Author: Rob Dew

State reps propose naming interchange after President Trump

Photo: ABC News Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Two Upstate lawmakers want to rename an highway interchange after President Donald Trump. State Representatives Jonathan Hill of Anderson and Steward Jones of Laurens filed the bill that would rename the interchange between Highway 85 and Highway 385 in Greenville Co. the President Donald J. Trump Interchange. Among the reasons for the designation include being…

Students charged following alleged sexual assaults at Ridge View HS

RCSD image Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Four students from a Midlands high school are facing charges in connection with the sexual assault of a fellow student. Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say one incident happened Tuesday at Ridge View High School. Investigators say three students all ages 14 and 15 held the 15 year old victim down on the…

Hands-Free bill likely dead for year

Columbia, S.C. (AP)–A bill that would require anyone using a cellphone while driving in South Carolina to not hold the phone in their hands appears to be dead for the year. The Senate Transportation Committee decided Wednesday to not vote on the bill. The bill would require anyone making a cellphone call to use a Bluetooth device or have the…

Second suspect charged in nightclub shooting

(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…

Missing General Hospital? Here’s how you can see it!

Courtesy: ABC Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  New episodes of General Hospital will be made available on the ABC App, ABC.com, and Hulu without sign-in restrictions beginning at 8:00 PM ET during the impeachment trial. Also, ABC Columbia will air each episode overnight at 3:00am during the duration of the trial. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Entertainment News, News

Coroner: Murder victim was strangled, beaten to death

Sumter Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The Sumter Co. Coroner’s Office says a woman found murdered in a hotel room yesterday was strangled and beaten to death. The coroner says the autopsy revealed strangulation and blunt force injuries to the head as the cause of death for Ebony Canty. Police say Canty was found in a room in the Downtown Sumter Motor…

Deputies: Student charged with assault after punching teacher

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–A 17 year old student is charged with assault after deputies say she punched a teacher. Investigators say it happened Wednesday at 12:30 after the teacher escorted the student in the hallway to have a conversation about her cursing in the classroom. Deputies say the punch caused redness and swelling to the teacher’s eye and jaw. The…

Missing General Hospital? Here’s how you can see it!

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  Wednesday’s new General Hospital episode will be made available on the ABC App, ABC.com, and Hulu without sign-in restrictions beginning at 8:00 PM ET Also, ABC Columbia will air each episode overnight at 3:00am during the duration of the impeachment trial. Categories: Entertainment News, News

Attorney General suing City of Columbia over gun ordinances

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a lawsuit in the state supreme court Wednesday asking the court to strike down ordinances adopted by the city in relation to guns. In a news release, Attorney General Wilson says, “These ordinances clearly violate the state law that prohibits local governments from passing any gun laws or ordinances that…

Former Gamecock running for Congress

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)- A former Gamecock wide receiver is hoping to go from catching touchdown passes in Williams-Brice to passing legislation in Washington, D.C. Moe Brown announced Wednesday his intentions to run for South Carolina’s 5th congressional district.  The seat currently held by Republican Ralph Norman. Following his time at UofSC where he studied business, he began working for Gov….