Dominion Energy expands free energy-saving program to Dentsville area
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dominion Energy is expanding a free energy-saving program to customers in the Dentsville area of Columbia. The company announced that approximately 2,300 eligible customers can now take part in the Neighborhood Energy Efficiency Program (NEEP), which provides free home assessments, on-site education...
Two men charged in Richland County dogfighting investigation
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) arrested two men on multiple charges in connection with a dogfighting investigation.
Data: Nearly 25% of inmates at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center have been jailed...
New data presented to Richland County leaders this week shows the vast majority of inmates at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center are still awaiting trial.
The Big Red Barn promises a shukkin’ good time
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Tyler got to speak with Mitch Ray from the Big Red Barn about their upcoming Oyster Roast. The 4th Annual Southern Shuckdown Oyster Roast is this Friday from 6-10pm at The Hall on Senate’s End. It will feature all the oysters you can eat,...
Tasty Tuesday: Bessie’s Burgers and More – and the heat is on
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The Manmade Gourmet, Tyler Ryan got to cook-up some comfort food with VonGretchen Nelson-Donawald and Shanelle Lee-Burns from Bessie’s Burgers and More for this weeks Tasty Tuesday. Bessie’s Burgers and More is a tribute to VonGretchen’s Grandmother, Angeline “Bessie” Nelson, “whose love,...
Comedian Leanne Morgan announces tour stop in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Leanne Morgan announced a stop on her new tour will come to Columbia. Morgan’s new tour, “The Time of Our Lives Tour,” will stop at Colonial Life Arena on Friday, Dec. 4. Her breakout success came from the Netflix special “I’m Every Woman,”...
Columbia’s popular Vista getting a new restaurant. The grand opening date is set
A new restaurant for smoothies, sandwiches, salads and more has set a grand opening date in one of Columbia’s most popular hospitality districts. Rabbit Food Salad & Smoothie Bar, located at 701 Gervais St. suite 140, will have a “grand opening celebration” beginning at 11 a.m. March 30, according to posts from the...
Teacher out of Lexington classroom as visa ‘ran out.’ What the district is doing
Students trying to learn a foreign language at a Midlands elementary school are missing their teacher, after a holdup in extending her visa forced her to stop teaching before the end of the semester. According to an email that was sent last week to parents at Midway Elementary, French immersion teacher Maria...
Lexington Co. deputies arrest man accused of West Columbia shooting
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting a man to death last week in West Columbia, says the sheriff’s dept. Patrick David Esparza was identified by detectives as a person of interest in the shooting death of Charles Boyd Moore Jr.
‘Only a coward’ argument heats up Richland 2 discussion about district layoffs
Richland School District 2 is cutting jobs. School board members for the Columbia-area district moved to approve the district’s outlined recommendations for position eliminations at a meeting Tuesday night. The motion passed with a 6-1 vote, with board member Monica Elkins-Scott as the only dissenting voice. Before...
