Author: Rob Dew

Fundraiser underway for deputy badly injured in crash

Courtesy: Serve and Connect Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–A local non-profit is asking for your help getting a deputy back on his feet. A spokesperson for Serve and Connect says on July 27th while responding to a report of a suicidal person, a car struck Deputy Cameron Cain’s Tahoe on Meadowfield Rd. Officials say Deputy Cain suffered injuries to his neck…

Army parachute team lands at LMC

West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– There was quite a show over Lexington Medical Center Tuesday afternoon. The US Army Black Daggers, a special operations command parachute team, landed on the campus of the medical center in West Columbia. The Black Daggers jump from an airplane at an altitude of up to 8,000 feet and free fall for about two minutes at…

CPD: Bottles contained water, antacid

Courtesy: CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP)– A suspicious substance that police say protesters threw at them during demonstrations in may turned out to be water and antacid Police Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said the FBI confirmed the contents of the water bottles. Prior to the test, protestors said the mixture was water and baking soda used to lessen the effects…

Richland Co. responds to DOR’s Penny Tax audit

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The State Department of Revenue has released its final report on its audit of Richland County’s Penny Tax program. According to the audit obtained by ABC Columbia through a Freedom of Information Act request, the county had more than $32 million in ineligible expenses related to the tax. The ineligible costs include more than $1 million…

Prisma to move COVID 19 testing to one location

(Courtesy: Prisma Health) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Prisma says it will no longer move its testing sites around. Officials say their research found that people were more likely to get tested based on their own health rather than where the testing site was located. Beginning this Saturday Prisma will host a testing site at the Department of Consumer Affairs building on…

Pawleys Island PD asks visitors to avoid island after hurricane

Courtesy: Pawleys Island Police Dept. Pawleys Island, S.C. (WOLO)– Tuesday morning police on Pawleys Island asked people to avoid the island if at all possible. Police say the storm blew a fair amount of debris onto area roads and certain areas were not accessible. Pawleys Island PD tweeted, “We have a fare amount of debris on the roadway. We are…

Man charged in fatal boating accident

Courtesy: Newberry Co. Newberry Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Officials with the Department of Natural Resources say a man is in custody following a fatal boating accident on the Broad River Saturday. Investigators say Dylan Steele is charged with felony BUI and two counts of no navigation lights after two people were killed in a collision involving three boats. Officials with the Department…

Cayce Police searching for cars following shooting

Courtesy:Cayce DPS Cayce, S.C. (WOLO)– The Cayce Department of Public Safety is asking for information about several cars that were seen on surveillance footage near the time of a deadly weekend shooting. Investigators say three people were shot and two were killed in the shooting on Allen St. early Sunday morning. If you have any information… submit a tip to…

Richland Co. deputies searching for missing teen

Source: RCSD Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies with the Richland Co. Sheriff’s department are searching for a missing teen. Investigators say Jayden Miller was last seen at his home on Legion Dr. around 1am Saturday, August 1st. Officials say he has a medical condition that may endanger his life if he is not found quickly. According to deputies he may be…