Officials say 75-year-old Josephine Walker and 76-year-old Warren Bennett, Junior died from the head-on collision on Bass Drive.
Columbia, SC (AP) — The University of South Carolina (UofSC) will not be punished by a group that accredits colleges. U of SC was accused of allowing outside political forces to influence trustees when they picked Bob Caslen as the school’s new president. Governor Henry McMaster pressured trustees to pick Caslen after the board voted to restart the presidential search….
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)-A Christmas tree shortage has more farms increasing their prices and many are low on stock. This has been a decade in the making and we’re feeling the effects now. In the Midlands, Price Christmas Tree Farm is where Governor Henry McMaster and the mayor of Columbia get their trees. “We have a special technique we developed over 35…
Image: RCSD Richland Co., SC (WOLO) —Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are asking you to keep your eye open for a married couple accused of duping a victim out of hundreds Of dollars on social media. According to deputies, on May 8th Jonathan Taylor posted a cargo trailer for sale on the Facebook Marketplace page. Authorities say, after…
Lexington, SC (WOLO) — A former Midlands Elementary School teacher was denied bond Tuesday on a third charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor. Lexington County deputies say Hianlucas Rodriguez is accused of having sexual contact with two students while working as a teacher at Red Bank Elementary school in 2016 and 2017. Rodriguez was recently extradited from South…
CAYCE, S.C. (WOLO) –Teachers in public schools across South Carolina are one step closer to getting a pay raise. Governor Henry McMaster (R-SC) announced more than 50,000 educators in all of the state’s public schools will receive a $3,000 pay raise in his proposed budget. For some teachers, steady pay raises are not just about earning more money to do…
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington deputies, the U.S. Marshals, and SLED are searching for a West Colubmia man wanted in connection with a shooting earlier this month. Investigators say Jamel Higgs, 33, is wanted on several charges including attempted murder after they say he shot a man several times following an argument on Dec. 3rd at a Gaston mobile home park….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Archaeologists are spending the week at Fort Jackson investigating what may have been a Vietnam-era mock training village. But there’s no documentation of it, so they’re working to figure out what’s exactly there. “It’s over 50 years of age, so it’s considered a historic resource and so they’re wanting us to come out and document. So…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina will not face any repercussions as a result of an inquiry into last summer’s presidential search. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools examined the search and the board of trustee’s subsequent vote that resulted in the appointment of President Bob Caslen. Students and faculty questioned the hiring saying there was undue…
Image: Richland Library Columbia,SC (WOLO)— While many of you continue to get into the holiday spirit, the Richland Library Southeast location wants to get a little jazzy with it. Tonight, December 10th from 6PM until 8PM the branch located at 7421 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 is ringing in the season with some tunes they hope will get you in the yuletide…
