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Gas prices in SC continue to spike

SC averaging $3.47 per gallon

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO )– Prices at the pump in South Carolina and across the nation continue to rise. The spike at the pump, experts say, is mostly due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AAA says Russia trails only the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in oil production, so that move would cause gas prices to increase globally. The average price…

Deputies say Newberry rental home was used for sale of drugs

All four suspects have been denied bond according to the Newberry Co. Sheriff

Newberry, SC (WOLO) — Newberry County deputies say four people are in custody after receiving complaints that a rental home was being used exclusively for the sale of drugs. Investigators say on February 18, 2022 deputies and police executed a search warrant on a home on Langford Street and once inside discovered large amounts of cocaine, meth, crack, and marijuana….

SCHP searches for 2 vehicles involved in deadly hit and run

Authorities say both of the vehicles may have sustained some visible damage

Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say they’re looking for a truck and van they believe were involved in a fatal hit and run last night. Investigators say it happened around 10:30 near the intersection of Two Notch Road and Leaside Drive. Troopers say the truck and van hit a pedestrian who later died from his injuries. According to…