Author: ABC Columbia Staff

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…

Recall for blood pressure medication expands

(CNN)Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has expanded its voluntary recall of two blood pressure medications after trace amounts of a potentially cancer-causing impurity were found during testing. The recall affects Losartan Potassium Tablets USP and Losartan Potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Tests of some of those medications revealed amounts of N-methylnitrosobutyric acid (NMBA) that were above the US Food and Drug Administration’s daily acceptable levels. This recall…

Local Living: Okra Strut, Monster Jam

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Get ready to strut. It’s that time of the year again and the Irmo Okra Strut kicks off this Friday at Irmo Community Park, located at 7473 Church St, Irmo, SC 29063. Besides having the change to try Okra every way possibly imaginable, there will also be live music and games during the family friend outdoor…