Author: Alexis Frazier

Holly Hill woman charged with murder appears in court

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- A Midlands woman charged with murder made her first court appearance Monday. Sabrina Strickland, 50, is being charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Deputies say Strickland admitted to shooting Robert McWaters,46, inside a home on Target Road in Holly Hill. McWWaters was found lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot…

Columbia Police searching for armed robbery suspect

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia police are looking for a man who robbed a local convenience store at gunpoint Saturday night. The armed robbery happened at the Gaz-Bah convenience store on West Beltline Boulevard. Officers say a male suspect left on foot after stealing an unknown amount of cash. No injuries were reported. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at…

RCSD looking for 4 suspects who broke into Best Buy on Two Notch Road

RICHLAND COUNTY,SC (WOLO)-Deputies are asking the public’s help finding four people who broke into a local business and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cell phones Saturday morning. The incident happened at 3:00a.m. at the Best buy on Two Notch Road. Deputies say the four suspects stole three crates of cell phones from the location which totaled approximately…

Woman charged with murder after man found shot to death in Orangeburg Co. home

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Holly Hill woman has been charged after a man was discovered to have suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Sabrina Strickland, 50, is being charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Orangeburg County Sheriff’s investigators were called to a Target Road residence just before 9:30 p.m on Friday after receiving a…

DHEC and PALSS encourage South Carolinians to get HIV and STD testings this week

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is encouraging South Carolinians to get tested for HIV and other STD’s this week for National HIV testing day. “We have an alarming rate of HIV in our city,” Carmen Julious, PALSS CEO, said. “We want to change that.” As of December 31, 2017, there are nearly 20,000 South…

State trooper killed in off-duty incident

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A state trooper has died in an off-duty incident according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. TFC Jesse D. Cannon, a member of the Troop 8 Criminal Interdiction Unit died Saturday, June 22, in Greenville around 2:30 p.m. TFC Cannon had served with SCHP since 2014. He was a K9 handler in Troop Three. “The Highway…

Confederate flag won’t rise at Statehouse this July

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — This year, the Confederate flag won’t temporarily be raised at the South Carolina Statehouse to mark the day it was permanently taken down. A group calling for racial fairness — Showing Up for Racial Justice Columbia — has a permit to rally on the capitol grounds July 10. The South Carolina Secessionist Party has raised a…

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Midlands through the night

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Another round of strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may move through the Midlands Saturday afternoon and evening. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of South Carolina until 9 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina until 9 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/5nZqPXX20l — NWS Columbia (@NWSColumbia) June…