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DHEC Director Stepping Down
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's public health director is stepping down. Director Catherine Heigel announced her resignation Thursday from the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The department says Heigel is returning to Greenville, where she will serve as…
Chamber CEO: Senators should nix Export-Import Bank nominee
The leader of South Carolina's largest business association wants South Carolina's two U.S. senators to oppose President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Governor Henry McMaster Writes Letter on Health Care Overhaul
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to tell him what the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health care law should contain. McMaster on Tuesday wrote the Kentucky…
Two Year Anniversary of Confederate Flag Removal
[gtxvideo vid='8Rm7ZoHL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Rm7ZoHL.jpg' vtitle='Two Year Anniversary of Confederate Flag Removal'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Monday marked the two year anniversary of the removal of the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. The removal took place July 10, 2015…
Haley: Everybody knows Russia meddled
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tells CNN's Dana Bash that "everybody knows that Russia meddled in our elections," and that President Trump discussed this in his meeting with President Putin.
Senate Intel Committee to begin interviews of Trump campaign officials
The Senate Intelligence Committee staff will begin their first interviews with Trump campaign officials this week, according to a source familiar with the interview process. The interviews come as a part of the…
Conway: No meaningful information received in Trump Jr's meeting with Russian lawyer
Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, said today on "Good Morning America" that "no information was received that was meaningful or helpful" during Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer in the days after his father clinched the Republican presidential nomination.
SC GOP Chair Says He Will Buy Voter Data for White House Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's Republican Party is opening its wallet to provide a White House panel looking for signs of election fraud with some of the data about voters that the state's election commission declined to produce. South…
SC Election Commission Refuses to Turn Over Voter Information to White House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina State Election Commission is refusing to turn over voter information to a White House panel investigating voter fraud. The commission on Thursday posted on its website the reasons it is rejecting the request…
SC Election Officials Confirm Receipt of President Trump Letter on Voter Information
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina election officials say they have received a letter requesting voter information from U.S. President Donald Trump's commission investigating voter fraud. State Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire said commissioners will carefully consider the request received…
Travel Ban Begins Thursday
President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban begins Thursday. President Trump says this is a necessary step in keeping American citizens safe, but there are grey areas in the executive order. The Supreme…
Wendy Brawley Sworn In As District 70 Representative
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- a ceremony surrounded by friends, family and other lawmakers, Wendy Brawley officially became a representative of S.C. House District 70. Wendy Brawley represents parts of Lower Richland and…
McConnell delays Senate health bill vote amid lack of support
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republican senators he is delaying a vote on the GOP health care bill until after the Fourth of July recess because he does not have the votes to move it to debate, two senior Senate Republican aides tell ABC News.
Judge Rules Prosecutor Pascoe, Documents To Remain In Quinn's Investigation
[gtxvideo vid='mz3Urwcf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mz3Urwcf.jpg' vtitle='PASCOE RULING'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- Friday, a local judge ruled on multiple motions related to Rick Quinn’s indictment. "I do not see that the integrity of the judicial system has been compromised," Honorable Judge R. Knox McMahon…
National Politics
- Minneapolis suburb's candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political assassinations Sep 13, 2025 11:54 AM EDTAs the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota
- Georgia Democrat gains traction in special election for state Senate seat in deeply GOP district Sep 13, 2025 4:38 AM EDTGeorgia Democrats hope a recent special election win in a deep-red state Senate district means their party could make gains in 2026
- Watchdog questions millions spent on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela Sep 12, 2025 10:07 PM EDTThe U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Ma...
- California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks Sep 12, 2025 9:23 PM EDTCalifornia lawmakers have passed legislation to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces during official business
- States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation Sep 12, 2025 7:50 PM EDTThe governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions
- Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton's home Sep 12, 2025 7:50 PM EDTA judge has released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the Maryland home of John Bolton
- Trump dismisses cat-loving NYC Republican candidate for mayor as 'not exactly prime time' Sep 12, 2025 6:38 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump says the Republican candidate for New York City mayor is “not exactly prime time.”
- Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times' Sep 12, 2025 4:54 PM EDTThe 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country
- Trump approves federal disaster aid for storms and flooding in 6 states Sep 12, 2025 3:02 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer
- Choose your America: In the aftermath of the Kirk slaying, a snapshot of a fractured nation Sep 12, 2025 5:02 AM EDTThe governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America
