Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Update: Elderly man missing for nearly a week found safe

CPD needs help finding an elderly man missing for nearly a week

(Courtesy: CPD/Twitter) Maynard McGuinn found safe Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Columbia Police Special Victims Unit (SVU) say a missing 71-year-old man has been found safe at a local homeless shelter. Authorities say employees saw Maynard McGuinn’s picture on the news where they found him. Police said McGuinn was reported missing for nearly a week, and suffers from a medical condition that…

Man accused of exposing himself to teen in library arrested

(Image: Columbia Police Department/Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center ) Columbia, SC (WOLO) —The Columbia Police Department says they have arrested a man accused of exposing himself to a teenager at a public library earlier this month. 22 year old Brandon Eggleston was in court Thursday where authorities say a judge set Eggleston’s bond at $50,000, and banned Eggleston from visiting…

Governor’s office points to 2018 debate to reiterate stance on potential hate crime law: “We have enough hate crime laws”

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – With the growing call for hate crime legislation in South Carolina in recent days from lawmakers and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, we asked the governor’s office what Henry McMaster’s stance is on a potential hate crime law. We were referred to a 2018 republican gubernatorial debate in which the governor was asked about the need…

Escaped inmate captured in SC after 23 years on the run

AYNOR, SC (WOLO) – An inmate who escaped prison more than two decades ago, has finally been arrested in South Carolina. According to the Horry County Sheriff’s Office, Stanley rogers was arrested in Aynor, about 30 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach. Stanley Rogers (HCSO) He escaped a North Carolina prison in 1996 while serving a 40 year prison sentence for…

Coroner says mother of missing 5-year-old girl was stabbed to death

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – The Sumter County Coroner has confirmed the cause of death for the mother of missing five-year-old, Nevaeh Adams. He told ABC Columbia he believes Sharee Bradley was stabbed to death with some sort of sharp object. The official cause released is “sharp blunt force injuries to the head and neck.” THIS JUST IN: The Sumter County…

Richland Library offers small businesses help with ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — the richland library has brought a new member on board to help bolster the small business community. Lasenta Ellis-Lewis is Richland library’s new Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR). The EIR will help entrepreneur’s in the city create plans for their new business and help create growth to attract entrepreneurs and small businesses in the future. If you…

SC Ambulance Service pays out more than 200k in ‘overtime violations’

(ABC Columbia/FILE)  HANAHAN, SC – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), MedTrust Medical Transport LLC – a private ambulance service provider based in Hanahan, South Carolina has been forces to pay more than 200 thousand dollars to nearly 100 employees for overdue backpay. According to U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD),…

CAE celebrates Delta Airlines 85th birthday!

(Image:Delta Airlines/CAE) COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) —  Columbia It’s a exciting day at the Metropolitan Airport! Delta Airlines is celebrating 85 years of continous service at CAE. With the first passenger flight gliding into the friendly skies from Columbia on August 8, 1934. More than 8 decades later, travel has transformed by leaps and bounds. In 1934 when passengers were boarding the 7-passenger…

UniverSoul Circus opening night brings the heat to the famously hot city

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The coolest show on earth, has brought some major heat to the famously hot city. Wednesday night the UniverSoul circus kicked off its five day show. The UniverSoul Circus has put on shows that captivate its audiences for the past 25 years, and opening night’s performance was no different. If you missed the show Wednesday, you…