Courtesy: SCDC Bishopville, S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections says a man is in custody for throwing two footballs filled with contraband onto the grounds at Lee Correctional Institution. Officials say Rodney Tate, 21, is charged with furnishing contraband to a prisoner and criminal conspiracy. According to a department spokesperson the balls were filled with tobacco,…
Courtesy:CFD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia firefighters responded to a house fire Friday afternoon. Firefighters say just after 1pm they responded to a home on Spring Point Dr. in the Wood Lake subdivision. Officials say the fire began in the attic and spread through the roof. No one was hurt in the fire. The cause remains under investigation. Just after…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-(CNN)– Have you checked your grocery bill? If you feel like you’ve been spending more, you are right. Grocery store prices have gone up. In fact, according to the Labor Department, the price of eggs, meats, and cereals recorded their highest increase in 46 years. Eggs saw the biggest hike with a 16 percent increase. And while most…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The City of Columbia is asking the federal government to help people pay their rent. City Council is requesting Congress implement an Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The resolution was introduced by councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine, and voted on by members ultimately passing unanimously. @CityofColumbia City Council working for working people: Councilwoman @TIDEVINE introduced a resolution urging…
Lexington, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington County Coroner has identified the victim killed in a deadly crash officials say took place around 3 a.m. Thursday morning. Margret Fisher says 24 year old Cody David Moody of Pelion was pronounced dead on the scene after dying as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. The South Carolina Highway Patrol say…
Image: Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two men after a motel drug bust uncovers various illegal narcotics and a weapon. After an investigation, deputies were able to get a search warrant for a room at the Super 8 Motel located at 5321 Forest Drive. Once inside the room,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Evictions and foreclosures will start happening again in South Carolina. A pause on removing people from their homes ordered by the South Carolina Supreme Court is set to expire Friday. With thousands of people already losing their jobs due to the coronavirus, Sue Berkowitz with the SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center says she’s worried more people could…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The ‘accelerateED’ task force continued its efforts on Thursday to find a way to safely re-open schools. The online meeting focused on concerns parents have raised about when and how the reopening procedure will take place. Specifically, results of an on-line survey of parents, conducted by the group. Categories: Local News, State Tags: Superintendent of Education
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Authorities hope to identify a man seen on camera during a road rage incident in Richland County this week. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says it happened May 13th, around 1:40 p.m., on Garners Ferry Road near Lower Richland High School. Road rage incident caught on camera 5/13. (RCSD) In the video you see a black…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Thursday, announced 172 new cases of the coronavirus and nine additional deaths. DHEC say this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,189 and those who have died to 371. Health officials say five of those deaths occurred in elderly…
