Highway Patrol says a 1-year-old child died after an accident on Macedonia Church Road near Wheeland School Road in Newberry Saturday.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Presidential hopeful Cory Booker made his first stop in the Midlands Sunday afternoon. The New Jersey Senator hosted a South Carolina Rise Rural Healthcare Forum at Fairfield Central High School. He answered questions from the crowd and touched on a number of issues like gun control, homelessness, and better pay. “My first campaign stop as a…
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) – A Richland County man is suing the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office saying he was held in jail 25 days for an armed robbery he did not commit. A lawyer for Kevin Lamar Lewis says in court papers that Lewis was somewhere else when the Lil’ Cricket was robbed in November 2017, but deputies never questioned him….
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — When it comes to saving lives, donating blood is a slam dunk. This month the City of Columbia will host its annual “Hoop It Up” Blood Drive at the Columbia Convention Center. You can roll up your sleeves at the blood drive on Thursday, February 21 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Four people have been displaced after a gas leak was found at Riverwalk Vista apartments. The Columbia Fire department was called around 7:30p.m. to the complex. Columbia Fire spokesperson, Mike Desumma says that two units in the building were affected. SCE&G was called out to turn off the gas. Officials saythe rest of the building is ok and…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A group of protesters and ralliers clashed in downtown Columbia during a Build the Wall rally. The rally was held at one on Assembly street in front of the Strom Thurmond building. In the mist of the rally a group of protesters against building a border wall out numbered the rally goers saying the wall is unnecessary. After…
SUMTER, SC (WOLO) –Sumter police made another arrest Friday evening in connection to a November murder. Mary Green, 17, of 16-A Dixie St., is charged with accessory after the fact of murder and criminal conspiracy to commit armed robbery for her role in the shooting death of Chester “Rock” Stavis. Stavis’ body was found Nov. 21, 2018, in a waterway…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Authorities are investigating a house fire that broke out Saturday afternoon. The fire happened in the 4000 block of Booth Street. Columbia fire officials believe the it started from a storage area attached to the house. No injures have been reported. The Richland County fire Marshals office is investigating the incident. Categories: Local News, News
SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – Sumter Police are investigating after a man was struck and and killed by a car Friday night around 6:30p.m. Police say Raymond McLeod, 76, of Virginia was in a marked crosswalk on Calhoun Street when he was hit by a 2001 Suburbon traveling west. He was treated at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital where he later died. The 29-year-old driver…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you ready to head under the big top? The Royal Hanneford Circus is in town. There are preformances all weekend at the Jamil Temple off St. Andrews Road. ABC Columbia’s Curtis Wilson got to head into the ring with some of the performers for a look at what you can expect. There are three shows on…
