COVID cases decline, so SC returns to in-car driving tests
South Carolina officials are returning to in-car road tests for driver's licenses as the number of COVID-19 across the state decline.
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Questions raised on House maps as SC redistricting nears end
South Carolina House and Senate committees could soon send their proposed redistricting maps to their whole chambers.
Next round of child tax credit payments
Millions of U.S. families are about to receive their latest monthly child tax credit payment. The treasury department says the next round will be distributed Monday, November 15th.
Columbia mayoral runoff election to take place Tuesday
Voters in the City of Columbia will soon head to the polls for a runoff in the Mayoral Election. Candidates Daniel Rickenmann and Tameika Isaac Devine will face off on Tuesday, November, 16th.
Late comeback not enough for Gamecocks at Missouri
Tyler Badie rushed 34 times for 209 yards and a touchdown and Missouri held off South Carolina’s fourth-quarter charge to defeat the Gamecocks 31-28 on Saturday.
Court of Appeals temporarily blocks OSHA vaccine mandate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Friday the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked OSHA from forcing private employers with 100 or more employees to put a vaccine mandate in place, for now. It's now up to the court to make the…
Carolina, Clemson get ready to battle for blood
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The Carolina-Clemson game is still a few weeks away but fans can already start the competition. The blood connection announced today that the annual Carolina-Clemson blood bowl kicks…
Biden administration says economic recovery could take longer than first thought
(CNN) -- For weeks President Biden has promised Americans that the post-pandemic surge of higher prices is only temporary. But now, the White House is admitting that inflation is slowing the economic recovery…
Longtime State Senator Leatherman passes away; lawmakers pay tribute
Florence Senator Hugh Leatherman passed away early Friday morning, according to Leatherman's longtime Chief of Staff Quentin Hawkins.
Tight labor market creates challenge of booking one of Santa's helpers
(CNN) --- As supply chains issues follow us into the holiday season -- it's making it harder to nab those gifts. and now Santa Claus might be joining that list. A tight labor market…
Cayce PD search for driver involved in deadly hit and run
Cayce, SC (WOLO) --- The Cayce Police Department is hoping you can help them track down the driver of a car they say was involved in a hit and run accident that claimed the life of a Cayce man. Authorities…
Newberry veterans invited to drive-thru food giveaway
Newberry, SC (WOLO) --- Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America is gearing to host their 5th annual Veterans Day Luncheon. The event that's being held in partnership with the American Legion, will allow the company…
Thank you for your service!
ABC Columbia would like to wish a Happy Veterans day for all those who have served and are actively serving in the armed forces both at home and abroad!
South Carolina economy doesn’t slow; state now has extra $1B
The latest estimate released Wednesday said South Carolina lawmakers will have nearly $1 billion more to spend this budget year, according to the state Board of Economic Advisers.
Proposed maps have incumbent lawmakers paired in 6 districts
South Carolina’s rapidly growing coastal and suburban population means there could be five House districts and one Senate district in the 2022 election where lawmakers are placing two incumbents, according to maps released by each chamber.
Father gets 28 years for leaving girl to die in burning car
A South Carolina man who left his 19-month-old daughter to die in a burning car during a police chase was given 28 years in prison after pleading guilty.
State Representative Todd Rutherford files bill to lower S.C. drinking age
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- State Representative Todd Rutherford pre-filed a bill tonight to lower the minimum legal drinking age in South Carolina to 18. Rutherford released a statement saying, this is a personal freedom…
Former prominent S.C lawyer Alex Murdaugh denied bond
(CNN) --- New developments Wednesday in the case of Alex Murdaugh a former prominent attorney in South Carolina. Murdaugh was denied bond a second time, following a psychiatric evaluation. he's now in jail…
Gov. McMaster wants investigation of 'obscene, pornographic' materials in Ft. Mill public schools
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Governor Henry McMaster has reached out to South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman requesting that she immediately launch an thorough investigation into reports of…
P.O.W. Freedom Reunion heads to Palmetto state in June
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The 49th annual P.O.W. Freedom Reunion is coming to South Carolina next June. Organizers say 408 of the 662 American Prisoners of War who survived the Vietnam war are alive…
