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Fatal collision I-26 west bound near exit 209 leaves traffic delays

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CHARLESTON S.C. (WOLO)-  According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, I-26 West from Charleston is experiencing high traffic due to a fatal collision. Officials hope to have the interstate cleared by 7 am. Commuters to Columbia from Charleston are being detoured to exit 209 and on to U.S. 52 connector that’s according to Trooper Matt of South Carolina High Way Patrol’s…
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CPD: 21 year old arrested in connection with Greene Street arson

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Police say they have arrested 21 year old Frank John Wilberding in connection with an arson on Greene Street Tuesday morning. According to Columbia Police, Wilberding was arrested shortly before noon Tuesday near the intersection of Laurens and Greene Streets. Police say he is charged with two counts of Arson Second Degree and Possession of a controlled…
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Convicted sex offender gets 25 years for Lexington Kidnapping, Assault, and Carjacking

ABC Columbia Staff,

(Photo Courtesy: Eleventh Circuit Solicitor) Lexington, SC (WOLO) — The Eleventh Circuit Solicitor announced the sentence for a Gilbert man they say plead guilty to kidnapping and assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct against a 21 year old woman in Lexington County. The Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s office alleges 47 year old Christoper Jody Jennings of Gilbert is a…
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Opening statements set the tone for Timothy Jones murder trial

Jones was charged with the murder of his five children back in 2014
Tim Scott,

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — The Timothy Jones murder trial got underway Tuesday in Lexington county as the prosecution and defense set the tone for the death penalty trial. Attorneys representing the prosecution and defense each spoke to the jury twenty minutes apiece, but they depicted two different versions of Timothy Jones and what led up to the death of his…
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Swansea boil water advisory put in place Friday is lifted

ABC Columbia Staff,

Swansea, SC (WOLO) — Several areas in the Town of Swansea that were placed under a water boil advisory Friday May 10th, 2019, are in the clear. The water boil advisory has been lifted and residents in the impacted areas are now able to consume their water without having to boil it first.  The water department says contractors accidentally punctured…
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Lexington County Coroner identifies child fatally shot in reported home invasion

Crysty Vaughan, ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Lexington County Coroner says it has identified a child who was fatally shot during a reported home invasion off Cedar Vale Drive. According to Coroner Margaret Fisher, an eight-year-old resident of the home, Mason Hanahan, was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at an area hospital as the result of an apparent gunshot wound. Mason Hanahan was…