Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Caughman Harmon Funeral Home tells ABC Columbia News they will cover the entire cost of 6 year old Faye Swetlik’s funeral. Three separate GoFundMe pages set up for to help the family to help them during this time. At last check, the total of the pages combined have raised more than $8 thousand dollars. A memorial account has…
CAYCE, SC (WOLO)–Just days after learning six-year-old Faye Swetlik’s body was found in her Cayce neighborhood, many people have gathered to honor her memory. ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott is live from the Churchill Heights subdivision to tell us how people are celebrating Faye’s life. Over the last few days, hundreds have gathered at a memorial and some have even donated…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Mark your calendars, The City of Columbia is looking for local lifesavers. The 10th annual Columbia Lifesavers Blood Drive takes place Thursday from 7am to 3pm at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. According to organizers, if you are interested in making an appointment you can visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter Sponsor Code “famouslyhot.” Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Caughman Harman funeral home in Lexington tells ABC Columbia they will cover the entire cost of six year old Faye Swetlik’s funeral. According to the Caughman Harman Lexington chapel website, a memorial for Faye will be held Friday at 7pm at Trinity Baptist Church. More information can be found here https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lexington-sc/faye-swetlik-9040559 There are three Go Fund Me…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — In 2019, 571 children found their forever homes across the state. The Department of Social Services said it was the highest number of adoptions in over five years. That’s a 23% increase in adoptions from 2018 to 2019. But thousands are still in the foster care system, and hundreds need to find loving families to adopt…
Officials with the Cayce Department of Public Safety will update the public on the death investigation of Faye Swetlik on Tuesday afternoon.
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)– If your commute takes you down Devils Backbone Road , there is a traffic alert. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is announcing a temporary road closure for Devils Backbone Road near the intersection of US Highway 378 in Lexington County. The road closure is necessary for a realignment and construction project to improve safety at…
Kershaw County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal collision on I-20 West over the weekend.
Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal collision on I-26 east near exit 113 on Sunday.
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — One driver has died after a wreck between a car and a tractor-trailer early Sunday. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer and a BMW were both traveling westbound along I-20 near mile marker 95. Around 1:25 a.m., authorities said the BMW struck the rear of the tractor-trailer before overturning several times. The BMW…
