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President Trump criticizes Germany for not paying share of NATO defense budget

[gtxvideo vid='DVXJyUEo' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DVXJyUEo.jpg' vtitle='NATO tensions run high'] (WOLO, ABC NEWS) - Tensions are running high at the NATO Summit in Belgium between President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The President criticizes Germany for not paying their share of the…

Bill Clinton Coming to USC

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Columbia. Wednesday USC announced President Clinton will speak at an August 6th reception to officially open the special collections of Dick Riley as part of…

President Trump picks Brett Kavanaugh as next Supreme Court Justice

[gtxvideo vid='QOmr9UAb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QOmr9UAb.jpg' vtitle='President Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh next Supreme'] WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLO, AP, ABC NEWS) - President Trump announced his nomination of influential conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as he seeks to shift the nation's highest…

Attorney General announces Raise in Aid for Families of Murder Victims

[gtxvideo vid='K857UiVI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/K857UiVI.jpg' vtitle='Attorney General on Raise in Aid for Families of Murder'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--According to Attorney General Alan Wilson, the South Carolina Legislature has approved a new Proviso, giving additiional aid to murder victims families. Wilson says the…

President Trump's Primetime Pick for Supreme Court

[gtxvideo vid='cR7z1yvU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cR7z1yvU.jpg' vtitle='Primetime Pick for Supreme Court'] WASHINGTON, (WOLO TV)--Happening Monday night here on ABC Columbia, President Donald Trump says he will make his selection for the vacancy on the Supreme Court Monday at 9pm ET. The President says…

"Back to the drawing board," Gov. Henry McMaster Says After Vetoing 42 Items

[gtxvideo vid='NLgFHmUd' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NLgFHmUd.jpg' vtitle='MCMASTER VETO']   COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- Gov. Henry McMaster vetoed 42 items from the General Appropriations Act on Friday morning. McMaster says South Carolina is winning with more than 21,000 new jobs, $6 billion in new capital…

First Transgender Woman Running For State Senator

COLUMBIA, S.C (WOLO)-- For the first time in State history a transgender woman is running to be a state senator. The historical special election will fill former senator John Courson’s seat. Courson…

Trump tweets EPA leader Scott Pruitt has resigned

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - After months of controversy and ethical discussions, Scott Pruitt has resigned as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within…

Trump praises military for keeping US 'safe, strong, proud'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the U.S. military for keeping America "safe, strong, proud, mighty and free" and used the Independence Day holiday to thank them for being willing to put their lives on the line in defense of the nation.

SCE&G ordered to cut rates by 15% this summer

[gtxvideo vid='Z7MxdYdI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z7MxdYdI.jpg' vtitle='WOLO_2018_07_03_18_04_03'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Customers of SCE&G are one step closer to a rate reduction after the multi-billion dollar failed construction project at VC Summer. Tuesday (7/3), the Public Service Commission ordered the utility to begin…

Katie Arrington out of ICU, continues recovery from crash

[gtxvideo vid='Na0bSSJP' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Na0bSSJP.jpg' vtitle='Arrington recovery update'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Congressional Candidate Katie Arrington, who was seriously injured in a car crash last week, is out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A spokesperson for Arrington says she was transferred…

Update on congressional candidate Katie Arrington's condition

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A congressional candidate in South Carolina seriously injured in a wreck last week has been moved out of the intensive care unit of a hospital. A spokesman for 47-year-old Katie Arrington said in a news release…

Lawmakers pass State budget

After months of back and forth the House and Senate finalized the state budget for this fiscal year.

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