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Greenbrier’s second half dooms Grovetown, 28-14
The Greenbrier Wolfpack defeated their cross-county rival Grovetown Warriors for the first time in four years Friday, Aug. 23 with the Wolfpack coming out on top 28-14 on their home turf. The contest was a tale of two halves, as the score was tied 14-14 at halftime. Both teams came...
Dry weather pattern continues Sunday with slightly warmer temps
Saturday evening update: We’re in for another pleasant night! Clear skies will allow for radiational cooling to take place, resulting in overnight lows falling to the low 60s. Sunday: Gradual warm-up Looking ahead to Sunday, we wrap up the weekend with wall-to-wall sunshine. The fall-like air will start to...
Columbia SC grabs first-ever James Beard Award
You may have heard about this already, because the occasion certainly has received a lot of press. In June of this year, a Midlands wine bar received a coveted James Beard award, the first time this has ever happened in the Capital City. Mike Switzer interviews Tim Gardner, owner and founder of Lula Drake Wine Parlour in Columbia, S.C., recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages category from James Beard.
Awful lot of waffles: Five must-haves to celebrate National Waffle Day in Augusta
Why is there a National Waffle Day? If you really love waffles, you don't have to ask. The baked, crispy, fluffy breakfast food dates to medieval Europe, but National Waffle Day in America, Aug. 24, marks the day in 1869 that Cornelius Swartout was awarded a U.S. patent for a hinged waffle iron that could be flipped to cook waffles evenly. ...
Alex Murdaugh crime books to be released, including two by murder trial jury members
Even as the post-conviction case of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is set to go before the South Carolina Supreme Court in hopes of a retrial, a second wave of books on the internationally known Murdaugh murder saga hits bookshelves, including chronicles from a Wall Street Journal reporter and two members of Murdaugh's jury. ...
Saturday forecast: warmer temperatures on the way!
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) – Sunny skies and warmer temperatures heading into Sunday. Sunshine and high-pressure remain in control with low pressure and wet weather to the coast. The “cooler” temperatures will slowly be warming up to the mid 90’s by mid-week. The Jetstream is keeping a...
South Carolina basketball GOAT A'ja Wilson ties all-time WNBA record
South Carolina basketball legend A'ja Wilson is a virtual lock to win the 2024 WNBA MVP. With all due respect to Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Caitlin Clark, Alyssa Thomas, and the other players in the WNBA who are having great seasons, Wilson is the best player in the sport, and the 2024 season has proven that reality.
Family of USC student killed by mistaken Uber driver 'relieved' after killer’s appeal denied
The family of a University of South Carolina student who was brutally murdered after getting into a car she mistakenly thought was her Uber home is expressing relief now that the man convicted in her killing will remain behind bars.
Cybersecurity experts collaborate with state leaders at inaugural conference
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — As the use of technology increases in our day-to-day lives, so does the need for online security. Members of an organization called the SC Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, or SC CIC (“Kick”), joined together with state leaders in West Columbia for an educational conference.
Local communication workers join regional strike
DAYTON — Local communications workers are joining nearly 17,000 others across the Southeast in a strike against AT&T in an attempt to get the communications to the bargaining table over unfair labor practices, according to Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3802 Union officials. Local communications workers have been demonstrating on Railroad Street in downtown for the past several days, and on Wednesday, CWA and AT&T entered into federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator this morning. ...
Local doctors provide research on vision loss during space travel
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Doctors at the Medical College of Georgia are working with “Polaris Dawn” to gain an understanding of how astronauts’ eyes change while they’re in space. Medical experts are finding astronauts who’ve had concussions in the past are more likely to have varying...
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