Midlands native receives Congressional Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (WOLO, AP) - President Donald Trump has bestowed the Medal of Honor on a U.S. soldier for his role in a daring 2015 mission to rescue dozens of hostages set to be…
Politics
President Trump 'downplayed' pandemic because he 'did not want to create panic'
(CNN) --President Donald Trump says he knew the virus was highly contagious but says on a recorded inyerview thay he downplayed the dangers to keep the public calm. That's according to Journalist Bob Woodward's…
Senate to consider $40 million spending plan for teachers, state employees
Columbia, SC (Associated Press) --- A raise for teachers and a hazard pay bonus for many state employees who could not work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the spending plan that's headed to the South Carolina Senate…
U.S. Attorney's office says more face federal charges in connection to riot
(Associated Press) Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office say six people are facing federal charges for crimes committed during protests at the end of May, in Columbia and Charleston. Two of the 6 people…
Richland Co. 9th district seat heads to run-off
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) -- The specially called Democratic Primary for the Richland County Council District 9 seat is heading to a runoff. According to unofficial results none of the candidates…
Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic
JUPITER, FL (AP) - President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on offshore drilling and highlights conservation projects in Florida. But his administration has overturned or weakened…
Active COVID-19 cases drop at UofSC; Caslen expects numbers to rise again
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The number of active cases has dropped on the campus of the University of South Carolina. Tuesday the university released updated numbers showing active total cases at 654. 640 of the cases are students. Since August…
Teacher raises back on table as SC senators discuss budget
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)--South Carolina senators will likely consider whether to restore the annual raises most teachers get each year to the state budget when they return to Columbia next week…
'Midlands Strong' thanks first responders for work during pandemic
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --Leaders here in the Midlands took some time out of their schedules in order to say thank you to the men and women who've stepped in and stepped up in various…
UofSC President addresses 'rumors' over testing protocols after testing pause
Columbia, SC (WOLO) - On Thursday, the University of South Carolina announced it would be temporarily pausing its COVID-19 testing on campus because of a staffing shortage at the lab. Amid apparent rumors circulating on social media about the protocol,…
UofSC postpones Davis Field coronavirus testing due to staffing shortages
Columbia, SC (WOLO) Officials at the University of South Carolina coronavirus testing at Davis Field is cancelled due to a staffing shortage at the lab. Officials say they are postponing the saliva…
Huckabee-Sanders to address Silver Elephant Dinner
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--A former White House press secretary will be the guest speaker at this year's Silver Elephant Dinner. The South Carolina Republican Party announced Thursday that Sarah Huckabee-Sanders will speak at the…
WATCH: Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin appears on GMA3 on ABC Columbia
New York, NY (WOLO)--Thursday Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke with ABC's Amy Robach on GMA3. The mayor addresses the increase in cases at the University of South Carolina as well as a recent incident in Five Points involving a former…
S.C. Senate votes in favor of granting all South Carolinians right to vote absentee this November
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- All South Carolina voters are one step closer to getting the option to vote absentee for the upcoming November election. The South Carolina Senate passed a bill Wednesday that…
COVID-19 downturn continues to eat away SC budget estimates
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - A cautious group of economists has decided to cut the amount of taxes, fees and other revenues South Carolina expects to collect this budget year by about $52 million in large part because of the COVID-19…
National Politics
- Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor Jul 30, 2026 8:10 PM EDTMandela Barnes has dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
- 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
