UofSC releases campus coronavirus data as students return to class
As students at the University of South Carolina return to campus, the threat of the omicron variant joins them.
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RCSD UPDATE: Missing 25-year-old woman found
UPDATE: The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says Wilson has been found.
DHEC moving COVID-19 testing location from Bull Street to Columbia Place Mall
Due to increased demand in the Midlands, DHEC says it is moving its coronavirus testing location from 2600 Bull Street to Columbia Place Mall.
Lexington PD looking for missing man who may be experiencing mental health problems
The Lexington Police Department is looking for a missing man who may be experiencing mental health problems.
Some Midlands schools going virtual due to coronavirus spike
With COVID-19 cases spiking across the state, some schools in the Midlands are now having to go back to remote learning for the time being.
RCSD: Man’s body discovered in Eastover home
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says deputies are investigating after the body of a man was discovered in an Eastover home.
Sumter PD looking for suspect accused of shooting at Friendship Apartments
The Sumter Police Department says officers are looking for a man accused of shooting a 38-year-old Bishopville man Friday evening.
Columbia Fire Dept: No one injured in house fire on Stanford Street
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department says crews responded to a house fire on Stanford Street this morning.
Two more earthquakes reported near Lugoff & Elgin area
The United States Geological Survey reported two more earthquakes near Lugoff and Elgin early Tuesday morning.
Lexington-Richland Dist. 5 names full-time superintendent
Chapin, S.C. (WOLO)–The interim superintendent of a Midlands school district now has the job full time. Monday evening members of the Lexington-Richland 5 school board appointed Dr Akil Ross as its next superintendent. Ross took over for Dr. Christina Melton after she abruptly resigned last summer. Prior to his time as superintendent, Ross was the principal of Chapin High School….
