Author: ABC Columbia Staff

SCDC investigate deadly fight between inmates at Broad River Corrections Institution

Officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) are investigating a fight that turned deadly in a jail Monday. Authorities say 43 year-old Damon Doyle was killed yesterday during an altercation with another inmate at Broad River Correctional Institution. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is also investigating the incident. Following the death of another South Carolina inmate…

UniverSoul circus returns to Columbia

(Image: UniverSoul Logo) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s back!!!! The circus that brings just as much excitement as it does soul. Creator, Cedric Walker says he came up with the idea of a circus that was a little different than the norm, that would capture the attention and the hearts of children and adults alike with one goal, entertaining the…

‘Super Jumper’ trampoline recalled after nearly 100 reported injuries

Image: Consumer Product Safety Commission) Columbia,SC (WOLO) —— This recall involves Super Jumper 14-foot trampolines, and 14-foot and 16-foot combo trampolines with enclosures the Consumer Product Commission says was sold without reinforcement clamps. The Super Jumper logo is printed on the center of the trampolines’ mat. The trampolines have a black mat, gold springs and a blue pad covering the…

2 arrested for murder of Hispanic men in Sumter

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – A 33-year-old and 17-year-old are charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting and killing two Hispanic men last month. Kelvin Bell, 33, is charged with two counts of murder after Sumter Police say on July 25th, Bell and his teenage accomplice shot and killed two Hispanic men outside a home on Bowman Drive. Authorities are still…

Helping children cope with mass shootings

(Image: ABC News/Dayton) Columbia,SC (WOLO) — It’s a tough topic, even for adults. If your child happened to see any of the frightening images on the evening news concerning the most recent mass shootings, How do you respond to your child’s questions? Dr.  Robin Welsh with Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands’ child and adolescent psychiatrist and director of the Child Development…

Benedict College named 2019 HBCU of the year

(Image: Benedict College/Benedict College Administrators, Student Government Leaders, staff, and alumni traveled to Baltimore to represent the College and accept the HBCU Award. ) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The National Alumni Association is back from a weekend visit to Baltimore for the annual HBCU Awards ceremony where this year (2019) Benedict College received the top honor being named the Historically Black…

SC National Guard members deploying for Operation Spartan Shield

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Around 100 of South Carolina’s bravest are on their way to the middle east. Friday (8/2) afternoon members of the South Carolina National Guard gathered in the gym at Newberry College before being deployed to join “Operation Spartan Shield.” The Guard says the soldiers will serve in the middle east for the next nine months. Categories:…