Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Birthright Columbia to offer volunteers training to aid women and girls with unexpected, problem pregnancies

An undated image of pregnant woman is seen here. Suttipong Surak/Eyeem/Getty Images/EyeEm Columbia,SC(WOLO)— Pro-life emergency pregnancy service is set to begin training for office volunteers. These are Individuals who provide one-on-one assistance to girls and women who may be looking for advice, or support as they are faced with an unplanned or a problem pregnancy. The two-part training sessions will…

N.C. Man found guilty in 2017 Conway bank robbery, murder

Conway, SC (WOLO) — It only took a federal jury a little more than an hour to find a North Carolina man guilty of killing two people during a bank robbery back in 2017. That same jury is now tasked with determining if Brandon Council will be executed for his crime. in August of 2017 council killed a bank teller…

A Lexington Co. man dies week after encounter with deputies

Lexington, SC (WOLO) —A Lexington County man has died after an encounter with deputies last week. Investigators say 34 year old Stephen Gagliani died Tuesday. According to deputies,  on September 18th, Gagliani became combative with deputies conducting a welfare check on Crestridge Drive. The deputies then used tasers and pepper spray to subdue Gagliani. Authorities tell is the Deputies were…

Postal worker shot and killed while on delivery route

  Williamsburg Co., SC (WOLO) —Authorities in Williamsburg County are searching for whoever shot and killed a postal worker while she was on the job. 64 year old Irene Pressley was found dead Monday in Kingstree after authorities say she was shot while on her delivery route. Law enforcement says it’s unclear whether she was inside a mail carrier’s vehicle…

Malfunction leaves Target stores offline briefly Tuesday afternoon

According to the tracking system, Downdetctor.com Target’s checkout registers, website and mobile app went offline for a short period Tuesday afternoon. This is the  third time in as many months that a technical glitch left shoppers unable to purchase anything from the chain. The outage lasted about an hour and according to Targets corporate office, didn’t cause as much disruption…

‘Operation Clear Track’ kicks off Rail Safety Week

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s Rail Safety Week in South Carolina. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies kicked off “Operation Clear Track.” The idea is to promote awareness of railroad crossing laws and prevent railway accidents. Federal research shows every three hours in the United States a person or vehicle is hit by a train. Numbers…

Pedestrian hit by car during deadly accident

SCHP Spartanburg, SC (WOLO) — -According to the SC Highway Patrol around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon a pedestrian was walking eastward along North Pine Street when officials say that unidentified individual was struck by an oncoming car. Troopers say the driver of the car is 37 year old  Mariam Sanchez who was driving a 2017 Honda SUV. Authorities say she was…