SUMTER COUNTY (WOLO): An argument outside a downtown Sumter motel led to a fight and fatal stabbing Saturday morning. Police responded to a disturbance call at the Downtown Motor Inn, 409 N. Main St., just after 10:45 a.m. After hearing statements, police say a man and s woman unrelated motel guests, were arguing outside when the woman’s son got…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 1,112 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths in South Carolina. Since the pandemic began last March, the state has reported a total of 442,957 cases of the virus and 7,546. DHEC also reported of the 33,499 most recent COVID-19 tests taken, 5% came back positive. Categories:…
A COVID-19 vaccination site in West Columbia is setting the stage for private companies to get more involved in the state’s fight against the virus. Governor Henry McMaster visited Nephron Pharmaceuticals and Dominion Energy’s vaccination site Wednesday.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Texas is thawing out after a devastating winter storm last week, and three South Carolina American Red Cross volunteers have deployed to the Lone Star State to give back to the struggling community. 3,000 meals, 2 semi-trucks full of water, and a warehouse ready to serve the small town of Lufkin, Texas. Julienne Correa deployed there from Greenville,…
Columbia resident Vanessa Patterson passed away from COVID-19 in October. She was a mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. Now four months after her death, Patterson’s daughter wants to thank the nurse who spent those final moments with her mom.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): The Department of Health and Environmental Control Sunday reported 1,389 new cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina. 56 new deaths were also reported. South Carolina now has a total of 436,161 cases diagnosed since the pandemic began, and 7,409 total deaths. DHEC reported 6.2% of the 36,030 most recent coronavirus tests taken came back positive. This data is…
COLUMBIA (WOLO):A Sumter County nursing home employee was arrested early Saturday morning for reportedly attempting to engage in a sexual act with a resident. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says the employee, 36 year old Towodi Shequoyah, was found by another employee doing her rounds in the 73 year-old female victim’s room with his pants down and his genitals exposed. The…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, DHEC announced 1,617 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 26 more deaths. South Carolina has now seen 434,589 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, and 7,352 total deaths. Of the 28,065 most recent COVID-19 tests taken on the state, DHEC reports 8.3% of them came back positive. This data is accurate as of Thursday,…
It’s been 3 decades since thousands of american troops deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield. Some of those soldiers live right here at home as part of U.S. Army Central at Shaw Air Force Base.
A bill that, if passed, would allow South Carolina teachers and school staff to move to phase 1-A in vaccine distribution, was debated in house committee Monday. House members mostly seemed in favor of this bill and getting our teachers vaccinated. However, a question of how it can be done with an ongoing vaccine supply issue in our state.
