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“Truckers Against Trafficking” Empowers Truck Drivers To End Human Trafficking

  Columbia, SC (WOLO)–  Thursday, thousands of South Carolina’s truckers joined the fight against trafficking. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a partnership that trains people who drive big rigs on how to spot and how to respond to trafficking. “I…. I didn’t know… I just, you know, she didn’t want to be there by herself I can almost promise you that….

Sheriff Releases New Details in Nightclub Shooting

Richland Co., S.C . (WOLO)–  Sheriff Leon Lott released new details Thursday afternoon in a deadly shooting at the Black Pearl nightclub on Broad River Rd. Investigators say Trevonne Judge and Torance Peoples were found dead at the scene. According to the sheriff, Investigators determined there was an argument between the men who were killed and three other men who…

SC lawmakers introduce bill to make electric chair default method of execution

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – South Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill to in the House of Representatives Thursday (1/11) that would bring back the electric chair as the default method of execution. The Bill, titled H416, would mandate that a person convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death shall suffer the penalty by electrocution. It continues that the person…

The holidays are over when the grinding of the greens stops

Thursday is the final day to have trees ground into mulch

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) — With another holiday season passing, comes the time honored tradition of turning the trees into mulch.  According to Keep The Midlands’ Beautiful’s Lauren Robinson, Thursday is the final day to drop off Christmas trees off to be ground into mulch, which will be given away on Saturday. According to Robinson, the free mulch will be distributed…