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10 year old boy killed in deadly Lancaster shooting

(ABC Columbia/FILE) Lancaster Co.,SC (WOLO)—- Public Information Officer Doug Barfield with the Lancaster Sheriff’s Department tells ABC Columbia News that a 10 year old boy that was shot just before 4PM Friday has died. According to the Sheriff’s Department, they were called to a mobile home park along coastal Way which is just off of Memorial park Road in Lancaster….

Friday night on ABC Prime

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s a night of comedy and crime tonight on ABC Columbia Primetime. Get your Friday night started with a few laughs beginning with ‘American Housewife’ at 8PM. The fun keeps going immediately after with a new episode of  ‘Fresh Of the Boat’ at 8:30PM. Stick around because at 9PM, ABC’s 20/20 has takes a closer look…

Tis the Season: Salvation Army Angel Trees are now up in the Midlands

Salvation Army Angel Trees now up in area locations for you to help make a child's Christmas wish come true

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–You have a chance to help ABC Columbia make a child’s Christmas wish come true. Friday, the Salvation Army Angel Trees officially went up in area locations. On the Angel Trees, you’ll find the names of area children in need and some items they are hoping to get for Christmas. ABC Columbia is a proud partner of the…

Fmr. Tri-County Electric Coop board chair indicted

Calhoun Co., S.C. (AP)– The chairman of a Midlands electric cooperative was indicted Friday after prosecutors say he received $23,000 in free electricity and hundreds of thousands of dollars in free utility work. According to 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced Heath Hill on five charges including misconduct in office and ethics violations. Hill was on the Tri county electric…

A holy offer! Midlands church to sell its place of worship

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A historic church hopes someone takes them up on its holy offer as they have to sell their place of worship because upkeep is too heavy of a burden. For nearly 50 years the Rosewood Church used their building on Rosewood Drive as a place to worship. The building has several rooms upstairs and down The sanctuary can…