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Elderly woman shot in the face during Lexington argument turned deadly

Authorities say a witness claims the two were involved in an argument just prior to the shooting

Image: Lexington Police Department Lexington, SC (WOLO) — Around 5:40 Thursday evening the Lexington Police Department says they were called to the 7- hundred block of West Main Street. Once they arrived, police say they found a 72 year old Gilbert woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. Arriving officers immediately began to render aid to the elderly…

DHEC: First doses of COVID-19 vaccine could come to South Carolina around December 14

Frontline health care workers and those living and working in long-term care facilities would get top priority

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolina could be receiving its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in just a matter of weeks. The state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) anticipates that a limited vaccine supply will become available around December 14. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing emergency use…

Sumter man charged with sexual assault of a minor, attempted murder

Courtesy: SCSO Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after they say he encouraged a young girl to leave her home without her parent’s permission– then shot at her father. Investigators say Steven Bethea engaged in sexual battery with the girl who was between the age of 11 and 14 and then tried to get her to…