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Update: Missing teen found safe

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Per the Richland Co. Sheriff's Dept., "The 15-year-old missing teen has been located safe. Sheriff Lott expresses his thanks to all the citizens who called in with tips that led…

CPD updates investigation into Gervais St. shooting

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--New details were announced Monday in a weekend shooting that resulted in one death and two injuries. Investigators say it happened just after 12:30am at Prince Hall Grand Masonic Lodge at an event hosted by the Metro's…

Presidents Day closings in the Midlands

COLUMBIA S.C. (WOLO)- Monday is Presidents Day! Presidents day is often observed on the third Monday of February and also the birthday of former president George Washington. While many people will be home from work and school, several businesses will…

Crews respond to structure fire on Sunset Boulevard in Lexington

LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)-Multiple emergency crews are responding to an abandoned structure fire in Lexington. Officials say the 4900 block of Sunset Boulevard have been shut down as a result. https://twitter.com/CountyLex/status/1097316323439398912 No injuries reported. Hose…

Bill would reform electric co-ops after spending scandal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A new bill at the Statehouse would allow a state watchdog agency to review South Carolina's electric cooperatives for the first time. The bill would allow the Office of Regulatory Staff to audit a co-op and…

Highway patrol officer involved in wreck on Forest Drive

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County deputies are investigating a wreck that involved a Highway patrol officer and a citizen. The incident happened Sunday at 3:45p.m. on Forest Drive at interstate 77. Deputies say an on duty SC Highway patrol…

Victim identified in Gervais Street shooting

  COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead and two others injured. Officers responded to the 2300 block of Gervais Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday where…

Wreck becomes homicide probe after bullet wounds found

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Investigators say what they initially thought was a traffic wreck on Interstate 77 in Columbia has turned into a homicide investigation. Columbia Police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said 22-year-old Shamar Johnson was ejected from his car after…

Climate change means more floods, great and localized

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The growing realization that ever-more ferocious storms are becoming more common as the result of global warming is forcing government officials to revisit how they respond to natural disasters. In South Carolina late last year, Republican…

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