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Body of missing boater recovered on Lake Murray

David Grantham – Image Courtesy LCSD LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- According to Lexington County Deputies, the body of  a boater, missing for nearly two weeks, has been found. Deputies say the body of David Neil Grantham has been recovered from Lake Murray, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Grantham was reported to have left home in the overnight hours of…

SC Attorney General releases statement on Vaccine mandate ruling

COLUMBIA  , SC (WOLO) — South Attorney General Alan Wilson is reacting to the Court ruling temporarily halting OSHA’S Federal vaccine mandate. Wilson released the following statement: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed OSHA’s vaccine mandate, writing, “Because the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate, the Mandate is hereby STAYED pending…

Highway patrol seeking car in hit and run

SCHP: Car similar to one believed to be involved in hit and run Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol have released additional details on a car they believe was involved in a hit and run in Richland Co. Investigators say they are looking for a blue Hyundai Elantra with noticeable damage to the left front of…

Suspect in custody in fatal Sumter shooting

Edward Miller Provided by: SCSO Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–  Deputies in Sumter County say when they responded to a shooting on Vaughn St. Thursday, Edward Miller, 50,  approached them and told them he shot Shaun Rich, 48, of Sumter. Rich was pronounced dead at the scene. No word on what lead up to the incident. Deputies say more details will be…

3 Columbia teens accused of beating, robbing food delivery driver

The suspect faces various charges including robbery and kidnapping

Image: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has taken three Columbia teenagers into custody accused of robbing a man at gunpoint. Authorities, say after reviewing video evidence in the investigation, the teens walked up to the car of the food delivery driver while he was in the 3500 block of Fernandina Road. Officials…

Deputies: Search of nightclub uncovers drug lab

Joe Lewis Armstrong Jr. and James Kenneth Young Jr. Provided by FCSO Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies with the Fairfield Co. Sheriff’s Office say back in August they they searched Club Diamonds on Hwy. 321 North in the Blackstock area. Inside they say they found a hidden lab used for the manufacture of fake prescription pills that contain fentanyl, methamphetamine,…

SC AG Wilson joins legal fight against vaccine mandate

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joining other states and businesses filing paperwork Friday to begin court proceedings against the federal government’s vaccine mandate for private employees with 100 or more employees. Attorney General Wilson releasing a statement Friday, saying, “Unlike the Biden administration, the judges with whom our petition has filed will consider the constitution. The…

DHEC: 825 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Friday, DHEC reported 825 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 new deaths. Health officials say the percent positive was 5.6%. If you are looking to get a free Coronavirus Vaccine, click the link here to DHEC’s vaccination site https://scdhec.gov/health/vaccinations Categories: Local News Tags: SC DHEC