In an declaratory judgement action released Thursday, the South Carolina Supreme Court finds that the ordinance passed by the City of Columbia mandating masks in public schools is in violation of state law.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged state lawmakers Thursday to use $360 million in federal pandemic relief funds to jumpstart the widening of Interstate 26 between Charleston and Columbia.
A former clerk for a South Carolina town has been arrested for embezzlement after allegedly buying personal items worth more than $200,000 with the town’s credit card, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Wednesday.
DHEC reports 5,229 new cases of COVID-19 and 60 additional deaths in the Palmetto State.
Columbia, SC (WOLO/CNN) --- The Labor Day holiday weekend is right around the corner, but with coronavirus cases rising and the Delta variant surging, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) wants you…
(CNN) - A Virginia bus driver is being hailed as a hero. Authorities say the driver was on his normal bus route when he spotted a toddler alone on a busy street…
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of two infants officials say were alone inside a vehicle. According to deputies they responded to the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy along Wilson Boulevard around…
The South Carolina Department of Education released report cards for the state, it's districts and schools that reflect the 2020-2021 school year.
Officials with DHEC says the chief factor driving the state's coronavirus case numbers are the unvaccinated and young people. Officials say ages 11-20 are now the most likely to test positive, followed by children from newborn to age 10.
DHEC reports 5,152 new cases of COVID-19 and 86 new deaths in South Carolina.
(CNN) --- President Joe Biden is speaking out, firmly defending his decision to withdraw U.S. Troops from Afghanistan. The president spoke Tuesday announcing an official end to the 20 year…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---With the recent increase of thousands of daily COVID -19 tests, the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says they're aware of the longer wait times at testing sites,…
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island that bore the full power of the Category 4 storm Sunday. About half of the properties in Grand Isle were…
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two challenges to a state rule limiting the ability of school districts to require masks for students and educators.
DHEC reports 4,343 new cases of COVID-19 and 37 new deaths in the state.
Many Americans and Afghans still remain in Afghanistan after the United States military left the country on Monday.
(CNN) -- The Delta variant is forcing companies, both big and small to delay their return to office plans. many of the tech industry's biggest companies that debated shutting down offices at…
UNDATED (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken says fewer than 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan who want to leave and the U.S. will continue to try to get them out. Blinken says the number of Americans left may be…
Disaster workers from South Carolina are on the Gulf Coast helping with Hurricane Ida relief.
Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities want an immediate halt to a South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks, as students across the state begin a new school year amid a renewed rise in coronavirus cases.
