Orangeburg man pleads guilty to shooting Cayce police officers in 2017
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says an Orangeburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting two Cayce police officers in 2017.
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Comet gets $2.9 million dollar grant to help go green
(ABC News) --- The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority is in the fast lane to going green. The COMET bus system has been chosen to get nearly $3 million dollars thanks to a grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Low…
Senate leader expects SC redistricting to finish by October
A South Carolina Senate leader says he hopes the process to draw new districts for state House and Senate seats as well as the U.S. House will take less than four months. Sen. Luke Rankin led the first meeting Tuesday of the Senate's redistricting subcommittee.
DHEC: 230 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths in SC
DHEC reports 230 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths in the Palmetto State.
Judge OKs distribution for $192M nuclear project settlement
Investors who lost fortunes in the failure of a multi billion-dollar nuclear reactor construction deal in South Carolina will soon begin to see their portions of a $192 million settlement, under a recently approved distribution. Last week, a federal judge signed off on a plan to disperse the funds among former shareholders in SCANA Corp.
City of Columbia, SC DHEC & Prisma Health to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations
The City of Columbia, SC DHEC & Prisma Health will offer free COVID-19 vaccinations at city operated facilities this month and next month.
Benedict College to offer bachelor's degree in E-sports
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- It would be pretty amazing if you could go college and get a degree by playing video games. If that's sounds too good to be true, you're right,…
2 unrelated drug busts lead to seizure of meth, heroin, marijuana
Sumter, SC (WOLO) -- The Sumter County Sheriff's Department have seized drugs and thousands of dollars after executing search warrants during two separate drug busts. Sumter County investigators say during the…
Lexington daycare employee accused of assaulting children in her care
Lexington, SC (WOLO) -- Investigators with the Lexington police Department say an employee at a daycare center is accused of physically assaulting children in her care. Police say Breanna Audette is charged with 14…
Lexington Police: Daycare employee accused of assaulting children
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)-- Investigators with the Lexington Police Dept. say an employee at a daycare center is accused of physically assaulting the children in her care. Police say Breanna Marie Audette, 23, of Irmo is charged with multiple counts of…
Jury Selection set to begin in trial of murdered USC Student Samantha Josephson
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--The trial is set to begin Monday for the man suspected of murdering a USC student who got into the wrong car, thinking it was her Uber ride. Jury selection was set…
President Biden says social media misinformation is 'killing people'
(CNN) -- For the first time since the beginning of the year coronavirus cases are surging in all fifty states--- with cases hitting states with low vaccination rates the hardest. Now, the Biden administration…
DHEC offering grants for grassroots vaccine awareness efforts
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- DHEC is accepting grant applications for anyone wanting to coordinate grassroots COVID-19 vaccination awareness efforts. The agency says it will distribute a total of $5 million in grants from money it…
UofSC Committee releases final report, recommends name changes
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Friday a University of South Carolina committee released its final report on which buildings it believes should be renamed on the Columbia campus. According to the report by the Presidential…
Calhoun Co. deputies searching for missing man
Calhoun Co., S.C. (WOLO)--The Calhoun Co. Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing man in Elloree. 40 year old Wallie Washington was last seen by family members on July 9th. He may…
SLED argues it cannot release any more information in Murdaugh case
Walterboro, S.C. (AP)--State police in South Carolina have told a judge that they don't need to release more information about the killing of two members of a prominent legal family. After more than a month of investigation, the State Law…
Richland County holds memorial to remember lives lost to coronavirus
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) -- Dozens of Richland County leaders and residents came together Thursday night to take a moment and remember those who've lost their lives to coronavirus since the start of…
SC given over $800,000 in American Rescue Plan funds to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $825,375 in funds to South Carolina in order to help underserved communities and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
SCDEW: Unemployment claims up for the fourth straight week
Unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina went up for the fourth straight week. Nearly 2,500 South Carolinians filed for unemployment last week.
DHEC: 331 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, five additional deaths in SC
DHEC reports 331 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths in the Palmetto State.
