Charleston Co. students sent home for refusing to wear masks
(CNN) Charleston Co., SC ---Some Charleston County students are now learning from home after not wearing a mask at school. Reporter Rob Way spoke with the School Board Chair…
Politics
Interstate 26 expansion plans sped up to alleviate congestion
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- South Carolina drivers could soon see some relief on one of our state's busiest interstates. Thursday, Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans…
Lexington Two to require masks at all schools starting Friday
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) - Lexington School District Two has approved an immediate emergency mask mandate for all of its schools starting immediately. Students, staff and visitors will be required to wear a mask. The Board of Trustees approved the measure…
President Biden stands by decision to end 20 year war
(CNN) --- President Joe Biden is speaking out, firmly defending his decision to withdraw U.S. Troops from Afghanistan. The president spoke Tuesday announcing an official end to the 20 year…
Many Americans remain after US military leaves Kabul
UNDATED (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken says fewer than 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan who want to leave and the U.S. will continue to try to get them out. Blinken says the number of Americans left may be…
Man accused of soliciting person he thought was a minor for sex
Greenville, SC (WOLO) --- A Simpsonville man is facing up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted of accusations that allege 40 year old Landon Gibson solicited…
US forces keep up Kabul evacuation under threat of more attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - American forces working under heightened security and the threat of another attack are racing to complete the evacuation from Kabul's airport, the day after a suicide bombing at the gates wrote a devastating final chapter to…
The Supreme Court rules to allow evictions to resume
(AP) WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 3.5 million people in…
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) - The speedy Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has revived alarms about a resurgent al-Qaida and new terrorism threats against the U.S. The group's danger to the United States had been eclipsed in the past two decades by other…
Columbia City Council discusses ways to strengthen pandemic response
Columbia, SC (WOLO)--- City of Columbia leadership is looking for ways to strengthen the state's response to the pandemic and other health-related issues. During Tuesdays city council meeting, councilman Ed McDowell introduced the…
UofSC re-introduces mask mandate
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Within hours of the South Carolina's Supreme Court's opinion that UofSC's mask mandate did not violate a state proviso which prevents schools from mandating masks, University President Dr. Harris Pastides re-instated a…
Lexington Richland District 5 won't follow county-wide mask mandate
IRMO, SC (WOLO) - Lexington Richland School District 5 has announced it will not require masks in its schools, despite a county-wide mask mandate passed Monday by the Richland County Council. The Richland County Council passed a mask mandate for…
Richland Two attorneys exploring possible mask requirement
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The possibility of a mask mandate is on the table for a Richland County school district. The Richland School District Two board voted 6-1 Monday for its attorneys to explore its legal options when it comes…
Richland School District One board votes to require masks in all schools
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - All students and staff in Richland School District One will be required to wear masks in all schools, administrative buildings, and school buses. The Richland One Board of School Commissioners made the decision at a meeting…
National Politics
- How a court win could help the Democrats pick up a House seat in New York Jan 24, 2026 11:49 AM ESTA judge’s decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars — but for now, the outcome remains uncertain
- Network shutdown leaves Wisconsin lawmakers meeting outside of public view Jan 23, 2026 1:49 PM ESTThe shutdown of Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN amid a shortfall of fundraising has left the state as perhaps the only one in the country where its legislative floor debates are not being broadcast
- Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold Jan 23, 2026 7:25 AM ESTA vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state
- 5 Democratic states asking judge to keep Trump from withholding money for child care Jan 23, 2026 6:53 AM ESTLawyers representing 5 Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge to keep blocking President Donald Trump's effort to withhold funding for child care subsidies and other programs in their states
- Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter’s home Jan 23, 2026 2:29 AM ESTFederal prosecutors say a Pentagon contractor has been indicted on charges that he illegally handled classified national defense information that he took home from work and later gave to a news reporter
- Maine governor questions ‘secret arrests,' sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits Jan 23, 2026 1:09 AM ESTMaine Gov. Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers and information about detainees amid a sweeping enforcement operation, saying the state has been left in the dark as fear spreads in immigrant...
- Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud Jan 22, 2026 11:25 PM ESTGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended state Rep. Sharon Henderson from the Georgia House
- Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states Jan 22, 2026 8:21 PM ESTPresident Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia
- Florida Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announces challenge to GOP U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody Jan 22, 2026 6:41 PM ESTDemocratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election
- Trump's European threats could make it harder for future US leaders to repair ties Jan 22, 2026 7:25 AM ESTJoe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure
