COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–It’s been just over a week since the prosecution and defense delivered opening statements, and today the state has rested its case in the Timothy Jones Jr. Murder trial. Jones is accused of killing his five children. ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott has an update from the Lexington County Courthouse. Prior to opening statements, Prosecutors had a list of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Secretary of the Army made a visit to the nation’s largest training base, Fort Jackson. On Tuesday, Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, made a visit to Fort Jackson to observe training exercises and address changes coming to the army’s recruit development program. Esper says he is pleased with the support recruits get from the Midlands….
A national group, Don’t Punish Pain, is holding nationwide protests today, including at the State House at 11 a.m.
Richland Library officials say all locations will be closed today for staff training and will reopen tomorrow at 9 a.m.
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Hundreds of protesters rallied at the state house against restrictive abortion laws. The Stop the Ban Rally in Columbia is one of many happening across the country. “They are attacking women’s reproductive rights and we’re here to say that we’re not going to stand for that,” Vicki Ringer, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic said. Nearly a dozen states are pushing…
One of the survivors from the Birmingham, Alabama church bombing in 1963 was in the Midlands tonight to share her story of that day and the Civil Rights Movement that followed.
The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program will return this summer to help low-income seniors with healthier diets by supporting South Carolina small farmers.
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Department of Corrections has arrested a former officer accused of first degree sexual misconduct in office. According to SCDC, the correctional officer, 29 year old Greshica Jene Brown was working for the Kirkland Correctional Institution when the incident(s) are alleged to have taken place. According to an arrest warrant obtained by ABC…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Growing tension between the prosecution and defense set the tone for Day Six of the Timothy Jones murder trial. Just one day after emotional testimony from Timothy Jones’s ex-wife, Amber Kyzer, prosecutors brought in two correctional officers from Kirkland Correctional Institution to paint a picture of Jones’s first few hours in custody on September 12, 2014. The…
Lawmakers have approved South Carolina’s $9 billion budget that includes raises for teachers and almost all state employees.
