOP contender to drop out…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) -- Popular attraction, Swan Lake Iris Gardens, reopened in Sumter Saturday, after being closed for two months in the wake of historic flooding. Officials at the gardens said they finished repairs of several damaged areas to get them back…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the kidnapping and armed robbery of a man with special needs Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the 44-year-old was forced into a car at gunpoint in the 3000 block of River Drive,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A woman from Buffalo, New York, was arrested while yelling at people attending a Statehouse rally organized by the South Carolina Secessionist Party. The Department of Public Safety says 27-year-old Jatonia Devina Sanford was arrested Sunday…
HOPKINS, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a death in Hopkins. Richland County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says a 65-year-old woman was found in a home on Quail Hills Drive around 7 p.m. Friday. The…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's Department officials say they arrested an 18-year-old West Columbia man, after he took packages off doorsteps. Authorities say Ryan Huff is charged with petty theft. That's a misdemeanor in South Carolina. They say he…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near the Red Roof Inn on Berryhill Road. Investigators say the victim is a 35-year-old black male. They say he was driven…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Christmas is one week away. For holiday shoppers getting a late start, there's still time if you’re still planning to do some major gift buying. Here’s a roundup of extended holiday hours. Babies ‘R’ Us: Sunday-Thursday: 8…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On Thursday afternoon, Richland Two parents along with several organizations including Color in Change delivered a petition with more than 150,000 signatures to solicitor Dan Johnson's office. The petition is in support of dropping the…
(ABC News) -- We’ve gotten intense interest in our latest ABC News/Washington Post poll finding first-time majority…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed a year-end tax-cut compromise toward House passage Thursday as Congress prepared to finish 2015 with a flurry of accomplishment and await the partisan collisions sure to dominate the coming election year. House Democratic leader Nancy…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says the government must work with "brilliant people" in Silicon Valley to keep violent extremists offline, even if it means shutting down parts of the Internet. But what he's proposing isn't possible with today's…
(ABC News) -- "Trump Force One" -- you're fired. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump hinted that if he makes it to the White House, he might ditch his Boeing 757 in favor of an even bigger plane: Air Force One,…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's officials say more arrests are likely as an undercover investigation into prostitution continues. "We're using these arrests to put these types of people on notice," says Lexington County Sheriff's…
(ABC News) -- The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced today that it was raising short-term rates by a quarter point -- the first increase in nine years. The unanimous decision had been widely expected by investors after Federal Reserveofficials,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican presidential debates continue to be a big television draw, with 18 million people tuning in to the confrontation from Las Vegas on Tuesday night. The Nielsen company said on Wednesday this made it the…
IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) -- An Irmo woman wants you to know what she wish she had known before she was caught, suddenly, in a flash explosion at her house. 28-year-old Meredith Martinez and her son, six-year-old…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- A report from the South Carolina Department of Revenue is raising concerns about the Richland County Penny-Tax Program. According to a letter from Department Director, Rick Reames, a review of the program revealed instances of…
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson this morning issued a seven-point plan to defeat ISIS -- which he calls "Seven Steps to a Safer America" -- calling for Congress to issue a formal declaration of war on the Islamic State. “Our…
(ABC News) -- A young Iraqi Christian girl, whose family has been living in a refugee camp after fleeing ISIS threats, says she forgives the terrorist group and shared her hope for the future. “Yes I forgive them,” Myriam told ABC…
