Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Former Allen Benedict residents get more time to gather remaining belongings

Officials investigate reports of gas near Allen Benedict Court apartments/Matt Perron COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Former Allen Benedict Court Residents will get a little more time to remove their personal belongings from the now condemned apartment complex. After authorities say two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning back in January, hundreds of remaining residents were forced to vacate their homes…

Woman arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into SC prison by leaving it for inmate litter crew

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A Ladson woman faces charges, accused of leaving marijuana and tobacco at an I-26 rest stop for an inmate litter crew. Jahbrisha Pennick, 31 Jahbrisha Pennick, 31, is charged with distribution of marijuana, criminal conspiracy and two counts of introducing contraband into MacDougall Correctional Institution. According to a South Carolina Department of Corrections arrest warrant,…

SC Department of Children’s Advocacy starts toll free complaint line

(image: SC Department of Children’s Advocacy) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) —  The South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy (DCA) is now in effect.  The new toll free complaint line will allow members of the public to submit a complaint related to services being provided to a child by a state agency.  The Department of Children’s Advocacy was established by Act 160…

Gas tax increase hits just before the 4th of July

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — If you thought gas was a little more expensive today, you were not imagining things. Today, Monday July 1st, 2019 the gas tax increased from 20 cents a gallon, to 22 cents a gallon. The increase is third of six planned increases over a 6-year period, aimed at providing more funding for roads and bridges. A…