COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-A group of parents are demanding answers from a midlands school after racist videos of a now former student caused safety concerns. The video shows a white teenager holding a rifle, shooting a shoe box he says represents black people all while using a racial slur. On Monday parents met with Cardinal Newman’s principal, wondering why it took so…
SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A murder suspect wanted in connection to an attempted armed robbery has turned himself in. De’Quan Stevens,17, turned himself in to Sumter Police Department officers Saturday night. He is being held at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center. Deputies say Stevens was one of two people who shot and killed two men during an attempted…
SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Two Midlands men are facing drug trafficking charges after Sumter deputies found marijuana and heroin in their car while serving a warrant. Lorenzo Blackwell,29, is being charged with Possession with intent to distribute marijuana, Trafficking methamphetamine , more than 28 grams Possession with intent to distribute cocaine, Trafficking cocaine, and Possession of a controlled substance. Lorenzo…
SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – A man is custody and a is teen wanted after two men were killed in an attempted armed robbery at a residence on Bowman Drive back on July 25th. Sumter Police arrested Kelvin Bell, 33, on Friday. Bell is being charged with two counts of murder. He is being held at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-A man who was found dead in Rosewood Park Friday morning has been identified. Hunter Craig Hollingsworth,58, was found unresponsive sitting on a park bench at 8:30a.m. at the intersection of Montgomery Street and South Holly Street. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says Hollingsworth’s autopsy results are pending further studies but did not indicate any signs of…
RICHLAND COUTNY,SC (WOLO)-One person died after being ejected from their car on I-20 Saturday morning. Nicholas Karl Wright,28, died his car ran off the road and flipped several times. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says an autopsy indicated the cause of death to be due to blunt chest trauma. Wright was traveling south on the north ramp when the wreck…
Fire officials say the blaze that destroyed three homes in Northeast Columbia started on the exterior of one of the homes.
The Columbia Fire Department battled a fire in Northeast Columbia where three homes have been impacted in the Founders Ridge Court neighborhood.
A Midlands community is fighting back after a lot of their cars were stolen and some broken into.
ORANGEBURG COUNTY.SC (WOLO)- The Orangeburg county sheriff’s office is warning the public about a phone scam that uses the threat of an arrest warrant to extort money from potential victims. “We had several calls come in at our legitimate dispatch with the caller saying they had been notified of an outstanding warrant with our agency,” the Sheriff Lerot Ravenell said….
