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Point blank shooting suspect arrested

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Richland County deputies have arrested a suspect in a recent shooting that was caught on camera. Investigators say Jonte White, 35, was arrested Monday (3/5) at the Days Inn on Bush River Road. He is charged with attempted murder. According to deputies, on February 11 White shot a person multiple times at the BP on…

Forestry Commission Offers Clarification Monday Morning Smoke

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Skies are clear now but Monday morning got off to a smoky start for many in The Midlands. Forest Protection Chief Darryl Jones said the smoke drivers saw on I-20 was smoke left over from two controlled or prescribed burns on Fort Jackson Sunday. “That burned was planned based on the weather prediction we get from the…

12 Apartments Damaged in Sunday Fire

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Fire officials are investigating an apartment fire, Sunday, that left 8 families without a home. The fire broke out at the Briargate Apartments on Old Manor Road Sunday morning. Crews from Columbia Fire Department and Irmo fire worked together to knock out the blaze. Officials say no one was injured during the fire, however, 12 apartments are damaged….

SWAT Team Rescues 3 Year Old SC Girl

HARLEYVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Authorities in South Carolina say a SWAT team rescued a 3-year-old girl being held by her father in a car by distracting the man just long enough to break a window and pull out the child. The girl was not hurt, but the man shot himself in the head and remained hospitalized Monday. Dorchester County Sheriff’s…

Lexington Deputies identify two men in connection with Bank Robbery in Chapin

      Ryan Anthony Newell (left) and Cory Ramon Woods (right)             CHAPIN, SC (WOLO)– Update (3/5 – 7:09 p.m.)  Lexington County officials say Ryan Anthony Newell and Cory Ramon Woods are being held in the Lexington County Detention Center in connection to Monday morning’s armed robbery. Deputies tracked down the suspects right in the…