COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Monday night women of the midlands gathered to bring awareness to the White Dress Project. The White Dress Project raises funds for research to promote and increase awareness for fibroids. According to the group, fibroids affect a majority of women during their lifetime and although they’re not cancerous, fibroids can be dangerous. Researchers say women aged…
Lexington County, S.C. (WOLO) — More than $30,000 has been raised so far to help a Lexington Co. deputy that was seriously injured in a crash back in June. A drunk driver hit him head-on after crossing the median. Brittany Hall is a stay-at-home mom with four young children, 8-year-old twins, a 7-year-old and a 6-year-old. Within 48 hours of…
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources say they found a missing boater’s body, who was last seen near Lake Wateree.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – President-elect Lt. General Robert Caslen held his first press conference Monday since being voted in as the University of South Carolina’s next president. The university’s Board of Trustees voted 11-8 in favor of Caslen on July 19th. During the press conference at the USC School Law Caslen address comments he made about binge drinking and sexual…
South Carolina highway crews are closing a lane on the main highway north out of downtown Columbia as they prepare to build a new bridge.
PICKENS COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A former Pickens County Detention Center officer is accused of sexually assaulting a minor. Raymond Whitmire, 50, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after investigators say he knowingly and willfully sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in February. Whitmire is being held at the Pickens County Detention Center. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Gamecock football players traded in their helmets and pads for books Friday, greeting the fans for Pigskin Poets. Several members of the gamecock football team, along with cheerleaders and Cocky took part in the event. The annual event at Drew Wellness Center is sponsored by the Richland County Public Library and aims to encourage kids to…
Deputies say a 23-year-old woman is behind bars following an assault at a sports bar that was caught on surveillance.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The namesake of USC’s School of Business, and the University’s largest donor, has urged its board of trustees to stop the current search for a president and start over. Darla Moore has donated more than $75 million to her alma mater and Thursday night emailed the board saying, “… The process should be started over to…
Town of Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) — Lexington Police are asking drivers to be cautious and pay attention on the roads, as more than 100 collisions are reported each month. “Last month we had 122 collisions. In recent months we’ve had as many as 170 collisions. So the 12-month average is about 135 collisions,” said Cpl. Cameron Mortenson of the Lexington…
