On Wednesday morning, South Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell released a statement saying she would be among the first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once it's her turn. Dr. Bell encouraged South Carolinians to do the same when the vaccine becomes available to them.
U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr. is urging South Carolinians to be wary of coronavirus vaccine scams now that distribution has begun.
The former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, Donald Fowler, died on Tuesday at the age of 85.
(CNN) --- Negotiations are underway to find a compromise to save a COVID-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill. The debate on coronavirus relief comes as Congress must also pass a one-point-four trillion dollar…
Sumter, SC (WOLO) --- A longtime member of the Midlands Journalism community has passed away. Former publisher of the 'Sumter Item', Hubert Osteen Junior died at home Sunday at the age of 84. Osteen…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- After three years as the Director for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Joshua Baker is stepping down. He was appointed to the position by Governor McMaster in 2017 and says his resignation…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man on a motorcycle in Anderson was run off a…
(CNN) -- Christmas is next week and shipping deadlines are fast-approaching if you want your present to arrive before Christmas day. One of them is already here: today, Tuesday, December 15th is the deadline…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's public school districts are getting more than $84 million in federal aid to help get facilities reopened amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as some of the state's largest districts shut off…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- It’s been nine months since South Carolina’s first reported COVID-19 case, but on Tuesday, a COVID-19 vaccine has been administered for the first time in the Midlands. Medical…
Senator Ronnie Cromer says there are three different versions of the South Carolina state flag at the State House.
The empty vial from the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be put on display at a London museum.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state's latest coronavirus data as of Monday.
A major step in the fight against the coronavirus is underway across our state right now. The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine already arrived in South Carolina and health care workers are now receiving doses.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- State lawmakers return to Columbia this January and many of them have started Pre-filing bills to hit the ground running. As ABC's Donovan Harris explains, police reform was at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- President-Elect Joe Biden is one step closer to having his victory in the 2020 Presidential Election become official. The Associated Press said Biden secured the 270 votes from the…
The spike in COVID-19 cases is also impacting how business is conducted at the State House. South Carolina Senate Democrats now plan to hold their annual planning meeting virtually.
As cases both here in South Carolina and nationally continue to rise, according to AARP of South Carolina, cases are dropping in the state's nursing homes.
Authorities say a man at a homeless shelter in South Carolina has been beaten to death with a hammer by a fellow resident.
South Carolina's nine presidential electors have officially voted for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
