(ABC Columbia/FILE) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– In a letter to Senate President Harvey Peeler and Speaker of the House Jay Lucas, Gov. Henry McMaster suggested waiting until June for the General Assembly to return as a safety precaution. In the letter the governor writes, “Returning before May 14th for session, even briefly, could place the health and safety of your members…
Severe storms overnight have caused multiple power outages in South Carolina, with over 249,000 being reported before 8 a.m.
(Courtesy: W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center) Davijon McCall Hartsville, S.C. (WOLO)– A second suspect is in custody in connection with the fatal bar shooting in Hartsville Sunday. Police say US Marshals captured Davijon McCall in Durham, North Carolina. McCall is charged with murder after investigators say he and two others shot and killed three people and injured three more at…
The Columbia Fire Department battled a fire in Northeast Columbia where three homes have been impacted in the Founders Ridge Court neighborhood.
Richland Co., S.C. (AP)–A lawsuit says a member of a county council was texting advice to a fired administrator while the council was debating a settlement for the terminated employee. The lawsuit is asking a judge to block the $1 million payment to former Richland County Administrator Gerald Seals which was approved by one vote. News outlets reports Councilwoman Dalhi…
Photo: Mary Ann Chastain Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP)– Hundreds came to Fort Jackson National cemetery Friday morning to pay final respects to Petty Officer Third Class James Miske. Earlier this week Caughman-Harman Funeral Home announced the 75 year old Navy veteran who served in Vietnam had no family to claim him and requested the community attend Friday’s service. The funeral…
Another triple digit day today before things start to cool down – SLIGHTLY. Categories: Todays Forecast
(ABC News)- More than 80 people were arrested during a protest in California’s capital on Monday night in the wake of the district attorney’s decision to not charge the two police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark last year, authorities said. The people were arrested on suspicion of unlawful assembly after authorities tried to disperse the rally on the streets east of downtown Sacramento,…
Columbia, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys have asked an appellate court to reconsider its ruling upholding the conviction and 20-year sentence of a former South Carolina policeman in the shooting death of an unarmed motorist who was running away from a traffic stop. Court filings show lawyers for Michael Slager lodged that request with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Tuesday morning Gov. Henry McMaster unveiled his executive budget for 2019 One major item that will make taxpayers happy is the $200 million in rebates that he says will be going back to taxpayers. The governor said they’re looking at the surplus and prioritizing what is most critically needed, and then rebating the rest back. The governor…
