ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ Police say two men have been arrested in the November shooting death of a Rock Hill man. Local media outlets reported that 22-year-old Davon Sharif Thompson and 22-year-old Arquivius Lee McClee were arrested during a traffic stop Wednesday. The men are charged with murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy in the Nov. 29 shooting death…
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans nighttime lane closures on Interstate 95 while a contractor dismantles the old US 301 overpass bridge in Orangeburg County. The schedule is as follows: Monday, Jan. 18, and Tuesday Jan. 19: one southbound lane will be closed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, and Thursday,…
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials have announced the numbers drawn for Wednesday night’s record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. The winning six numbers were 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10. Minutes after the numbers were revealed, the California Lottery announced that they have a #Powerball jackpot winner. The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball is played in 44 states…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Tuesday night’s official GOP response was offered by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Haley drew wide praise for her leadership after the June 17 slaying of nine parishioners of historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and successfully led calls to bring down a Confederate flag that had flown on Statehouse grounds for 54 years. One of the…
Washington, D.C. (WOLO) — Obama dismissed claims that the Islamic State group threatens America’s existence. In Tuesday night’s address, Obama says that’s the story ISIS wants to tell and the message it uses in propaganda to recruit. Obama called the extremists “killers, fanatics and twisted souls” who will be hunted down by the U.S. and destroyed. President Barack Obama says the future…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) — Orangeburg County Coroner Sean Fogle has identified the individual killed in a house fire on Jan. 4 in Elloree. 44-year-old James Rourk of Elloree died of carbon monoxide poisoning and thermal injuries due to the fire. Rourk was identified through dental x-rays. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Categories: Orangeburg Tags: Elloree South Carolina, Home Fire, James Rourk
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (WOLO) — Orangeburg County Sheriff’s deputies have made an arrest in the murder of 38-year-old Loretta Brunch, who was killed on Christmas day. Officials say they found Brunch’s body in some water about five miles south of Holly Hill, off Highway 453. Brunch, a manager at a Holly Hill fast food restaurant, was last seen Christmas day. Investigators…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina’s military museum says displaying the Confederate flag removed from Statehouse grounds will cost less than the $5.3 million price tag presented last week. William Roberson said Tuesday the figures given by an architectural firm were preliminary and will be “modified.” Roberson said much of the cost outlined at last Thursday’s commission…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Will Muschamp has received a 5-year, $16 million deal to lead the South Carolina football program. University trustees approved the contract Monday morning, a day after South Carolina announced he would replace Steve Spurrier. Muschamp’s contract pays him $3 million in the first year, increases each year after by $100,000 and contains a variety of incentives….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Department of Social Services (DSS) officials report that an infant was brought to Palmetto Health-Richland on November 26 and placed under the protection of Safe Haven staff. Upon the information and belief of the agency, the child falls under the jurisdiction of “Daniel’s Law,” the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, officials say. Officials…
