PSTA issues statement following Governor McMaster's executive order on mask mandates
PSTA issues statement following Governor McMaster's executive order on mask mandates
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Governor McMaster's executive order allows parents to opt out of mask mandate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The Governor's Executive Order prohibits any local governments in the state from relying on prior orders or using a state of emergency as the basis for a local mask…
South Carolina schools mask mandate updates
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Tuesday May 11, Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order Executive Order 2021-23, allowing all schools in the state of South Carolina to opt out of the state guidelines for facial coverings within school buildings. Following…
Richland Two announces it will still require students wear face coverings
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Despite an executive order from the Governor Tuesday, Richland School District Two announced it will still require students wear face coverings at its schools. The executive order gave parents the power to opt their children out…
SCSO UPDATE: Missing teen in need of medication found safe
UPDATE: The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says Ja'Asia Chandler was found and is safe.
AG Wilson joins coalition opposing Facebook's plans to launch Instagram for kids
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a coalition of 44 Attorneys General urging Facebook to drop its plans for to launch Instagram for kids.
Gov. McMaster issues Executive Order limiting local mask mandates
Governor Henry McMaster issues Executive Order limiting local mask mandates.
Gov. McMaster stands by decision to no longer accept federal aid for those who lost jobs in the pandemic
Governor Henry McMaster is standing by his decision to not accept any more federal unemployment aid for those who lost their jobs during the pandemic. The governor says he believes the program removes the incentive for people to go back to work.
In pipeline outage, South Carolina enacts price gouging law
South Carolina's top prosecutor has enacted a measure criminalizing price gouging following the shutdown of a pipeline that carries fuel to much of the state.
DHEC: 192 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, no new deaths in SC
DHEC reports 192 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in South Carolina.
UofSC President Bob Caslen offered to submit resignation over the weekend, but it was not accepted
A spokesperson for the University of South Carolina says President Bob Caslen offered to resign over the weekend, but it was not accepted.
School shooting in Russia kills 9 people; suspect arrested
Authorities say a gunman in a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan, killing at least 7 kids and 1 teacher and a school worker.
CPD: Two men died after fatal shooting at Madison Station Apartments
Columbia Police Department says two men have died after a fatal shooting at the Madison Station Apartment complex.
Cases of COVID-19 continue to drop in U.S, restrictions could soon change
(CNN) --- Despite a dip in vaccinations, COVID-19 cases in the United States are dropping. Health officials say restrictions, that include wearing masks indoors could soon be lifted, as long as more people continue…
Mask wearing now optional in Lexington Richland District Five
Lexington,SC (WOLO) --- Emotions rang high in and outside of the Lexington Richland meeting Monday night. Dozens of parents, teachers and students stood up for and against having to wear a mask…
Attorneys: DA should step aside from deputy shooting probe
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - Attorneys for the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina have asked the local prosecutor to recuse himself from the investigation. The attorneys say he's too close…
UofSC President apologizes for commencement speech oversight
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- During graduation ceremonies over the past weekend, University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen spoke to students, staff and parents. Monday however, he started to get flack from some who noticed a few errors in his…
Two dead after multiple shootings in the Upstate this weekend
It was a deadly weekend in the Upstate after two people were killed in shootings police say were connected. One of those shootings involved police.
WalletHub study ranks SC as the ninth worst state to be a police officer
They say crime doesn't pay, but according to a new study, neither does being a law enforcement officer in South Carolina. According to wallethub.com, South Carolina is the ninth worst state in the nation for police and worst in the country for the median income for law enforcement officers.
SC House and Senate OK suicide hotline info on school IDs
A bill that would require South Carolina middle and high schools and colleges to print the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on student identification cards is on its way to the governor's desk. Both the House and Senate unanimously approved the proposal.
