COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in the Midlands on Friday. NWS reports that an EF-2 tornado hit Orangeburg County, just South of Rowesville. (1/2) Survey Team Summary 4/19/19: 4 confirmed tornadoes (more possible after additional surveys)EF-2 in Orangeburg County just south of Rowesville.EF-1 in Orangeburg County from east of Orangeburg into…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia police are investigating after a woman drove her car into a Midlands apartment complex. The collision happened at the Wellington Apartments on Greenlawn Drive Saturday afternoon. The female driver has been detained after crashing into this home, according to police. The resident did not report any injuries. Police say the female driver was taken to an area…
COLUMBIA,SC(WOLO)-Columbia police have arrested two men in connection to the Harbison Walmart fire. Steven D. Edwards and Bobby J. Murphy, Jr. are being charged with Arson, in the second degree. Both men are being housed at the Lexington County Detention Center. Columbia Fire Department says a fire that caused millions in damage, and that it was set on purpose. Authorities say…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The national weather service has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in parts of the Midlands during Friday’s storms. One of the tornadoes touched down in Southern Orangeburg County, and the other one was near Whitmire, in Newberry County. NWS survey teams have confirmed at least 2 #tornadoes ????️: one in southern Orangeburg Co., SC and one near…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-Deputies are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Friday night. The shooting happened in the 500 block of Pin Oak Drive. Investigators say the shooting was not a random act and the involved parties know each other. There is no active search for suspects or persons of interest in connection to this shooting, according…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A state senator is making sure the government doesn’t fumble taxpayer money. Senator Dick Harpootlian has thrown the red challenge flag as the state looks to score by bringing the Panthers training facility to South Carolina. “We have not gotten adequate information from the governor to make that decision,” Harpootlian said. In a letter to Governor Henry McMaster, Harpootlian…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- City leaders are addressing safety after the death of USC senior Samantha Josephson, who died after getting into a CAr she thought was her Uber. Some people who live around five points say a lot has changed in the entertainment district,including their safety. However Columbia police Chief Skip Holbrook says crime has gone down. “We’ve reduced simple assaults…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- A 61-year-old man is facing multiple charges after an encounter with Lexington county deputies. James William Level, of Lexington, is being charged with pointing a firearm at a person and second degree assault and battery. Deputies say they were trying to detain Level after witnesses told them he had assaulted a woman inside the house. Level barricaded…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- Lexington County deputies were involved in a shooting incident Saturday night with a man who barricaded himself inside a home with a shotgun after a civil dispute. The incident happened in the 100 block of Mooring Lane. Deputies say they were trying to detain the man after witnesses told them he had assaulted a woman inside the…
SPARTANBURG, SC (WOLO)- Agents of the S.C. Law Enforcement Division Saturday arrested a Spartanburg man in connection with the death of a child found in a burned vehicle. Imhotep Osiris Norman, 26, was charged with Homicide by Child Abuse. Officials say Norman was arrested after a pursuit with State Troopers on Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County late Friday evening. The…
