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4 displaced at Riverwalk Vista apartments after gas leaks

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…

Additional arrest, charges made in Sumter County murder case

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…

No injures reported in Columbia house fire

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

Police ID elderly man who died after being hit by car in Sumter

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…

City Officials host Lunch with a planner, grab some food and chat!

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Grab a lunch and meet with a city planner.  City of Columbia officials are hosting ” lunch with a planner”, as part of Columbia Compass, the ten-year update to the City of Columbia’s comprehensive plan. Officials say the 12 to 18-month project will result in a plan that the City’s residents citizens and policy makers can use…