Courtesy:LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies in Lexington County say a man accused of shooting into a minivan turned himself in last night. Investigators say Kristofer Thomas and an unidentified 17 year old were walking down Casa Dell Rd in Gaston when they fired several shots into a passing mini-van. no one was hurt. The teen turned himself in for…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A student at Dutch Fork High School has died. According to a statement released by Lexington Richland School District 5, the student died after collapsing at football practice. The district is not releasing the student’s name. We will have more on this story as soon as more information becomes available. Categories: Lexington, Local News, Local Sports, News,…
Source: LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington Co. deputies say a man used a kayak to steal thousands in electronics on Lake Murray. Investigators say this past Saturday, Eric Nickels paddled his kayak up to a boat docked at Able Harmon Ln. and took $5,000 in electronics and boating equipment. Deputies say he loaded it all onto a second kayak…
Source: OCSD Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– A second person is in custody accused in the murder of a popular Midlands teacher. Deputies in Orangeburg County say 18 year old Calik Guinyard of Pelion was extradited back from Florida to Orangeburg Tuesday. Investigators say he is charged with murder in the 2020 death of Karl Williams. Aloysius Green, also 18, was also…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Starting Monday August 30th, Columbia Metropolitan Airport will offer COVID-19 testing in its cell phone parking lot. The tests will be available on a first come first serve basis from 9am until 6pm. Results will take approximately 24 hours. Officials say the tests are open to the public and not just travelers using the airport. Categories: Lexington,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The spike in cases of covid-19 is impacting how the d-m-v does business. According to the agency, starting Wednesday August 25th, masks will be required for all road and skill tests. Then as of this coming Monday August 30th, skills test for a regular drivers license will be available by appointment only. For more information go scdmvonline.com…
(Courtesy: UofSC/Twitter) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Within hours of the South Carolina’s Supreme Court’s opinion that UofSC’s mask mandate did not violate a state proviso which prevents schools from mandating masks, University President Dr. Harris Pastides re-instated a previously issued mask requirement for all on-campus buildings. Dr. Pastides initially instituted the requirement in July but withdrew it after Attorney General Alan Wilson…
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– Investigators with the Lexington Police Dept. say an employee at a daycare center is accused of physically assaulting the children in her care. Police say Breanna Marie Audette, 23, of Irmo is charged with multiple counts of Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child. According to investigators, Audette was an employee at Harvest Daycare on Whiteford Way. Police say…
DHEC Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– DHEC is accepting grant applications for anyone wanting to coordinate grassroots COVID-19 vaccination awareness efforts. The agency says it will distribute a total of $5 million in grants from money it received from the US Department of Health and Human Services. DHEC is seeking groups and individuals seeking to distribute vaccination information materials, host informational…
(AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Friday a University of South Carolina committee released its final report on which buildings it believes should be renamed on the Columbia campus. According to the report by the Presidential Commission on University History, ten names of buildings and features on campus were recommended for removal including the Strom Thurmond Wellness Center. The names…
