Consumer News
(CNN) --- Inflation Prices continue jumping A key inflation measure rose again last year at the fastest pace since 1982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis says inflation was up 5.8% between December…
Politics
Bill aims to prohibit use of critical race theory in SC schools
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Lawmakers discussed a bill that would prohibit teachers from using critical race theory when teaching history and civics in South Carolina. Critical race theory is a graduate-level academic and legal framework…
Medical Marijuana debate could take place at SC State House this week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina senator who has fought to allow medical marijuana in the state for seven years appears to finally be getting a debate on the Senate floor. Sen. Tom Davis' medical marijuana bill was put…
Bill making it illegal to use cell phone while driving heads to Senate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- A bill that would make it illegal for drivers to hold a cellphone in their hands in South Carolina is heading to the Senate floor. The proposal passed the…
Son of MLK implores Senate to act on Voting Rights on MLK Day
(ABC News) --- ATLANTA -- A day before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eldest…
Government agrees to extend SNAP benefits
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The more than 300-thousand households in South Carolina receiving emergency snap benefits will get those benefits for at least another month. A spokesperson for the Governor and President Biden announcing Tuesday the Palmetto state has been…
Civil rights organizations file lawsuit against SC
Columbia, S.C. (AP)--Two civil rights groups are suing South Carolina over its newly drawn state House maps. The NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union say the maps discriminate against Black people by diluting their voting power. They also say…
Majority Whip Jim Clyburn tests positive for COVID
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn is speaking out after testing positive for COVID-19. The news comes less than a week after President Biden visited South Carolina State University to deliver the 2021 commencement speech…
Appeals court rules in favor of enforcing vaccine, testing mandates
(CNN) --- The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates, with an appeals court ruling that the government can enforce its vaccine-or-testing rule…
State Rep Richard Ansel Martin indicted by Newberry grand jury
Newberry Co., SC (WOLO) -- State Representative Richard Ansel Martin has been indicted by a Newberry county grand jury on charges of misconduct in office and contributing to the delinquency of a…
Daniel Rickenmann projected winner: New Columbia Mayor
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The latest runoff election results from Tuesday night project Daniel Rickenmann as the next mayor of Columbia. The latest results show Rickenmann with 10,550 votes, compared to…
Polling Place Problems reported in City of Columbia Runoff
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Tuesday there were reports of issues at several polling places, as voters cast their ballots in the City of Columbia runoff. ABC Columbia News received calls from voters. ABC Columbia News…
County: Precinct issues not preventing voting
Richland Co.(WOLO)--The director of the Richland County Elections and Voter Registration says issues have been reported at 11 different precincts Tuesday morning however they are not preventing residents from casting their ballots. Voters in Richland Co. are casting their ballots…
S.C. Attorney General files lawsuit to halt healthcare worker vaccine mandate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has taken the first step to block a mandate that would force healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A.G. Wilson filed the 49 page lawsuit Monday joining 11 other…
Court of Appeals temporarily blocks OSHA vaccine mandate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Friday the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked OSHA from forcing private employers with 100 or more employees to put a vaccine mandate in place, for now. It's now up to the court to make the…
National Politics
- A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics Jul 29, 2026 11:22 AM EDTMore progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media
- Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington Jul 28, 2026 6:10 AM EDTSen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of the more influential politicians in the United States, will be eulogized in Washington
- Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill Jul 27, 2026 11:30 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill
- Years of scandals haven't stopped Ken Paxton. Can James Talarico change that? Jul 27, 2026 11:52 AM EDTDemocrat James Talarico is challenging Republican Ken Paxton in a closely watched U.S. Senate race in Texas
- Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting Jul 27, 2026 8:17 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump’s border czar said the vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review
- Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' and calls ICC war-crimes charges 'bogus' Jul 27, 2026 7:05 AM EDTIsrael’s Benjamin Netanyahu says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested if he visits the city
- US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list Jul 27, 2026 6:58 AM EDTA federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot
- Talarico trying to win back Hispanics along Texas border who swung to GOP Jul 25, 2026 2:01 PM EDTDemocratic Senate candidate James Talarico toured Texas's southern border
- Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews Jul 25, 2026 1:54 AM EDTJoe Biden has dropped a lawsuit in which he sought block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before the Delaware Democrat was elected president
- Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate Jul 24, 2026 11:00 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum
