Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Midlands released a brief statement concerning the allegations that one of their pediatric resident physicians has accused of Assault and Battery second degree of a patient by the Columbia Police Department Thursday. According to Prisma, Security Services and hospital leadership reported the incident to law enforcement as soon as they were made aware of the…
(WOLO, CNN) – More than 200 mayors are calling on the US senate to take action on gun control now. In a letter on the US Conference of Mayors website, mayors urge senate and congressional leaders to end the recess and pass a bipartisan bill extending background check review periods and increase law enforcement’s ability to trace criminal weapons. Thursday…
(Image: Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office) Lexington, SC (WOLO) —Acvording to the Eleventh CircuitSolicitor after a trial in Lexington County, sex offender 47 year old William Derek Bennon, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. The trial began on Monday, August 5th and concluded Thursday afternoon when the jury came back with a guilty verdict on both charges against him….
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Elections Commission met Thursday night, continuing its efforts of gaining back the trust of residents after more than one-thousand votes were missed in the November 2018 General Election. The Election Commission is preparing to roll out new voting machines and wants to assure voters they are considering all questions and concerns before…
(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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
