‘Excruciating:’ Florida collapse search stretches to Day 6
The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday.
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Tropical Storm Danny makes South Carolina coastal landfall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO, AP) - Tropical Storm Danny has made landfall along the South Carolina coast and is threatening to dump rain around parts of the Southeast as it moves inland. Click here for ABC Columbia's Interactive Radar The National…
SC lawyer suspended for 6-months for Facebook posts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's highest court has suspended the law license of an attorney for six months for Facebook posts the justices said used foul language and could incite racial conflict. The state Supreme Court also ordered lawyer…
More and More SC Drivers hitting the road for the July 4th weekend
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- More and more South Carolinians will be hitting the road for the July 4th weekend. AAA says more than 635,800 South Carolinians are expected to travel for the Independence Day holiday…
DHEC: 136 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, one new death in SC
DHEC reports 136 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one new death in the Palmetto State.
Tropical Storm Danny forms off South Carolina, nearing land
Tropical Storm Danny has formed off South Carolina's coast, and forecasters say the storm is expected to dump several inches of rain on some parts of the Southeast once it heads inland.
Lawmakers to debate overriding Governor McMaster's state budget vetoes Tuesday
Tomorrow inside the Statehouse, lawmakers are set to debate whether to override Governor Henry McMaster's vetoes. Last week, the governor announced 15 line item vetoes in the state's $11 billion budget.
SC tax-free weekend launches Aug. 6
On Aug. 6, South Carolina shoppers can buy computers, clothes, school supplies and other items without paying sales tax during the state's annual 72-hour sales tax holiday.
Tropical storm warning issued for South Carolina coast
Parts of the South Carolina coast are under a tropical storm warning as forecasters expect a tropical depression to strengthen before it makes landfall and drop large amounts of rain along the Georgia and South Carolina coastlines.
Families of the missing visit site of Florida condo collapse
Families of the missing visited the scene of the Florida condo building collapse Sunday as rescuers kept digging through the mound of rubble.
SC DHEC: tips to prevent Mosquito bites this Summer
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Summer brings sun and fun and pesky mosquitoes. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has tips to help prevent bites from mosquitoes, as part of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. "As warm weather arrives…
11 arrests made during Rock Hill protests over forcible arrest of brothers on camera
Rock Hill, SC (CNN) --Online video sparked protests over the forcible arrests of two brothers in Rock Hill this week. The incident happened at a gas station on Wednesday -- and protestors have…
Unemployment benefits return to pre-pandemic operations
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --Beginning this Sunday, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce will return to pre-pandemic, state unemployment operations. This comes after governor Henry McMaster ordered the unemployment insurance programs…
Columbia Police actively investigate shooting on Cardamon Court
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The Columbia Police Department is in the preliminary stages of investigating a shooting they say has left two men injured. Authorities have not released the severity or nature of…
Former Sumter School District official pleads guilty, sentenced
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Friday in a Richland Co. courtroom Vivian “Libby” Campbell DuBose pleaded guilty to a felony State Grand Jury charge of Accepting Rebates and Extra Compensation, as well as…
Crews set for tree trimming in Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Some City of Columbia neighborhoods will have Tree Trimming activities over the next two weeks. Dominion Energy says crews will perform tree trimming activities along overhead utility lines in the following neighborhoods: Distribution Line Tree Trimming: Olympia Hollywood…
Chauvin could face decades long sentence in Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin learns his sentence Friday for murder in George Floyd’s death.
Discord over whether to halt South Carolina abortion case
The parties involved in a lawsuit over South Carolina’s new ban on almost all abortions disagree about how the case should be handled.
Biden announced bipartisan deal made on huge infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has announced a bipartisan agreement on a pared-down but still huge infrastructure plan. The agreement with a group of Republican and Democratic senators on Thursday would make a start on his top legislative priority…
Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami. The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person…
