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One man dead, one woman injured during possible road rage incident in Kershaw County

ABC Columbia News (FILE) KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – According to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, one man is dead and another woman was injured after a possible road rage incident. Investigators say at around midnight on Sunday officers responded to Highway 1 South near Watts Hill Road in Elgin. When deputies arrived on they scene they found a white…

CPD: Intersection of Bull & Taylor Streets temporarily closed Sunday

Traffic Alert- beginning at 6pm

Traffic alert- courtesy Columbia Police Twitter COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are headed downtown Columbia Sunday, there is a traffic alert concerning a lane closure. According to the Columbia Police Department, the intersection of Bull & Taylor Streets will be temporarily closed Sunday for traffic engineering work. Per City of Columbia: The City of Columbia Traffic Engineering department is notifying…

Historic Columbia’s First Sundays: Free admission to Richland and Lexington residents to Museum of Reconstruction Era

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland and Lexington County residents can visit the Museum of the Reconstruction Era at the Woodrow Wilson Home. As part of Historic Columbia’s Free Sundays, admission is FREE for Richland and Lexington County residents with a valid I.D. Officials say the Museum of the Reconstruction Era is the nation’s only museum dedicated to the post-civil war reconstruction…

Ten-year-old becomes honorary law enforcement officer

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Ten-year-old DJ Daniel dreams of being a police officer, and with help from law enforcement officers all over the state and the nation, DJ’s dream is coming true. DJ is battling both brain and spinal cancer. He set a goal to be sworn in by 100 law enforcement agencies this year. After his honorary commissioning ceremony tonight, more…