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Good Samaritan lucky to be alive after being dragged by school bus

Clarendon Co., SC (AP) —  Troopers with the Highway Patrol says a man was injured trying to help a school bus navigate a dirt road in Clarendon County. Trooper Judd Jones says yesterday afternoon a bystander was trying to help the bus get around a stalled pickup truck. Officials say the man’s clothes somehow got caught in the bus and…

Update: Victims Identified in fatal 1-77 collision

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Coroner has identified the two victims in a collision on I-77 Wednesday at 6:45pm. According to Gary Watts, the accident happened northbound between mile markers 28 and 29, Blythewood, SC. Watts says Joyce Marie Dunn, date of birth 12/08/1960, of Turtle Creek Way, Columbia, SC was reported to be a restrained-passenger in a vehicle that…

Recognize these women? Lexington PD searching for bank fraud suspects

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)– Lexington Police say they are looking to identify two female suspects, believed to be involved in bank fraud. Police say the women are believed to be connected to a series of bank fraud incidents in the town of Lexington, as well as the surrounding area. If you recognize either of the two suspects, you are asked to call Lexington…

Former 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Communications Director gets Probation

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Former 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson’s Communications Director, Nicole Holland, has been sentenced to probation in a United State’s District Court. According to the US Attorney’s office, the 50 year old was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to committing Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud.  Senior United States District Court Judge Cameron McGowan Currie presided.  Holland also…

SCDOT hosts public meeting for Proposed Replacement of Bridge on US 378

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)– If you are a frequent traveller on US 378 at Twelve Mile Creek, the SC DOT wants to hear from you. The South Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting for Thursday, March 21, 2019, concerning the proposed bridge replacement on US 378 (Sunset Boulevard) over Twelve Mile Creek. According to officials, the meeting will be…