(Photo Courtesy: SCDNR) Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — Residents in the Midlands now have a chance to enjoy a new rifle and pistol range that just opened its doors last week in Richland County. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) held a grand opening ceremony for the Wateree Rifle and Pistol Range last June 21st, 2019. According to…
According the the S.C. Highway Department drivers headed from Charleston or to Columbia are asked to find alternate routes due to a fatal collision on I-26 West at the 154 mile markers.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you feeling lucky? According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, a Powerball ticket sold in Orangeburg for Saturday night’s drawing is worth $100,000. Lottery officials say the ticket was purchased at Enmarket #882 on Neeses Hwy. According to Lottery officials, the ticket holder stands to benefit from the purchase of PowerPlay®. Because this player paid an…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina was in the National spotlight over the weekend as the 2020 Presidential Democratic Candidates gathered in the State for the Annual SC Democratic Convention. Nearly the full field of candidates running for president were in the Midlands over the weekend. Saturday, hundreds of South Carolina voters packed the Convention Center to hear from the 2020…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A state trooper has died in an off-duty incident according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. TFC Jesse D. Cannon, a member of the Troop 8 Criminal Interdiction Unit died Saturday, June 22, in Greenville around 2:30 p.m. TFC Cannon had served with SCHP since 2014. He was a K9 handler in Troop Three. “The Highway…
KIAWAH ISLAND, SC (WCIV) — Officials are trying to determine if an elder man found dead Saturday, June 22, at a pond on Kiawah Island was killed by an alligator. The man’s body was found shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, about 2 hours after authorities say they were first notified of a missing person from property adjacent to the pond. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — This year, the Confederate flag won’t temporarily be raised at the South Carolina Statehouse to mark the day it was permanently taken down. A group calling for racial fairness — Showing Up for Racial Justice Columbia — has a permit to rally on the capitol grounds July 10. The South Carolina Secessionist Party has raised a…
Photo by: Elijah Nixon COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The leader of House Democrats’ political arm wants to build on 2018 midterm gains by turning out more voters who are young and diverse. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said Friday that the organization is honing in on 70-plus districts held by Republicans or newly-minted Democrats. The Illinois Democrat spoke…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Another round of strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may move through the Midlands Saturday afternoon and evening. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of South Carolina until 9 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina until 9 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/5nZqPXX20l — NWS Columbia (@NWSColumbia) June…
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Lexington County deputy is on paid administrative leave after South Carolina state troopers say he hit another car while driving under the influence. Troopers say they arrested Robert Scott Smith, 57, after he failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a Breathalyzer test. Smith, who has been a Lexington County deputy since 1983, was…
