COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Former Columbia police chief, Randy Scott, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison inside a federal courtroom on Wednesday for using drugs and a firearm charge. The sentencing hearing lasted three hours. A judge heard from Scott about his spiral into addiction and mental health issues that led to his drug use. “He was put in…
Image: OCSO(L) Kynika Green (R) Dasie Green Orangeburg Co., SC (WOLO) — The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a mother and daughter they say are accused of neglecting a handicapped teenager in their care. According to authorities, after several months of investigating they determined the 16 year old teen was being cared for by her mother and grandmother who…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Starting this weekend you can join the Salvation Army as we we here at ABC Columbia partner with the organization by helping some little ones in need have gift to wake up to Christmas morning by being a Santa to a child right here in the Midlands. The Salvation Army angel trees will go up this Friday…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s all about Country music tonight on ABC Columbia as we air the 53rd annual Country Music Awards. The show is expected to be a spectacular show of some of the genres new and legendary singers. Starting off with what is expected to to be a show stopper performance. You can check it out, live right…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –Starting this weekend, drivers will expect to see some different traffic patterns driving eastbound on I-20. As part of a larger project that will widen the lanes along I-20, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says this new configuration, which gives construction workers space to build two permanent eastbound lanes, will last for a…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Christmas season will soon arrive in the Midlands and this week you have a chance to start shopping. Mark your calendar, Devine Street is hosting its annual “Devine Night Out” Thursday, November 14. The event offers shopping, special discounts and more. More than 50 stores and restaurants on Devine Street will welcome guests from 5pm-8pm Thursday for…
W. Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington Medical Center notified a group of Lexington Oncology Infusion Center patients, staff and visitors who may have been in the same general area as someone who was recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis. According to a hospital spokesperson, those affected may have come in contact with the patient between August 19th and September 30th. In total,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Thursday night, the public is invited to see rare 18th century engravings come to virtual life in a project by students and staff at the University of South Carolina. They’ll be able to experience artwork by Italian illustrator Giovanni Piranesi in a new, digital way. “We can really think about the different ways of interacting…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – An official says a teen facing 30 years to life in prison for killing a first-grader on a South Carolina school’s playground was charged with escape last month. A jail investigator testified Tuesday at Jesse Osborne’s sentencing hearing that authorities found a hole in the 17-year-old’s cell wall. Under cross-examination, investigator Nathan Mitchell said Osborne knew…
There is an increased law enforcement presence at Ridge View High School amid rumors of a school threat, officials say.
