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…
Republicans by more than a 20-point margin support Donald Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States – but independents and Democrats oppose the idea by wide margins, producing a broadly negative reaction among Americans overall. All…
(ABC News) -- Throughout his improbable run for the White House, Bernie Sanders has boasted that he “has never run a negative ad.” That seemed to change over the weekend, when a Washington Post report noted a new digital advertisement…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Charleston City Council is considering another memorial to the victims of the shootings at Emanuel AME Church. The council takes up a resolution Tuesday night to dedicate 15 trees outside the city's new Gaillard Center in…
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- On the busiest mailing day of the year nationwide, U.S. Postal Service workers are working around the clock to get your packages where they need to be on time. At the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating three separate shooting incidents from the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, Sheriff Leon Lott said they are continuing to investigate but all 3 might be gang or drug related.…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Utility company Carolina Water Service is suing the Town of Lexington and the Environmental Protection Agency. CWS tells ABC Columbia it filed the suit in U.S. District Court Friday. Lexington Mayor Steve MacDougall says he learned about the…
Since Donald Trump and his helicopter descended on the Iowa State Fair back in August, the billionaire businessman has been the steady front-runner in Iowa, surviving attacks from fellow candidates, controversial proposals and a short-lived burst in two polls from…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Lee Road Sunday night. This happened at the Spinx gas station where Lee Road intersects with Hard Scrabble Road. Department spokesman…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting at Brookside Crossing Apartments in Northeast Richland County. The complex is off Parklane Road in the Dentsville area. RCSD Spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says authorities arrived on scene…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's deputies are searching for two suspects in a tow-truck theft. Authorities say the suspects took the two-truck from a business in the 5000-block of Platt Springs Road on December 6. Security system cameras at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies say a house fire Saturday morning was started by meth manufacturing. RCSD Spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says the RCSD bomb squad, deputies and Columbia and Richland Fire Departments responded to the 800-block of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A Columbia musician is among those musicians nominated for Best Children's Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards Molly Ledford, the lead singer in Columbia-based band Lunch Money, partnered with her friend,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — For one Forest Acres shop owner, the holiday season signals new beginnings. "It was very important to us to get back open again before the holidays got going really good," The Picture…
(ABC News) -- Following a private roundtable meeting with pastors and religious leaders in Chicago, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson addressed the healing that needs to happen in the city following the police-involved shooting death of Laquan McDonald, calling the shooting…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The 19-year-old woman who posted photos to Facebook of Citadel cadets wearing white hoods says she doesn't know why the images were shared with her, but she's hopeful the people involved learned a lesson. The woman,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff Leon announced the arrest of two men wanted in connection to an armed robbery. Authorities say that just before 5 p.m. on Dec. 1. 21 year-old Terrance Bouknight entered the SC Federal Credit…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team to complete a proposal and submit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A teen is behind bars in connection with a series of break-ins and thefts. Columbia Police say 19-year-old Collin Daves stole a Jeep Cherokee from Linwood Drive and allegedly stole a credit card from…
