Author: Rob Dew
Local News, News, Orangeburg

SC State to implement security measures following shooting

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Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–South carolina state university was placed on lock down over the weekend. According to a spokesperson, the Orangeburg HBCU the school was placed on lock down just before midnight Sunday following a shooting near campus on Buckley St. Official say the lock down was lifted at 2am Sunday. The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of the…
Lexington, Local News, News, Richland

ATM Workers pepper-sprayed during armed robbery

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Source:Irmo PD Irmo, S.C. (WOLO)–Irmo Police say they are investigating an armed robbery at the ATM of First Citizens Bank on Lake Murray Blvd. Investigators say it happened around 2:30 Friday afternoon. According to police a male and female suspect approached two ATM contract workers and sprayed them with pepper spray before taking several cash-bins. Police say the cash was…
Fairfield, Local News, News

Juveniles arrested in Winnsboro shooting incidents

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Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies in Fairfield Co. say two juveniles are in custody for recent shooting incidents in the area. Investigators say last night deputies conducted a traffic stop at Smallwood Rd. and Bellfield Rd. Two teens who were wanted by the Winnsboro Police Department were in the car. Deputies say they also found two loaded handguns, multiple magazines,…
Lexington, Local News, News

Lexington High School student charged after bomb threat

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Lexington County Sheriff’s Dept logo Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)–  A Lexington High School student is facing charges after deputies say he sent a message to student about a bomb in a bookbag Thursday. According to investigators it was later determined that the 17 year old, whose name is not being released, did not have any explosives. Deputies say the student was…
Local News, News, Richland, State

New indictments against Alex Murdaugh

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Richland Coutny Detention Center Bond Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Embattled former attorney Alex Murdaugh is facing new charges. Friday morning SC Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a state grand jury issued new indictments against Murdaugh as well as two other defendants. According to the attorney general, Murdaugh was indicted for four counts of Obtaining Signature or Property by False Pretenses Value…
Local News, News, Politics, Richland, State

SC Supreme Court blocks 6 week abortion ban

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(FILE) SC Supreme Court Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  In a unanimous ruling the State Supreme Court, according to the court’s website, placed an injunction on the state’s 6-week abortion ban also known as the Heartbeat Law. The injunction will remain while litigation proceeds in the lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood and the Greenville Women’s Clinic. In July the groups filed a…
Local News, News, Richland, State

Murdaugh Attorney Harpootlian files motion, says defense not given access to evidence

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Photo: Matt Perron Columbia, S.C.(WOLO)–Former attorney Alex Murdaugh’s lawyer, Dick Harpootlian, spoke out Wednesday morning about a recent motion in the double-murder case. The motion is asking a court to order the state to comply with their obligations under court rules and case law and furnish discovery materials in the case. Murdaugh was indicted for the murders of his wife…

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Local News, News, Richland

Main St. business deemed public nuisance, shut down by police

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Image: CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Columbia Police Department is shutting down a downtown business after it was deemed a public nuisance. According to a department spokesperson, Main’s Best, a convenience store on Main St. was closed permanently on Monday. Describing the store as a “drain on public resources”, police say since January of 2o21, officers have responded to more…

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