Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Deputies searching for inmate who escaped Orangeburg hospital with no clothes

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says it is looking for an inmate who escaped with no clothes from the the Regional Medical Center. “Right now we believe he has no clothes on, so he shouldn’t be hard to spot,” said Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office Major Rene Williams . Austin Craig Nettles (OCSO) Austin Craig Nettles is…

DHEC says worst of wildfire smoke to linger into Friday

Agency officials say the West coast wildfires should clear before weekend

Image: ABC Columbia News (Tower Cam) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The smoke filled air that we’ve been telling you could be headed this way from the wildfires that continue to burn through more than a million acres from areas of central and western Canada, and the West coast are now here. According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control…