Tuesday, a federal district court granted a request to block South Carolina's ban on mask mandates in schools. Governor McMaster says an appeal has been filed, and they will fight the ruling up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
DHEC reports 1,915 new cases of COVID-19 and 114 additional virus related deaths in the state.
Lexington, SC (WOLO) --- The Lexington Police Department say they are not giving up on a murder investigation from more than year ago. As they continue to investigate the case, they hope that perhaps…
(CNN) --- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is keeping a close eye on anything that should not come into airport terminals. That doesn't mean it's keep people from trying. According to the…
(ABC News) ---- For the last four months a Columbia father has been in Arizona on a desperate search for his son who disappeared while working there as a geologist.…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--According to the American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday a federal district court granted a request to block South Carolina's ban on mask mandates in schools. A spokesperson for the…
Governor Henry McMaster recognized two South Carolina employers named as 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipients.
Along with billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief money, South Carolina lawmakers have another large bonus pot of money to spend soon — $525 million from the federal government over plutonium still sitting inside the state. The money is part of a 2020 settlement with the federal government which promised a plant at the Savannah River Site near Aiken that would turn plutonium from unneeded nuclear weapons into nuclear reactor fuel but instead left about 21,000 pounds of the highly radioactive material in storage in South Carolina.
Tuesday marks World Rabies Day, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is giving out tips of what you should do if you come in contact with a rabid animal.
Dylann Roof has lost the next phase of his appeal, with a federal court turning down his request for a new hearing to challenge his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
DHEC reports 1,791 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 new deaths in South Carolina.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Richland School District Two board members will consider calling on state legislators to repeal a controversial budget proviso. At Tuesday night's meeting, according to its agenda the board will…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- According to AAA, Prices at the pump are dropping. AAA says here in South Carolina Prices are sitting at an average price of $2.89 a gallon. In the Midlands specifically, drivers are paying around $2.81 per…
(CNN) -- A big week ahead -- as Pfizer says it plans to ask for authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. Mandy Gaither has the latest on the vaccine timeline for kids…
The law firm where attorney Alex Murdaugh was once a partner issued a statement claiming he "lied and stole" from them. The firm posted a statement on their website, saying they were shocked and dismayed that Murdaugh violated their principals and code of ethics.
The family of one of the police officers killed in what authorities called an ambush in 2018 is suing the man charged with killing her and his family. The lawsuit from Florence County Sheriff’s Investigator Farrah Turner’s family said Frederick Hopkins is responsible for her death and his family contributed to the attack.
DHEC reports 2,232 new cases of COVID-19 and seven additional deaths in South Carolina.
The South Carolina House will take online testimony this week about redistricting as it appears the General Assembly won’t take up the new maps for U.S. House and state Senate and House districts for several months.
South Carolina transportation officials want to hear from the public about a project to widen part of Interstate 26 and improve one of the state’s key interchanges. The state is spending $19 million on preliminary engineering work to widen 22 miles of I-26 in Orangeburg, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
Parents and students protested Charleston County School District's mask mandate outside of schools this week. The district told parents that if their child did not wear a mask in the classroom, they would be sent home for virtual learning.
