COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Some representatives want to arm schools with another layer of protection: metal detectors. People gathered on the steps of the Statehouse to demand safer schools. One of those…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - South Carolina lawmakers voted 107 to 1 today to pass a measure that would allow SCE&G customers to stop paying for the failed VC Summer project, but they…
[gtxvideo vid='qQKDVbNY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qQKDVbNY.jpg' vtitle='State Senators give green light to electric chair execu'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO, AP) - The South Carolina Senate has agreed to bring back the electric chair as a means of execution in the state. The Senate voted…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Today Gov. Henry McMaster named Charleston Attorney Charlie Condon as the new chairman of Santee Cooper’s Board of Directors. Condon fills the position left vacant by former chairman Leighton Lord. Lord resigned from the post back in December…
Columbia, S.C. (AP, WOLO)--South Carolina lawmakers have advanced a measure aimed at drawing down utility bills in the wake of a nuclear construction project failure that's already cost ratepayers billions. The House voted 107-1 Wednesday to give second reading to…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Dozens of women came to the statehouse Tuesday to speak out against a senate bill that would outlaw abortion. Planned Parenthood supporters say this bill would ban…
[gtxvideo vid='uYvQ8FGU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uYvQ8FGU.jpg' vtitle='FedEx will not cut ties with NRA'] (WOLO) - Fed-Ex is not cutting its ties with the National Rifle Association. Gun control advocates have called for companies to stop doing business with the NRA, however Fed-Ex issued…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)-Voters in Lexington will head back to the polls in under two weeks for a runoff election to fill Rick Quinn's seat in the statehouse. Both Chris Wooten and…
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[gtxvideo vid='nDpw4lm5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nDpw4lm5.jpg' vtitle='Congressman Clyburn Pushes for Gun Background Checks'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn has launched a petition to force a vote on the Background Check Completion Act. On Tuesday, Clyburn announced he wanted to force the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Residents of Lexington said they are excited to have someone in their representative slot that has their main interests in mind when at the Statehouse. Those voting today said they…
One lawmaker says he wants to put guns in the hands of South Carolina educators and plans to give them away for free in an effort to protect school children.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-People from all over South Carolina came out to support bill S.516, designed to extend the background check period to five days to close what many call the Charleston…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Five candidates are seeking the South Carolina House seat left vacant when former majority leader Rick Quinn resigned in December and pleaded guilty to misconduct in office. Republican voters in Lexington County were choosing among a…
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