COLUBMIA, SC (WOLO)– Lace up the tennis shoes or grab the bike, Sunday the City of Columbia Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is hosting an Open Streets Event. It will take place from 1-5pm along Devine Street. According to City officials, the Open Streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. builders broke ground on more apartment buildings last month, pushing up overall home construction 1.9 percent. The Commerce Department says housing starts rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million, driven by a big 16 percent gain in apartment buildings. Single-family home construction slipped 3.7 percent. Home construction has grown steadily since…
SUMTER, SC (April 21, 2017) –Sumter Police say a “significant” amount of heroin was discovered during the sting operation, which lead to the arrest of three men. On Thursday, the Sumter Police Department searched homes at 7 E. Newberry Ave. and 1999 Ashby Road. There officers say they found were a total of 4.2 ounces of heroin with a street…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- An 18-year-old is being accused of a sex crime involving a girl under the age of 11. Omar Glover has was arrested on Thursday and charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor –First Degree. Columbia police say on February 7,2018 Glover engaged in sexual battery with a minor female. He is being housed at the Alvin S….
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A Lexington man was killed after being thrown off his motorcycle Friday night. The incident happened in the 2500 block of South Lake Drive in Lexington at 9:00 P.M. Rueben Wyatt Baughman, 31, who is believed to have been wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, was passing a vehicle when he was ejected from his…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Ready for a weekend treat? The 6th Annual South Carolina Cornbread Festival presented by North Columbia Business Association is Saturday. It will take place April 21, 2017 from 11am-7pm in Earlewood Park, 1111 Parkside Drive, Columbia, SC 29203. According to organizers, the event will feature an entire day of entertainment, food and fun for every family member and every…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. health officials are considering new steps to improve the government’s system for overseeing medical devices. The approval process has been criticized for years for failing to catch problems with defective implants. Today’s plan from the Food and Drug Administration includes few immediate changes, but could eventually increase safeguards on such things as pacemakers, artificial joints, medical…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Richland County deputies are searching for two men in an armed robbery and carjacking. Investigators say it happened Thursday (4/19) afternoon on Broad River Road near I20. The victim says he was meeting someone to give them a cell phone when the suspect jumped in the back seat with a gun and the second suspect took…
CAMDEN, SC (WOLO)– It was a beautiful day Friday and hundreds of Athletes competing for gold took full advantage of the weather. “It brings back good old memories of everything you’ve accomplished and you never hold back by doing it,” Matthew Jones said, one of the many Special Olympic Athletes competing. Athletes were not the only ones pumped up for the big…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police Department investigators are working to determine who stole a man’s wounded warrior service dog during a recent burglary. The incident occurred on April 16, 2018 at a home at the 6800 block of Gavilan Avenue. Investigators believe that at least two men broke into the home and stole a flat screen TV and the…
