A large section of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction beside New Orleans’ historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday amid blinding dust and flying debris, killing two people and injuring more than 20. Rescue workers searched the largely unstable building for one person still unaccounted for. Nearby buildings were evacuated. A 270-foot (82-meter) construction crane — one of two still looming…
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies are looking for the person who stole $2,400 worth of items from a local business last month. The incident happened at a business located in the 1500 block of Airport Road. According to officials, the business was robbed between two a.m. on Sept. 18, 2019 and eight a.m. on Sept. 19, 2019. Those with…
ORANGEBURG,SC (WOLO)- A US congressman from South Carolina has jumped on board with a democratic plan to cancel student loan for millions of Americans. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren brought her plan to the state Wednesday night alongside Congressman James Clyburn; addressing what they call a growing crisis Both democrats say they want to take on student loan debt. Warren and…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)-A Midlands firefighter was laid to rest on Tuesday after he died while helping a victim of a car crash. The emotional home going service for Paul Quattlebaum Jr. brought out hundreds of people. Family and friends who spoke at his ceremony described him as being a loving son, father, brother, marine and firefighter. “He was a simple person…
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is warning drivers to watch out for deers.
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-Services for a Lexington firefighter who was killed in the line of duty will be held on Tuesday. According to Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Paul Edwin Quattlebaum, Jr., 46, services will be conducted 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Batesburg-Leesville High School Fine Arts Center (600 Summerland Ave., Batesburg-Leesville SC). The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m….
LEXINGTON, S.C. – An 11-year-old male who attends Pelion Middle School has been charged with threatening a student after deputies determined he referred to killing another student Friday. School officials say during dismissal the assistant principal attempted to keep an 11-year-old sixth-grade male Pelion Middle School student from getting into a fight. The student was upset because a 12-year-old seventh-grade…
One subject is in custody after a hostage situation occurred at the Vocational Rehabilitation Center in Newberry on Evan Street in Newberry, according to the City of Newberry.
Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies teamed up for the annual Ceasefire Columbia Offender Call-in. The event gives people on parole alternative solutions to turn their lives around.
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A motorcyclist is dead after a hit and run on I-20 in Lexington Saturday night. The wreck happened on I-20 Westbound near exit 63 shortly before 10:00p.m. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the motorcyclist as Jeffrey Jay Wurtz, 44, of Columbia. Wurtz was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries, according to Fisher. Officials say…
