Author: Tim Scott

Authorities: Recent motorcycle accidents reinforce importance of sharing the road

More people have died in motorcycle collisions this year than at this point in 2018

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — As the weather gets cooler outside, more people are going for a ride on their motorcycles. However, authorities say it’s important to not put safety in the rear view mirror. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) says that more people have died as a result of motorcycle collisions (94) than at this point last…

Series of Thursday fires raise concerns for Shandon neighborhood residents

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –A series of fires broke out early Thursday morning in the Shandon neighborhood. No one was injured, but some neighbors think these fires were not random. Officers with the Columbia Police Department and SLED were out investigating a house fire on the 3200 block of Heyward Street into the early afternoon investigating what ignited the fires. Police…

Suspect in murders of Sumter five-year-old and her mother appears in court

The court found "probable cause" in all five of the charges Daunte Johnson faces

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) –Daunte Johnson, the suspect in the murders of a Sumter five-year-old and her mother, made an appearance in a Sumter County court Thursday morning. For the second time in eight weeks, Johnson faced the family of Nevaeh Adams, 5, and Sharee Bradley, 29. Bradley was found dead in her Sumter apartment on August 5, while the body…