Columbia, S.C. (AP, WOLO)–Dominion Energy is now saying not only does it want to take over SCANA, it is also willing to manage part of state-owned utility Santee Cooper. In a motion filed Tuesday and provided to ABC Columbia News, Dominion energy has a judge throw out Santee Cooper’s request for a $351 million Public Interest Fund and written a…
Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– According to the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office a woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of her live-in boyfriend. Ashley Renee Butler was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Officials say in April of 2013 Butler shot and killed — Otis Matthew Key Jr. in the home they shared in Johnston. Key…
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) – Police in Sumter are searching for a suspect after they say a man was shot and killed while sitting in his car Tuesday (10/30) night. Investigators say around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Marcus Brown, 54, was sitting in a parked car on the 300 block of South Salem St. outside of his family’s home. Police say at…
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Richland County deputies are asking for your help finding a missing man. Investigators say 66 year old Calvin Counts was last seen Monday on the 4000 block of Hardscrabble Rd. Deputies say Counts has conditions that require medications he does not have with him. If you know where he is call the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Categories: Local News, News,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– 90’s r&b stars En Vogue will headline this year’s Famously Hot New Year party. The group had hits back in the day like Never Gonna Get It, and Free Your Mind. En Vogue will be joined by the Soda City Brass Band and Charleston hip-hop group Little Stranger. This is Columbia’s 8th Famously Hot New Year celebration….
Richland County, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say a teen is dead following a shooting Sunday night. Codath Robert Presher, 17, was identified as the victim of the shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Deerwood Street near Rosewood Drive. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said the victim died as the result of a…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The attorney general’s office says 22 people have been indicted in a state grand jury investigation into a meth-trafficking organization. Investigators say the drug ring was operating in Berkeley, Dorchester, and Sumter Counties. Authorities say the charges for trafficking date back to May of 2015. Other charges include distributing cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, and gun related charges….
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Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– For the second year in a row the Midlands is home to the national high school principal of the year. Thursday morning the National Association of Secondary School Principals announced River Bluff High School principal Dr. Lucas Clamp as this year’s winner. Last year Chapin High School’s Akil Ross took home the honor. According to a press…
