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$5K reward offered in Sumter shooting investigation
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)– Police in Sumter are offering a $5,000 reward for information in a November shooting after a man was dropped off at the hospital with a gunshot wound. Investigators say just before 7 p.m. November 23rd an unknown driver left Travis Rouse, 35, at the Prisma Health Toumey emergency room. Rouse died later that evening. According to police…
Scam alert for Fairfield Co. residents
Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A scam alert for residents of Fairfield Co. Deputies with the Fairfield Co. Sheriff’s Office say someone is calling county residents impersonating a deputy. Investigators say the scammer claims there is a warrant or some other legal issue and insists the only way to clear it up is to send money. Deputies say this is a…
Deputies: Arrest made in shooting at motor sports venue
Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– Orangeburg deputies say Antonio Ferguson, 32, is charged in connection with a fatal shooting. “I’ve said it so many times, but it is still sadly accurate,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said, “this is yet another senseless, senseless murder that arose from some kind of argument.” Deputies say Ferguson is charged in the murder of Reggie Dantzler, 40, of…
Parking meter increase, 1st hour free in city parking Decks: New City of Columbia Parking Ordinance
The City of Columbia is raising parking rates. This week council amended and approved the new parking rate ordinance.
How to be an Angel this season: Salvation Army’s Angel Tree
You can be an Angel this season to a Midlands Child in need. Here’s how to donate to the Salvation Army Angel Tree
Deputies search for suspects in break-in
Orangeburg Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies in Orangeburg Co. say they are looking for two men who broke into a woman’s apartment. Investigators say they have surveillance video of the suspects. According to deputies a Goff St. resident called November 26th to say she heard the men whispering before they left her apartment. Anyone with any information is asked to call…
Suspects arrested in Kershaw Co. murders
Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Kershaw Co. deputies say two people are in custody in connection with a Dec. 2nd shooting in Lugoff that killed two people. Investigators say Bobby Stuckey, 19, and Jamiyan Blair, 18, are both in custody with Blair being arrested in Henderson Co., NC and Stuckey having turned himself in to the Kershaw Co. Sheriff’s Office. “Solving…
City of Columbia celebrates new bike lane located in North Main neighborhood
The city of Columbia along with SC DOT and other partners celebrates its completion Thursday morning.
Downtown Columbia’s parking rate increases will help upgrade decks, say City Councilmembers
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — After hearing concerns from citizens and hospitality districts during Tuesday night’s council meeting, City of Columbia leaders have amended and approved a new parking rate ordinance. Effective March 1st of next year, the rate for downtown street parking will double from 75 cents an hour to $1.50 an hour — and parking tickets will increase from…
