Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Governor appoints next SC Adjutant General

The governor named Brigadier General Robin Stilwell to the post.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Tuesday afternoon Governor Henry McMaster named South Carolina’s new adjutant general. The governor named Brigadier General Robin Stilwell to the post. Stilwell, who currently serves as director of the joint staff for the South Carolina National Guard, will succeed the current Adjutant General Major General Van McCarty, who plans to retire after serving in the position since…

Deputies: Two Midlands students charged for guns at school

Deputies say around 9 Tuesday morning school resource officers and administrators received tips that a 15 year old and a 17 year old brought guns to school.

    Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. deputies say two students at Dutch Fork High School are facing charges after bringing guns on school grounds. Deputies say around 9 Tuesday morning school resource officers and administrators received tips that a 15 year old and a 17 year old brought guns to school. When they searched the students, deputies say…

Sumter deputies investigating child death

Deputies say they attempted to revive the child using CPR but were unsuccessful and the coroner pronounced the child dead at the scene.

Sumter Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter Co. deputies say at 6:41 Tuesday morning investigators received a call that a 6 month old child was unconscious at a home on Whipporwill Dr. When deputies arrived they say the child was not breathing and did not have a pulse. Deputies say they attempted to revive the child using CPR but were unsuccessful and…

Lexington Co. man accused of charges connected with criminal solicitation of a minor

Authorities say on February 12,  Daniel Bush, 60, of Cayce solicited and traveled to meet a person he thought was a minor for sex.

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– The SC Attorney General’s Office says a Midlands man is accused of three charges in connection with the criminal solicitation of minors. Authorities say on February 12,  Daniel Bush, 60, of Cayce solicited and traveled to meet a person he thought was a minor for sex. According to officials he is charged with two counts of criminal…

Boroughs no longer U.S. Attorney for SC following termination by Trump administration

According to officials First Asst. U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews is now the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to the US Attorney’s Office, Adair Boroughs has been fired by the Trump administration. According to officials First Asst. U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews is now the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina. Boroughs has served as U.S. Attorney since July of ’22 following a nomination by President Joe Biden and confirmation by the…