COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has reported the state’s first vaping related death. Officials say the death came out of the upstate where someone 65 years or older, who already had health conditions, died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified vitamin e acetate as a possible common factor among…
Image: Kelly AndersonProvided by: 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office Hardeeville, SC (WOLO) —- A 22-year-old Hardeeville man found guilty of manslaughter after the 2016 shooting death of a Jasper County resident is sentenced to 18 years in prison. Kelly Lamont Anderson pleaded guilty Friday to Voluntary Manslaughter in the death of 43 year old Kenyatta Austin, who was found dead inside…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — This is a very busy time of year for Santa, but his full schedule of last minute toys and checking his nice and naughty list did not stop the big guy from paying a visit to midlands veterans Friday morning. Earlier today old Saint Nick stopped by the Williams Jennings Bryan Dorn VA to help get…
Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says they are still at the beginning stages of their investigation, but confirm to ABC Columbia News that around 10:30 Friday morning bridge maintenance workers called 911 after discovering a dead body. Officials say the remains were located about a mile west of the Five Chop Road and highway 176 near…
Image: The United Way of Kershaw Kershaw Co., SC (WOLO) — Thursday, The Duke Energy Foundation gave the United Way of Kershaw County a huge donation. The energy company presented the United Way of Kershaw with a check for $10,000 dollars. Organizers say the funds from this grant will go towards a Mobile Nutrition Center that will be used to…
Image: 98Venture.com Greenville Co, SC (WOLO) — An executive management services company is getting ready for an expansion that is expected to bring 150 new jobs to South Carolina by the beginning of 2020. 98 Ventures made the announcement Thursday, saying they intend to make a significant investment with a more than $600 thousand dollar building renovation in the Poe…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — With the holidays quickly approaching, the Columbia Art Center wanted to share how cultures across the world celebrate this time of year. As part of the Art Center’s ‘World Creativity Series’, guests were offered a tour of different holidays like spinning a Dreidel, painting a Diwali cup and hearing a Kenyan Christmas story. Thursday night’s event…
Image: OCSO (left to right: Chase Savell/Clyde Mock) Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) —Sheriff Leroy Ravenell tells ABC Columbia three Orangeburg County men have been arrested, all facing weapons charges after deputies say they attempted to avoid a safety checkpoint Wednesday. According to officials, 19 year old Clyde Mock II, 20 year old Chase Savell, and 18 year old Justin Sanders, 18,…
Image: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Lexington, SC( WOLO) — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department extricated a former Lexington elementary school teacher from Ecuador to to face charges of sexual contact with a minor. According to authorities, 42 year old Hianlucas Isturiz Rodriguez, was engaged in sexual battery with a Red Bank Elementary School student on multiple occasions while working at…
Image: Sumter Police Department Sumter, SC (WOLO)— The Sumter Police Department announced the arrest of 67 year old Gladys Ricks a headstart instructor after she was accused of unlawful conduct toward a child. According to officials, the incidents are alleged to have taken place on two separate occasions, with two different three year old boys in her classroom. Sumter police…
