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Sumter County Coroner identifies victim in deadly car crash

ABC Columbia Staff,

Sumter, SC (WOLO) — The Sumter County Coroner has identified the victim of a deadly single car crash as 63 year old Carl Sellers. Baker says the deadly accident took place just after 1PM Tuesday afternoon. County Coroner Robert Baker performed an autopsy Wednesday May 29th, 2019 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and determined Sellers died…
Local News, Richland

Richland Two teacher resigns one day after “altercation” with 15 year old student

ABC Columbia Staff,

Richland Co,. SC (WOLO) — The Richland Two School District says one of their educators who was placed on administrative leave Tuesday May 28th after the Richland County Sheriff’s Department says they responded to Ridge View High School for an incident between a teacher and a 15 year old student. Wednesday afternoon, Superintendent Dr. Baron Davis announced that the teacher…

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Jaime Harrison launches Senate campaign to challenge Senator Graham

Kimberlei Davis, ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A familiar name in South Carolina politics is challenging Senator Lindsey Graham. Jaime Harrison is an Orangeburg native and a top official at the Democratic National Committee. He announced his campaign by releasing a video Wednesday (5/29) morning. If Harrison beat Graham, he would be the first democrat to win a senate race in South Carolina…
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Statewide Red Flag Fire Alert in effect until further notice

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A Statewide Red Flag Fire Alert is in effect until further notice, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission. According to officials, the alert is meant to discourage people from doing any outdoor burning when weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfire. Weather forecasts for most of the state over the next three days include very low…
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Former DSS case worker testifies why Timothy Jones kept his children

Reports indicated a "substantial risk of physical abuse" but DSS agents said no further action was needed
Tim Scott,

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Testimony from Day Ten of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial revealed more details concerning several Department of Social Services (DSS) visits to the Jones home. Visiting the Jones home three times in 2014, former DSS case worker Sherry Henry says there was a “substantial risk of physical abuse” in the Jones home, but not enough to…