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Deputy hospitalized after being exposed to unknown substance

Source: RCSD Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Officials with the Richland Co. Sheriff’s Dept. say a deputy is in the hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance. Investigators say Master Deputy Rebekah Smith was patrolling the Broad River Rd. area Wednesday when she saw a suspicious person on Longcreek Drive. Deputies say Smith, who was wearing gloves patted the subject…

Wilson joins call for Google not to censor Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Image: Austin Page/ABC Columbia Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a letter urging search engine Google not to censor crisis pregnancy centers from search results . Crisis pregnancy centers are often faith-based operations that provide alternatives to abortion including counseling and pre-natal care.“There’s no legitimate reason for Google to use its corporate power to discriminate…

Court to hear Planned Parenthood injunction request on SC 6-week abortion ban

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–South Carolina’s six week abortion ban is once again going before a judge. Next Tuesday Planned Parenthood will seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block South Carolina’s ban on abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. A lawsuit filed last week asserts that the abortion ban violates South Carolinians’ state constitutional rights to…

Car belonging to missing Columbia woman found in Georgia

Source: CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia police say a car registered to a woman who had been reported missing was found in Georgia. Investigators say Georgia state troopers found a 2013 black Toyota Corolla registered to Shauna Brown on I-20. Troopers say it appears the car ran off the road and down an embankment making it not visible from the road….

Upstate teen accused of killing 4 year old sister

Greenville, SC (WOLO) — A 17-year-old is facing charges after his 4-year-old half-sister was found dead behind an upstate home Tuesday. Greenville County investigators say they believe William Hester suffocated and killed Joanna Lockaby. Deputies say Lockaby was initially reported missing around 2:15 Tuesday afternoon, before her body was found in a plastic bin behind the home she shared with…