Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)--Claflin University officials say the HBCU received a bomb threat Wednesday. An email was sent to students, faculty, and staff asking them to exit campus buildings immediately. The Orangeburg Department of…
Emergency officials in Dorchester County responded to a suspicious object, and you'll get a kick out of what it turned out to be.
At the Statehouse today, lawmakers and groups that represent farmers in South Carolina called for legislation at the federal level to help farmers with issues they've been facing.
Wednesday afternoon, Governor Henry McMaster and other members of the General Assembly spoke with the public in support of the South Carolina Conservation Enhancement Act.
The version the House passed 99-11 has just small differences from the proposal passed by the Senate the day before.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The University of South Carolina received a gift of $1.5 million to expand its civil rights education. UofSC’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research Director and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Results from a study on the economic impact of domestic violence in South Carolina were released at the State House. The study was conducted by a research economist at the…
DHEC reports 1,611 new cases of COVID-19 and 166 additional virus related deaths in the Palmetto State.
DHEC is encouraging all pregnant women across the state to get their COVID-19 vaccine, after a new study from the CDC found babies whose mothers got the two-dose shots have a reduced risk of being hospitalized with the disease for the first six months of their lives.
Richland Co, SC (WOLO) --- Richland One Superintendent Doctor Craig Witherspoon held his 'State of the District' address Tuesday evening. Dr. Witherspoon focused on his goals for the district in the coming…
Lexington, SC (WOLO)--- The Lexington County Sheriff's Department has charged a Leesville woman accused of stabbing a man with what witnesses tell authorities they believed to be a broken liquor bottle.…
A bill that would establish no-excuse early voting is moving forward in the South Carolina House.
Another round of better-than-anticipated economic news in South Carolina had the Republican governor and House leaders agreeing Tuesday to work toward a bigger income tax cut than they originally proposed.
The governor was joined by presidents of the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities for the ceremonial bill signing at the Statehouse today.
South Carolina senators have spent less than two hours deciding how to spend more than $2 billion in federal money coming to the state.
DHEC reported a 43% decrease in COVID-19 positive patients admitted in just the past week.
DHEC reports 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths in South Carolina.
Governor Henry McMaster declared today as Kidz in Lids Day, in an effort to bring awareness to pediatric cancer.
This morning, a University of South Carolina professor shared his findings on a recent study which estimates domestic violence in South Carolina cost the state $358.4 million in 2020.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The State Department of Education is taking steps to recognize and treat the impacts of the pandemic on the mental health of children in South Carolina. Monday the…
