Employers should be ready to make more adjustments
(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…
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Many Americans remain after US military leaves Kabul
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…
SC Red Cross sends volunteers to the Gulf Coast to assist with Hurricane Ida relief
Disaster workers from South Carolina are on the Gulf Coast helping with Hurricane Ida relief.
ACLU seeks halt to South Carolina ban on school mask decrees
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.
AG Wilson joins group seeking to prevent the Biden administration from enforcing unlawful interpretations of new antidiscrimination laws
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he is joining a group of 19 other states in a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee seeking to prevent the Biden administration from enforcing unlawful interpretations of federal antidiscrimination laws regarding transgender athletes competing in women's sports.
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.
DHEC: 4,205 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death in SC
DHEC reports 4,205 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in South Carolina.
S. Carolina Supreme Court prepares to hear 2 mask lawsuits
South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students and teachers this week. The state Supreme Court has set aside two hours to hear the cases Tuesday.
After delays, SC requests federal relief for small towns
Small towns in South Carolina waiting on $435 million in pandemic relief aid are now one step closer to getting ahold of those funds. The state Department of Administration requested South Carolina’s share of coronavirus recovery money from the federal government Friday as directed by Gov. Henry McMaster, the agency said in a news release.
DMV changing driver’s tests because of COVID-19 case spike
The rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in South Carolina has the Department of Motor Vehicles changing how it gives road tests for driver’s licenses.
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid in shambles
Hurricane Ida kills at least one person in Louisiana and causes over a million power outages in two states.
Sunday marks 16 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
NEW ORLEANS--Sunday marks 16 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. On August 29, 2005 Katrina made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The category-three storm caused severe flooding to a number of cities,…
Man accused of series of home break-ins arrested
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The Columbia Police Department has arrested a man accused of breaking into several homes the South Columbia area. Authorities say 51 year old Gregory Williams was arrested after running from…
Remote learning set for Three Lexington District Two Schools temporarily
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Three Lexington Two schools are moving temporarily from in-person classes to remote learning. On Friday, Cayce Elementary students and teachers began remote learning. They are set to return to campus on…
Midlands Hospitals say they are in a strained situation and are urging SC residents to get vaccinated
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Local health officials across the Midlands are sounding the alarm, and pleading with South Carolinians to get vaccinated. On Friday, officials from Prisma Health, Lexington Medical Center, and MUSC Columbia stressed…
Man accused of soliciting person he thought was a minor for sex
Greenville, SC (WOLO) --- A Simpsonville man is facing up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted of accusations that allege 40 year old Landon Gibson solicited…
US forces keep up Kabul evacuation under threat of more attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - American forces working under heightened security and the threat of another attack are racing to complete the evacuation from Kabul's airport, the day after a suicide bombing at the gates wrote a devastating final chapter to…
Three Lexington District Two schools going on-line
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Thursday Lexington District Two announced Cayce Elementary would shift to e-learning. Friday two more schools in the district were added to the list. Students at Northside Middle and Pine Ridge Middle will shift to virtual lessons from…
Centerville Elementary in Gilbert to shift to e-learning
Gilbert, S.C. (WOLO)--A Midlands elementary school in Gilbert is shifting to e-learning starting next week. Friday Centerville Elementary School in Gilbert sent a letter to parents informing them of the change that will last…
DHEC reports more than 6,000 cases of COVID-19 in SC
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Friday DHEC announced the third most COVID cases in one day since the pandemic began. The agency reports of the more than 41,000 most recent tests 6,697 were either confirmed or probable cases of the virus. That…
