Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Man thinking scratch off is $20 dollar winner gets huge surprise

The SC Lottery says his win was one of the games top prizes with odds of winning 1 in 175,000

image courtesy SC Education Lottery Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A Midlands man is still in shock after a stop at The Circle K along Bush River Road helped him snag a huge win. According to the South Carolina Lottery, the man bought a scratch off and saw two zeroes thinking it may be a $20 dollar ‘Lucky Numbers’ game ticket….

SC State University police arrest student accused of on campus armed robbery

Authorities say the incident led to a more than hour long lockdown of the entire campus

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina State University has identified a man they say is accused of robbing two people, one who officials say had his vehicle, keys to his on campus apartment, and cell phone stolen at gunpoint. The incident took place Monday night around 7pm near Building I in Hugine Suites. Police say the altercation began when 19…