Lexington Police Department are looking for five black male suspects in connection with stealing two vehicles and breaking into vehicles to steal multiple items at two apartment complexes.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If you are looking for a furry friend, the City of Columbia Animal Services is offering a summer adoption special. The Dog & Cat Days of Summer Adoption Special runs July 16–21, 2018. All cats and dogs will be available for adoption with a fee of $20, say officials. This adoption fee includes spay/neuter, micro-chip, Feline Leukemia/Heartworm Test,…
Richland County, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department held an active shooter training today as a precaution if tragedy were to strike a Midlands school. The event was held at Dent Middle School this afternoon. A spokesperson for RCSD says exercises like this provide real-time examples of how deputies would respond in this type of event. RCSD holds several…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The City of Columbia announced they Are removing the bike lanes they just installed because the community said it was backing up traffic and creating more confusion on the busy road. In order to have the bike lanes they took the four-lane corridor and made the outer two lanes into bike lanes. Bobcats and big machinery take…
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you looking to serve and protect? The West Columbia Police Department is launching a new recruitment program. The goal is to meet the growing need for qualified applicants, say officials. The new program includes increased starting salaries for police officers and ways to remain competitive throughout an officer’s career with additional promotion opportunities and other…
Orangeburg, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday afternoon Orangeburg Deputies are holding a press conference on the capture of an escaped inmate, on the run for two months. ABC Columbia has team coverage of the arrest of Curtis Green. Green was on the run for over two months after escaping from the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center, say deputies. He was in jail for…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If you to visit Riverfront Park during the day, you’ll need to make some different plans. According to the City of Columbia, the park will be closed Thursday, July 19 for vegetation treatment along the Columbia Canal. According to the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, the park will be closed to guests until 6 p.m. but you can…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you’ve got questions or issues about Fair Housing, you have a chance to speak out Saturday. According to the City of Columbia, the Community Development Department will host a “Speak Out A conversation on Fair Housing and Equal Access.” Organizers say the quarterly conversations will address different issues regarding Equal Access/Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity. “Speak Out!” is…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A motorcyclist has been arrested and charged with hitting and killing a pedestrian in South Carolina last month. News outlets reported that 24-year-old Sean Austin Merriman of Ladson turned himself into police Monday and was charged with reckless homicide. Fifty-five-year-old Damian Lawton Brown of North Charleston was struck and killed June 23 in North Charleston. Police…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Department announced that the last inmate sought after an escape from a detention center back in May has been caught. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says Curtis Green, 20, was taken into custody Tuesday morning around 6:30am. two hours after he attempted a carjacking. A press conference is set for 2 p.m. at the Orangeburg…
