300 airmen from McEntire Joint National Guard Base are on their way to the Middle East. According, to officials over the next several months the South Carolina Air National Guard also known as the Swamp Foxes will support U.S. Central Command by preserving operational depth, staging joint forces and projecting overwhelming combat power in the region.
DHEC reports 589 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths in South Carolina.
Thursday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Dr. Brannon Traxler will serve as the agency’s new director of public health. Dr. Traxler had been serving as interim director of public health for the agency. Prior to this interim role, Dr. Traxler served as DHEC's chief medical officer.
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) --- The Richland County Sheriff's Department says protests that have been ongoing for more than 24 hours turned violent Wednesday night in response to a video posted on Facebook…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Columbia police are investigating after a deadly shooting on Broad River Road. Investigators say officers found a man dead at the Brook Pines Apartment complex around 10 Wednesday night. According…
April is National Donate Life Month. Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette honored those who have given the gift of life as donors.
DHEC says that although the state will not be using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until the FDA and CDC finish investigating the six reported blood clots, there is still no shortage of vaccine supply.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- You can get your coronavirus vaccine at Gamecock Park on National Guard Road every day through Saturday from 8 to 5pm. If that doesn't work around your schedule, you…
DHEC reports 466 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 15 new deaths in South Carolina.
Lexington, SC (WOLO) -- The Town of Pine…
Myrtle Beach, SC (WPDE) --- Local health officials and pharmacies workers are listening to these recommendations saying they wont administer any of their Johnson and Johnson vaccine supply for the…
Richland County, SC (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is looking into a shooting they say left a man hospitalized Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say the incident took place at the Austin Woods apartment complex along Garners Ferry Road after…
(ABC News) -- If you are looking for something to do, we have you covered with various events that will keep the Midlands bustling over the next few days and you can join…
Funeral services for family members murdered in a mass shooting in Rock Hill begin Wednesday. A memorial service for the Lesslie family is being held at 3 p.m. at the West End Baptist Church. Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife Barbara and two of their grandkids, Adah and Noah, were killed at the Lesslie family home.
A white former police officer serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man in South Carolina who ran from a traffic stop said his lawyer never told him about a plea offer from prosecutors that could have cut years off his sentence. Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager is requesting a new sentence in federal court this week, saying he would have taken the deal and that his lawyer was grossly incompetent for not telling him about it.
South Carolina will use money from the settlement of a lawsuit with Volkswagen to purchase more than 200 new school buses.
A state lawmaker launched her bid to unseat Republican United States Senator Tim Scott. Krystle Matthews held a campaign kick off event Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday, Prisma Health announced that they are pausing their use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.
DHEC reports 447 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths in South Carolina.
A Democratic state lawmaker is mounting a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott. State Rep. Krystle Matthews told The Associated Press that she will try to register 150,000 new voters across South Carolina to tighten the margin Democrats have struggled to close in statewide elections.
