Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in May. According to the Department of Employment and Workforce 1,800 new jobs were created last month as the unemployment rate dropped to 4% from 4.2%. It’s a bit higher than the national unemployment rate for May which was 3.8%. Fairfield County continues to have the state’s highest unemployment rate following…
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The Columbia Police Department and the Cayce Police Department are still searching for a man missing in the water near the Blossom Street bridge this morning.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A man accused of shooting at a truck in West Columbia last week has been arrested for attempted murder. According to the Lexington the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Fuller, 29, was arrested Tuesday (6/12) in Sumter by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. LCSD says Fuller shot at a man who…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A gas station store employee has been arrested after allegedly shooting a customer. Columbia Police say Antar Daralhaj is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Investigators say Saturday (6/9) afternoon Daralhaj was arguing with a customer over a gas charge at the Obama gas station on Farrow Road. As the customer…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Last week IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, tweeted that it was changing its name to IHOb. Social media was buzzing after the cryptic announcement. Monday (6/11), the restaurant chain finally revealed the mystery the “b” stands for: burgers. The restaurant said the name change is only a temporary marketing campaign designed to remind people that…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Riverbanks Zoo is celebrating World Ocean Day by helping transition baby sea turtles into their new tank now on exhibit. The zoo is also taking time to show its guests how polluted water impacts the sea. They added non-toxic debris to some of the aquarium tanks to give guests an idea of the effects of pollution…
