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RCSD: Driver deputies try to stop for speeding crashes along I-77

Richland, Co. SC(WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says a driver who refused to pull over and sped away from deputies Thursday night, ended up crashing along Interstate -77. Authorities say it happened near the Percival Road exit (Exit 13) around 8 Thursday evening. Deputies say the driver managed to get away from them for a while before they…

Roll up your sleeves for Boots and Badges blood drive Friday

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s time to roll up your sleeves and help Midlands Fire fighters, Police and Deputies draw blood. And it’s all for a good cause. The Annual Boots and Badges Blood drive is held each year as we approach the Memorial day weekend. he goal is to see which agency,  entered in a friendly competition is able…

New testimony sheds light on Timothy Jones’s faith and fears

Marriage counselor said Jones told her he heard voices but exhibited no other symptoms of schizophrenia

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Testimony in Day Eight of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial shed more light on Jones’s faith and what he says were his fears during his marriage. Some people who took the stand today remember Jones as someone who had an intense devotion to his faith and family, but also as a person with crippling anxieties about…

Declaration of EMS Week honors SC first responders

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Emergency Medical Service workers from across South Carolina were at the State House Thursday. The Lieutenant Governor presented a proclamation declaring it EMS Week throughout the state. Officials say the declaration pays tribute to all of the men and women whose selfless dedication and extraordinary efforts help save countless lives each day. The White House proclaimed…