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Authorities ID man found dead in 18-wheeler

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Authorities have identified a man found dead inside the cab of an 18-wheeler Monday. According to the Kershaw County Coroner’s Office, Carlton Brooks, 49, of Rembert was found at the Black River Shell station on Sumter Highway by Camden Police. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Categories: Local News, News Tags: SCNews

Corrections Officers, Richland Deputies Confiscate Over 800 Phones in County Prisons

More Than 6,000 Phones Collected From State Prisons in 2017

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-Contraband continues to be an issue in our state prisons, South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said more than six thousand phones were retrieved from state prisons in 2017 and more than seven thousand in 2016. Law enforcement leaders say the Department of Corrections should not have to combat this issue alone. At a press conference…

Two South Carolina Representatives React To Being On Train During Accident

  Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Republican members of Congress are now on their way to the GOP retreat on busses but before they took off, ABC Columbia spoke with two of South Carolina’s representatives who were on the train when the accident happened. Representatives Ralph Norman and Joe Wilson say they are okay now. Both of them were on the train…