South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman is canceling the face mask policy in schools. Masks will still be worn on the bus due to the federal requirement.
PSTA issues statement following Governor McMaster's executive order on mask mandates
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The Governor's Executive Order prohibits any local governments in the state from relying on prior orders or using a state of emergency as the basis for a local mask…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Tuesday May 11, Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order Executive Order 2021-23, allowing all schools in the state of South Carolina to opt out of the state guidelines for facial coverings within school buildings. Following…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Despite an executive order from the Governor Tuesday, Richland School District Two announced it will still require students wear face coverings at its schools. The executive order gave parents the power to opt their children out…
UPDATE: The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says Ja'Asia Chandler was found and is safe.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a coalition of 44 Attorneys General urging Facebook to drop its plans for to launch Instagram for kids.
Governor Henry McMaster issues Executive Order limiting local mask mandates.
Governor Henry McMaster is standing by his decision to not accept any more federal unemployment aid for those who lost their jobs during the pandemic. The governor says he believes the program removes the incentive for people to go back to work.
South Carolina's top prosecutor has enacted a measure criminalizing price gouging following the shutdown of a pipeline that carries fuel to much of the state.
DHEC reports 192 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in South Carolina.
A spokesperson for the University of South Carolina says President Bob Caslen offered to resign over the weekend, but it was not accepted.
Authorities say a gunman in a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan, killing at least 7 kids and 1 teacher and a school worker.
Columbia Police Department says two men have died after a fatal shooting at the Madison Station Apartment complex.
(CNN) --- Despite a dip in vaccinations, COVID-19 cases in the United States are dropping. Health officials say restrictions, that include wearing masks indoors could soon be lifted, as long as more people continue…
Lexington,SC (WOLO) --- Emotions rang high in and outside of the Lexington Richland meeting Monday night. Dozens of parents, teachers and students stood up for and against having to wear a mask…
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - Attorneys for the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina have asked the local prosecutor to recuse himself from the investigation. The attorneys say he's too close…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- During graduation ceremonies over the past weekend, University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen spoke to students, staff and parents. Monday however, he started to get flack from some who noticed a few errors in his…
It was a deadly weekend in the Upstate after two people were killed in shootings police say were connected. One of those shootings involved police.
They say crime doesn't pay, but according to a new study, neither does being a law enforcement officer in South Carolina. According to wallethub.com, South Carolina is the ninth worst state in the nation for police and worst in the country for the median income for law enforcement officers.
