Orangeburg

Two Midlands kids ages 3 and 5 killed by cars in separate incidents, community mourns

COLUMBIA/ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- Two children were killed by cars in separate incidents, leaving communities in the Midlands grieving. Last Thursday (March 21st) a 3-year-old and her mother were hit after crossing the street on Duke Avenue. Jayana Summers died. Her 23-year-old mother is still in the hospital fighting for her life. The community continues to add to her makeshift memorial,…

Orangeburg murder suspect arrested by task force in Columbia

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – An Orangeburg murder suspect was arrested Monday (3/25) morning in Columbia. DeAndre Sumpter (OCSO) Deandre DeAngelo Sumpter, 27, has been charged with one count each of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, a 25-year-old man was killed after a shooting March 13 at…

Orangeburg deputies charge man with attempted murder, accused of shooting at convenience store in January

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – The Orangeburg County Sheriff says that a Cordova man has been charged after a January shooting incident sent a man to the hospital. Raynard Ballen ll, 30, has been charged with attempted murder. Ballen charges stem from a January 31 incident that took place at a convenience store on St.Matthews Road. Oranegburg County Sheriff’s investigators were…