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Man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools

Richland Co, SC (WOLO) — – the richland county sheriff’s department is hoping the public can help them identify a man accused of stealing from a home improvement store. Deputies say the man pictured here walked into the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Two Notch road August 25-th and stole two welders and a utility mixer totaling nearly two-thousand dollars….

Country music songwriter workshop gives tips on breaking into the industry

Richland, Co., SC (WOLO) — The next country songwriter could come from right here in the Midlands. Monday night, SCETV held a Carolina Country Songwriting workshop for all current and aspiring songwriters in the Midlands. Patrick Davis, a South Carolina native, says you don’t have to know how to play an instrument to be able to break into the industry….

Columbia Police Chief says Five Points incident video does not tell the whole story

Video shows an officer punching someone in the head 6 times

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A little more than 24 hours after a video showing a Columbia Police officer punching a man in the head six times was posted on the internet, Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says there has been a “rush to judgment” based on the comments he has seen on those videos. Chief Holbrook says the officer who…

More than 200 senior citizens participating in annual ‘Senior Games’

This week, athletes ages 50 and older are competing for gold, silver and bronze medals as part of the 32nd annual Midlands Area Senior Games.

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — This week, athletes ages 50 and older are competing for gold, silver and bronze medals as part of the 32nd annual Midlands Area Senior Games. It’s put on by the Richland Co. Recreation Commission, and this year’s theme is ‘Mardi Gras.’ “I like, you know, it’s a free thing. There’s freedom in Mardi Gras, and…