RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Two teens were arrested after attempting to rob a pizza delivery man at gun point on Saturday, say Deputies. El-Hajj Stanley, 18, and a 16-year-old — whose name is being withheld pending formal filing of charges as an adult — were arrested on robbery charges. The pizza delivery man said he arrived at a home in the…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A Columbia man is facing multiple charges following a police chase that sent three people to the hospital on Friday. Lexington Police say Desean McMillian,20, was arrested after being released from the hospital. Police say an officer noticed McMillian’s Dodge Charger had both an equipment and registration violation, and that he was making several unlawful lane changes. When…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A teen killed while on his bike during a hit and run has been identified. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual as Tijhee Dijon Salley, 19, of Lexington. Salley was pronounced dead at an area hospital as a result of traumatic injuries, according to Fisher. Troopers say Salley was riding his bicycle along YMCA Road near…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Are your kids ready to play ball? The City of Columhia announced that registration is now open for Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s 9th Annual Drills & Skills Clinics. The clinic is for ages 6-13. According to the City, the Drills & Skills Clinics will include two instructional sessions, for one week in both July and August. Youth will…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and several agencies are responding to a possible drowning in Lake Murray. A witness said an adult male jumped into Lake Murray from a pontoon boat to cool off but has not resurfaced. Deputies say the call came in around 6:15 p.m. RCSD’s Marine Patrol, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a Hit and Run in which a bicyclist was struck and injured by a vehicle that fled the scene. The incident happened in Lexington County around 10:10pm Friday on YMCA Road near Ruff Acres Lane, east of the City of Lexington. Troopers describe the car as a light…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Politicians and friends from across the country are sending thoughts and prayers to Republican U.S. House candidate Katie Arrington after she was seriously injured in a car crash in South Carolina. President Donald Trump posted on Twitter he was thinking about Arrington. U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford also sent prayers to Arrington over Twitter. Arrington defeated Sanford in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Vice President Mike Pence is in the Palmetto State Saturday. According to his campaign, Pence will travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Vice President will participate in an event for Governor Henry McMaster ahead of Tuesday’s GOP Runoff. President Donald Trump will be in West Columbia Monday at 6pm for an Election Eve rally with McMaster, according…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Lowcountry elected official Katie Arrington is in a local hospital after she and a friend were seriously injured in a deadly wreck in Charleston County late Friday night, authorities say. Arrington, 47, has undergone surgery for treatment of her injuries, and is recovering in a local hospital, spokesman Michael Mule confirms. Arrington, of Summerville, is a South Carolina…
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – A USC football player is facing assault charges after an incident last weekend. Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says 22-year-old Gamecock safety Javon Charleston was arrested on Sunday (6/17) and now faces charges of assault and battery and breaking and entering. According to the incident report Charleston tried to contact a female acquaintance but when she did…
