Author: Rob Dew

Drought status unchanged for most SC counties

Courtesy:SCDNR Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The state’s Drought Response Committee says the drought statuses of most of the state’s counties will remain unchanged this fall. Officials say Aiken, Abbeville, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester, Cherokee, Clarendon, Colleton, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union and York counties all…

Deputies: no shooting at State Fair

Courtesy: Ryal Curtis Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– A scary scene this evening at the South Carolina State Fair. Several fair-goers reported hearing what sounded like gunshots prompting peoople to run for the exits. Richland County deputies say there was not a shooting. No word on where the sounds came from. State Fair General Manager Nancy Smith released this statement following the…

Sumter man gets 35 years for killing man he buried twice

Stephen Stinnette/ Source: SCSO Sumter, S.C. (AP)–A man who killed an accomplice in a South Carolina robbery and buried his body twice as he tried to keep anyone from finding it has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Stephen Stinnette’s sentence also includes time for orchestrating a July fire and riot at the Sumter County jail that he used…

SC to offer bear hunting licenses in Upstate

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–For the first time in the upstate hunters will be allowed to hunt black bears. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, private land in parts of Oconee, Pickens and Greenville Counties and all of Spartanburg County will have a bear season. The season will run from October 17th to the 30th. A department spokesperson says…

Firefighters respond to salvage yard fire

Courtesy: CFD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–At 8am Tuesday morning crews with the Columbia Fire Department responded to American Recycling and Parts on Fairfield Rd. No injuries have been reported. A spokesperson for the fire department says several cars are on fire. AT THIS HOUR: our @ColaFire crews are still working to put out a junkyard fire on the 7700 block of…

Suspect in deadly boating crash in court

photo: Matt Perron Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A man facing felony felony BUI charges after a fatal boat crash on Lake Murray appeared in court in Richland County Friday. Tracy Gordon, 53,  was granted a $100,000 surety bond. He was also ordered to surrender his passport and wear a GPS tracker. Stanley Kiser, 68, was killed after the boat Gordon was driving…

Bond issued for suspect in nightclub shooting

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The suspect in a recent night club murder was also in court Friday. Shuron Malone was issued an $80,00 bond. Investigators say on September 2nd Malone shot and killed a man outside of Club Phoenix on Farrow Rd. He was captured a week later in Virginia. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

Police investigating shooting at Allen University

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Police at Allen University are investigating an overnight shooting. Investigators say it happened around 10pm Monday night near the intersection of Hampton and Pine Streets on the university’s campus. A spokesperson for the university says two students received non-life threatening injuries. No word on if any suspects have been detained or identified. Categories: Local News, News, Richland