Author: Rob Dew

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…

DHEC: 6th SC child diagnosed with MIS-C

SCDHEC/Twitter Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– State health officials say another child has been diagnosed with Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C. Officials say the child is between the ages of 10 and 17 and is from the Upstate. DHEC says this is the 6th child in the state to come down with the illness that is a symptom that children…

COVID 19 to impact hurricane shelters as Isaias approaches

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–South Carolina Emergency Management Division is discouraging evacuees from looking to shelters first if they need to leave the coast as the state braces for potential impact of Hurricane Isaias. Instead encouraging evacuees to stay with friends or family or hotels further inland. In the agency’s annual hurricane guide it writes, “Due to the possibility of coronavirus infections,…

Sen. Tim Scott hosts Instagram Live with “Captain America” Chris Evans

Source:Instagram Washington, D.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott had a chance down to sit down, albeit virtually, with an Avenger! Wednesday Senator Scott Hosted an Instagram Live conversation with actor Chris Evans who plays Captain America in the Marvel films. Evans and Sen. Scott discussed Evans’ civil engagement and political platform called A Starting Point. For a look at…