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Power outages mount as Helene moves through the Midlands

As of 4:32 p.m. Friday afternoon Dominion Energy is reporting 278,587 customers without power.

Helene lashes the South with wind and sheets of rain. Millions are without power

Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in a sparsely populated region of Florida, peeling the siding from buildings, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers. At least five people were reported dead.

ABC Columbia returns to local programming after power outage

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Well folks we're all in this together! ABC Columbia was briefly knocked off the air this morning due to a power outage. Power has returned and we are once again in local programming. Thank you for your patience!

Helene, now a tropical storm, moves through the Midlands

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Chief Meteorologist John Farley and Meteorologist Tyler Ryan update conditions throughout the Midlands as Tropical Storm Helene moves through the area.

Richland Co. releases list of roads closed due to flooding

Richland County warns residents of road closures due to flooding

Columbia - Richland Fire urges residents to stay home as Helene inches closer

Hurricane Helene jumps to a category 4 as it gets ready to make landfall and heads towards the Midlands

SCDOT prepares for Hurricane Helene, provides tips should you have to drive

Should you have an issue on any state-maintained roadway, SCDOT encourages anyone to call them directly at 855-467-2368.

Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida's Gulf Coast

Helene strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane hours ahead of its expected landfall on Florida’s northwest coast Thursday night, and forecasters warned that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge in coastal areas and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S.

Open seating on Southwest Airlines to remain until 2026

Southwest Airlines’ open seating is staying put for at least another year.

Stamp prices could rise 5x over 3 years

Postage stamps are about to cost even more.

Port workers to strike on Tuesday

Tens of Thousand port workers from Maine to Texas set to go on strike on Tuesday.

Harris is making a 'capitalist' pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump ’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas.

Trump says Ukraine is 'demolished' and dismisses its defense against Russia's invasion

Former President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as “dead” and the country itself as “demolished," and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over the country's future.

US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more

The Biden administration said Wednesday that the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million; a U.S. official also said billions more in assistance over the coming months would be announced Thursday.