Horry Co., SC (ABC/WPDE) --- Helping those who’ve been wronged by the justice system. That’s the goal one lawmaker says is behind a newly filed legislation at the State House. The motivation for…
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released an opinion saying doctors in the state can prescribe "off-label" drugs to treat COVID-19.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- A controversial bill advanced in the State House Thursday. According to the Campaign for Southern Equality, the Senate Medical Affairs Committee advanced Senate bill 811 known as the Right of…
West Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- A teacher's aide is in hot water after officials with the West Columbia Police Department say she was caught with marijuana in her possession while…
The City of Columbia is doing its part to help curb the severe blood shortage that's been happening across the country, including right here in Columbia South Carolina.
DHEC welcomed Columbia attorney Robert Bolchoz as its new Board Chairman today.
SCDEW says there was an increase in the number of South Carolinians who filed first time unemployment insurance claims last week.
DHEC reports 2,976 new cases of COVID-19 and 119 additional virus related deaths in the state.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- The medical marijuana bill known as the Compassionate Care Act has passed a second reading in the senate. Wednesday night's passage of Sen. Tom Davis's bill is the culmination of seven years of debate. Under the new…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Columbia is down one movie theater. Wednesday a sign was posted on the door of the Regal Theater at the Richland Mall announcing it is now closed. It first opened in 1990. The reason for the theater's closing…
The group says they are urging lawmakers to focus on salary increases, working conditions and increasing school funding.
The State Department of Education announced a partnership with the SC Technical College System to grow and expand career and technical education programs in response to the pandemic.
The South Carolina State Patrol says 17-year-old Caleb Andrew Kennedy drove his pickup truck onto a private driveway and struck a residential building in Spartanburg County on Tuesday, killing a man who had been inside.
DHEC reported the first confirmed cases of the BA.2 sub-variant of the omicron variant in the Palmetto State.
Lawmakers in South Carolina are considering a bill to establish no-excuse early voting across the state. A House panel heard testimony Wednesday on the Republican-crafted measure that would also require people voting by mail to supply a government-issued identification number with their ballot application.
Authorities say a small-town police officer in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing an unarmed man who led her on a high-speed chase and then tried to run from his wrecked car.
On average, cases are dropping in the U.S., and many states are updating their mask policies in response. This comes despite continued warnings from the CDC, which says it's too soon for those changes. Governor McMaster took to Twitter in response to the CDC's pushback, saying they're "going overboard."
DHEC reports 3,105 new cases of COVID-19 and 32 additional virus related deaths in the state.
(CNN) -- if you're a parent you're tax refund might be smaller this year. That's because you may have already received part of your enhanced child tax credit in 2021. It was part of…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The latest artists that will have their collections of art work displayed at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport have been chosen. The airport says artists for the…
