(Courtesy: SCDJJ) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Officials with the Department of Juvenile Justice say a non-DJJ contract employee had a gun in his personal belongings at a Midlands Evaluation Center on Shivers Rd. DJJ Executive Director Eden Hendrick says the contractor was terminated and arrested for bringing contraband into a DJJ facility. Hendrick said in a statement released to ABC Columbia…
Source: Newberry Co. Sheriff’s Office Newberry Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Newberry Co. Sheriff’s Office says deputies were looking into a large diesel fuel theft at a truck stop when they caught the alleged thief red-handed. Investigators say several hundred gallons of diesel fuel was stolen from the Pilot Truck Plaza on SC Hwy. 773 at I-26. As deputies were reviewing surveillance…
Source: Calhoun Co. Sheriff’s Office Calhoun Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies with the Calhoun Co. Sheriff’s Office say a man entered several churches in the Sandy Run and Sandy plains area the morning of Sunday, June 12th and disturbed the services. Investigators say Stuart Ashmore is charged with nine counts of disturbing a worship service. Sheriff Thomas Summers says no threats were…
Police in Irmo say a former day care worker is accused of hitting a four-year-old.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Officials with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce say the so-called “Great Resignation” has hit the Palmetto State, but that doesn’t mean people are walking out on work entirely. According to the agency in March of ’22 90,000 people quit their jobs which is a record, however, 122,000 people were hired. Officials say that suggests…
Summerton, S.C. (WOLO)– According to Clarendon Co Sheriff Tim Baxley, deputies responded to a home on St. Paul Rd. in Summerton shortly after 11pm Saturday night. According to the sheriff, witnesses say two cars drove up to a graduation party and the people inside opened fire. Sheriff Baxley says it is not known at this time if shots were fired…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Officials with the City of Columbia water department say they have received several complaints about an earthy taste in the drinking water in downtown. Officials say it is the result of elevated algae levels in the water and is harmless. A spokesman for the city says the water department is using activated carbon to reduce the taste…
Leon BrunsonImage: Lexington County Detention Center Cayce, S.C (WOLO)–Police with the Cayce Dept. of Public Safety say two students were involved in an fight Wednesday morning. One of the students involved say school administrator Leon Brunson took him to the ground and pushed him several times after the altercation had ended, injuring the student. Cayce police say an investigation lead…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to a spokesperson for Gov. Henry McMaster, the governor plans to direct the state inspector general to investigate Richland School Dist. 2 once S.202 is finalized and signed into law. The bill gives the governor the authority to request an investigation into “a public school, public school district, public charter school, public charter school authorizer, or…
Man shot and killed in the 7900 block of Richard Street.Image: Matt Perron/ABC Columbia Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. deputies are investigating a Monday night shooting that left one man dead. Investigators say it happened around 7pm near on the 7900 block of Richard St. According to deputies a man was found in the front yard of a home…
