WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC)

WLTX is a CBS-affiliated television station that operates on virtual channel 19 and UHF digital channel 17, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The station is owned by Tegna and has its studios situated at 6027 Garners Ferry Road, conveniently located at the intersection of U.S. 76 and 378 in southeastern Columbia. Its transmitter can be found on Screaming Eagle Road, in the rural area northeast of Richland County, near I-20. For cable viewers, WLTX is accessible on Time Warner Cable channel 9, with a high-definition option available on digital channel 1209. Additionally, viewers can find Sub Channel 19.2 on Time Warner Channel 1255 and Sub Channel 19.3 on Channel 1256.

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English

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#65914

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#12820

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#420

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Weather Impact Alert: Strong to severe storms possible this weekend

1 day ago | wltx.com | Brianna Mowery

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Friday will bring a lower chance for showers and storms in the Midlands, but the chance for severe weather will increase through the weekend. Saturday and Sunday have been designated as News19 Weather Impact Alert Days due to the threat of strong to severe storms. Shower and storm chances in the Midlands will diminish later tonight and dry conditions will move in through the overnight hours. Overnight temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 60s by Friday morning.
South Carolina braces for hotter summer season

2 days ago | wltx.com | Efren Afante

COLUMBIA, S.C. — There has been more than a handful of days this Spring season when the afternoon temperatures have been above normal. Some of these days have been close to, and in a few days, record-tying or record-breaking high temperatures. Data predicts that the upcoming Summer season, which begins June 20th, is forecasted not only to be hotter on average hotter, with the potential for near or record-breaking afternoon temperatures.
Mother of 23-year-old killed in Union County reveals final talk with her son: 'I knew something wasn't right'

2 days ago | wltx.com | Myles Harris

MONROE, N.C. — The mother of a 23-year-old man killed in a violent crime spree that rocked Union County over the weekend is remembering her son as a devoted father who had his whole life ahead of him. Alvin Parson Jr. was found dead Saturday morning inside a home on Astoria Drive in Indian Trail, according to the Union County Sheriff's Office. His death sparked a chain of events that ended hours later with a fatal police shooting in Monroe. "Fun-loving person.
South Carolina to see multi-day rainfall opportunities

3 days ago | wltx.com | Efren Afante

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A weather complex along the Florida coast and another in the mid-section of the U.S. are forecasted to move close to or over South Carolina, providing multi-day opportunities for widespread rainfall during a seven day period. The National Hurricane Center has been tracking a slow moving and slow developing area of low pressure emanating between the Bahamas and the east coast of Florida.
SC election results: SC House 50, Irmo Town Council, Lynchburg Town Council

3 days ago | wltx.com | Tony Santaella

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Voters in several parts of the Midlands of South Carolina cast ballots Tuesday in special elections to fill vacant seats. The three races in the Midlands that were contested were a special election for South Carolina House District 50, a special election for Irmo Town Council, and two seats on the Lynchburg Town Council. The rest of the Midlands had no races, since the majority of municipal elections this year will be held in November.
Deidre Moore with Summit Parkway Middle is News19's Teacher of the Week

3 days ago | wltx.com | Christy Calcagno

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Surrounded by screams, cheers and tears from the entire 8th grade class at Summit Parkway Middle School, Mrs. Deidre Moore walked into a moment she'll never forget. For her, teaching isn't just a job, it's a calling that started long before she ever stepped into a classroom. "This is my 11th year, officially, but some have said that I'm an educator and I've been educating people my whole life, teaching life lessons," says Mrs. Moore. And teaching runs in the family.
Man sentenced to federal prison for distributing fentanyl concealed in stuffed animals

3 days ago | wltx.com | Dana Thiede

ST PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul man will serve a 10-year sentence in federal prison for his role in a drug smuggling conspiracy that involved putting fentanyl in stuffed animals and mailing them to the Twin Cities. Quijuan Hosea Bankhead, age 31, was sentenced to 120 months after pleading guilty to his part in a drug distribution conspiracy. Bankhead will serve an additional five years of supervised release after completing his prison sentence. The U.S. Attorney's Office says from Aug. 2022 to Dec.
Saddle up: SC police department want your help naming these police horses

3 days ago | wltx.com | Emma Korynta

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Saddle up, the Charleston Police Department is asking for the public's input on what the agency's two newest police horses should be named. But you have to rein it in -- the department doesn't want suggestions, they want neigh-bors to vote between options. The police department said "before they can be sworn in, they need names." The first mount will either be named Joe or Riley.
She's a Texas icon who built a billion-dollar empire. Now, she's dating a country superstar.

3 days ago | wltx.com | Michelle Homer

LAS VEGAS — Heads turned at the American Music Awards when country singer and songwriter Zac Brown showed up with the new woman in his life. Brown shared a photo with Texas entrepreneur and philanthropist Kendra Scott on Instagram. "Hit the @amas red carpet with the best date by my side.💙" Scott, who founded a billion-dollar jewelry empire in Austin, also shared Instagram photos of their red carpet debut.
Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, currently hospitalized, family says

3 days ago | wltx.com | Paul Wedding

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. "She is doing well and in good spirits," Lee's granddaughter, Dione Sims, said in a statement. "We are waiting on discharge orders." It's not known at this time why Lee was hospitalized or how long she has been at the hospital. In a Facebook post, Lee thanked those who reached out while she was hospitalized.