LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A man was found dead following a structure fire in Gaston Sunday morning. The blaze happened shortly after 12:00a.m. in the 300 block of Sunny Boy Poole Road. According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, Tommy Ray Watts, 52, was pronounced dead on scene following a fire inside his residence. An autopsy has been scheduled for…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Lexington County Coroner has identified the pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a car. The incident happened around 9:00p.m on Saturday in the 5200 block of Fairview Road near Leesville. According to CoronerMargaret Fisher, Jessie M. James, 33, of Aiken was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a motor vehicle. James…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Gaston man is dead after a shooting at a Richland County nightclub Sunday morning. The incident happened around 2:30am at Candyland, which is located at 1715 Percival Road. Deputies say they found a man who had been shot in the upper body. Terrence Maxwell Kinley, 36, died at the scene, according to Richland County Coroner…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP/WOLO) — Officials say a 4-year-old girl has succumbed to injuries she sustained in a South Carolina house fire. Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Capt. Alfred Alexander says the girl’s mother and sibling are being treated for injuries due to the fire. The County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the name of the 4-year-old girl. The Times…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A new initiative hopes to lock Midlands youth into a closer relationship with law enforcement so they won’t end up locked behind bars or worse. The 29203 program brought community leaders together with police in an area officials say has the highest crime rate in Columbia. “We’re seeing that the kids that are doing these crimes are getting younger…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- With temperatures continuing to drop in the Midlands there is a growing need to house the hundreds of people who have no place to stay. Homeless shelters are filling up fast “Transitions is usually full every night this time of year,” Craig Currey, President and C.E.O of Transitions said. “We have 260 beds here that we are full…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Three years after a midlands 14 year old was gunned down while walking home, his family is finally getting a little bit of closer. On July 3,2015 Najeer Buggs was walking with his cousin from the basketball court when he was fatally shot. “It’s just heartless, it’s cruel,” Lawanda Buggs, the victims mother said. “I’m just glad they…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Deputies are investigating an armed robbery that sent two victims to the hospital Saturday night. The incident around 11:30p.m. on Feather Run Court in Blythwood. The victims told deputies that they were standing outside when two males exited a dark colored sedan and demanded their valuables. At that time, the two victims were shot. Deputies believe that…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- November is prematurity awareness month and Five Points Association and some of its businesses are coming together to support Village Idiot Pizza owners Brian and Kelly Glynn. “We’re taking the opportunity to raise awareness and funding for the March of Dimes,”Amy Beth Franks, Five Points Association executive director said. “We dyed the fountain purple on Friday.” Proceeds from…
A deadly crash shuts down a portion of Interstate 20 for hours after the driver of a tractor trailer lost control and hit a tree before the big rig burst into flames.
