Solar plant groundbreaking
The first of several solar energy plants is coming to the Midlands, Friday State officials broke ground on the first of four facilities.
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Accused meth dealer arrested for third time in 5 months
A man Kershaw police say is no stranger to authorities finds himself in trouble with the law for the third time in a period of five months.
RCSD Credits an Anonymous Crime Stoppers Tip for Helping Them Capture a Fugitive
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County residents can rest a little easier tonight knowing one of the “armed and dangerous” suspects Deputies were looking for is behind bars. Richland County deputies are giving all the credit to an anonymous tip they got on Crime Stoppers. Now, they hope those in the community will step up again and help them locate the last armed…
Boy Scouts leader arrested in RCSD online predator sting banned from all programs
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – A former Midlands Boy Scouts leader, Heath Mills, was called “abhorrent” by the organization after he was arrested as a part of an online predator sting led by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Mills was charged with solicitation of a minor. Boy Scout leader in Lexington County arrested for solicitation of a minor during online predator…
Jehovah’s witness convention
Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses converge on the Capital City for their annual Regional Convention.
Former Lexington teacher sentenced to 7 years in prison after fatal DUI
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – 30-year-old Nicole Wilson, former Lexington County special education teacher, was sentenced to 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony DUI resulting in death. The victim, 75-year-old Roger Johnson, had picked his grandchild up from work at Applebee’s in the Harbison area on January 5, 2017, when Wilson ran through a red light and struck his…
Accused Meth Dealer Arrested for 3rd Time in 5 Months
A Kershaw county man accused in several crimes that’s landed him behind bars three times in 5 months finds himself in trouble with the law, again.
Former special education teacher sentenced following fatal DUI accident
A former special education teacher at Lexington Elementary School teacher will spend the next seven years in prison.
Newberry Deputies find missing 16 year old girl who ran away from home
Newberry County Deputies say the missing 16 year old girl was found safe early this morning.
SC Senator Greg Hembree hospitalized due to brain aneurysm
Little River, S.C. (WPDE) — South Carolina State Senator Greg Hembree is in the hospital Thursday night after suffering, what is believed to be a small aneurysm, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson. Richardson says Hembree has some bleeding on the brain, but is in stable condition and awake. He will be monitored for several weeks and is currently in…
