Officials: Inmate attacks employee at Lee Correctional Institution
South Carolina Department of Corrections say an inmate attacked and tried to sexually assault an employee at Lee Correctional Institution.
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USC students and faculty critique 2020 Super Bowls ads
For people who don’t care about football, they focus on the Super Bowl ads.The University of South Carolina had fun by taking a poll.
One person killed after fatal collision on Koon Store Road
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person was killed after a fatal collision on Saturday at Koon Store Road.
Sumter man faces charges after weekend chase ending in downtown Marion
By Andrew James
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — What began as a traffic stop on I-95 in Florence County resulted in a police chase spanning two counties ending along Main Street in Marion Saturday. Trooper Matt Southern with South Carolina Highway Patrol tells ABC 15 News that Christopher Mickens of Sumter was the driver that fled from a trooper. The trooper was attempting…
Driver killed after crash in Lexington County
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)-A Leesville woman is dead after a crash in Lexington County Saturday night. Doris Smith Waters, 63, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to her injuries, according to Coroner Margaret Fisher. Officials say Waters was driving on Longview Street and collided with another car as she turned left onto Boiling Springs Road. Waters was not wearing…
Prosecutor appeals overturning of SC’s forfeiture laws
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court a lower court’s ruling that the state’s forfeiture laws are not legal. Last year, Circuit Judge Steven John ruled the state and U.S. constitutions were violated by a law allowing police departments to confiscate cash, cars, houses and other items that came from proceeds of illegal…
6 people displaced after house fire in Sumter
Sumter, SC (WOLO)- Two families are without a home tonight after a fire in Sumter. The Sumter Fire department responded to the blaze that broke out on Bethel Church Road Saturday afternoon. As a result, six people from two families have been displaced. The Red Cross is helping the families by providing financial assistance for food, clothing, lodging and other…
State Election Officials meeting in Washington for training session on security
WASHINGTON (AP) – State election officials from around the country are gathering in Washington for training sessions and meetings with presidential nominating contests set to begin next week. The Department of Homeland Security held a training exercise for election officials from 44 states and representatives from more than a dozen voting technology companies. It’s a much different set of meetings…
South Carolina’s Confederate Relic Room ponders name change
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s military museum is considering a name change that better covers all of its artifacts. The official name of the museum now is the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. But museum leaders say they cover the entire 250 years of artifacts and not just the four years of the Confederacy. Any change…
Pelion woman charged in connection with bomb threat call to elementary school
PELION,SC (WOLO)- A Pelion woman has been arrested and charged in connection to a bomb threat call to a local elementary school. Felissa Connelley is being charged with threatening the use of weapons of mass destruction. On December 13, 2019 a bomb threat call was received at Forts Pond Elementary School. Pelion police say Connelley said that “there is a…
