(STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) Police officers, tape, cruiser. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police Department says a body was found on Gregg Street. According to police, a citizen called 9-1-1 after making the discovery at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 26th. The Richland County Coroner’s Office is assisting the Columbia Police officers to determine how the man died. If you have…
(Courtesy: SCEMD) ELGIN, S.C. (WOLO) – An earthquake was felt in the Midlands early on Sunday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, at around 1:30 a.m. a 3.4 magnitude earthquake was detected east of Elgin. See the number of people who reported they felt the earthquake here. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says there has been over 26…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Former gang members turned street ambassadors held their first community day event on Saturday, June 25th. The group is called G.A.N.G.S. which stands for Getting A New Generation Started and they are hoping to influence the youth so that the violence in the community will end. Earlier this month Richland County law enforcement agencies met with…
(Source: Monetta Volunteer Fire department) MONETTA, S.C. (WOLO) – A ribbon cutting held on Saturday for the Monetta Volunteer Fire department’s new station. The station is dedicated in memory of fallen Cayce Police Officer Andrew Barr. Barrs’ friends and family gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for station #4. Back on April 24th, Barr was shot and killed in the line…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -Over the weekend the CDC approved vaccinations for ages 6 months through 5 years old. This comes as DHEC says there is an increase in cases across South Carolina particularly in the Midlands. Vaccines for the youngest age group 6 months through five years old are approved for both Pfizer and Moderna. State health leaders say this can reinforce…
(Source: Lexington Police Department) LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Lexington Police Department is investigating a shooting at Summer Cove apartments. The shooting happened in the apartment complex parking lot on Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m. A vehicle was shot at several times by an unknown shooter and fortunately no one was struck by gunfire, according to police. Residents at…
(Source: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department) LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing teenage girl. Deputies have been searching for 15-year-old Kandice Gibson since her family reported she ran away in March. She can be seen on home security video leaving home through a window and running down her road, according to police….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Education is giving free meals for children during the summer months. Its through a program called Summer Break Cafe that is funded by the USDA. “We can not do this mission all by ourselves. It takes a lot of people helping us to make sure the needs of every child is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Just weeks ago, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law a bill allowing anyone to cast a ballot without an excuse for the two weeks before election day in the same way they would by going to the polls. South Carolina Election Commission Spokesperson Chris Whitmire says early voting was a success despite not having enough time…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – City leaders say starting and sustaining a business in Columbia should now be easier. Six new friendly business initiatives that were announced by city council members today. “I’ll say all six of them are very important but parking spaces, grease trap capacity regulations these are all things that could quickly dash somebody’s ambition to open their…
