Edgefield, S.C. (WOLO)– The Edgefield Co. Sheriff’s Office is searching for 15 year old Makai Alyvia Blassinggame. Investigators say she has been missing for more than a week. Police say she is around 5’7″ and weighs 180lbs. According to police she left her home on March 19th and is considered to be a runaway. If you know where she is…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Now that Spring is here, State Health leaders are looking at the West Nile Virus. Officials at the Department of Health and Environmental Control want your help tracking the virus. DHEC officials say now through the end of November, if you find any dead Blue Jays, Crows, House Finches or House Sparrows, submit them to the department for…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Governor Henry McMaster will host the first annual South Carolina Vietnam War Veterans Day Thursday. The event will take place at the South Carolina State House at 11am. The Governor will be joined by veterans and their friends and families for the event. According to the Governor’s office, the governor will issue a statewide proclamation designating the day to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Democrat hoping to become South Carolina’s next governor has announced a state lawmaker as her running mate in this year’s election. Florence attorney Marguerite Willis said Tuesday on Twitter that she had selected state Sen. John Scott as her pick for lieutenant governor. Scott has represented Columbia in the state Senate since 2009. He previously served nearly…
David Parker, 69 Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – Lexington County detectives have arrested a man in connection with two separate criminal sexual conduct with a minor charges. Officials say 69-year-old David Parker is charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 11 and criminal sexual conduct with a victim between 11-14. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Special Olympics Athletes, friends and family rallied at the State House…putting an end to the r-word. Hundreds gathered at the State House Tuesday to stand in solidarity with the “Special Olympics of South Carolina” by no longer using a word demeaning to those thriving with mental challenges. Organizers say more than 2 thousand students, parents and faculty from…
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – Lexington County Sherriff’s department is searching for a suspect in connection with a brutal beating of a man in his 60s. Officials say a man in his 60s was attacked after he went to get his paper from the driveway of his Wesley Ct. home on Friday morning. His wife found him in the road with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina utility can stay afloat without collecting much of the $37 million in monthly nuclear charges from customers. That’s according to a financial analysis commission by the state Senate and reported on Tuesday by the Post and Courier of Charleston . The study by Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm Bates White shows lawmakers can temporarily…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Democrat hoping to become South Carolina’s next governor has announced a state lawmaker as her running mate in this year’s election. Florence attorney Marguerite Willis said Tuesday on Twitter that she had selected state Sen. John Scott as her pick for lieutenant governor. Scott has represented Columbia in the state Senate since 2009. He previously…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Here is a friend Columbia Animal Services are hoping you’ll hop at the chance to bring home. Meet Toad, this 11 month old Pit Bull Mix is the shelter’s pet of the week. The folks at the shelter say toad is full of life and loves other dogs and children. If you would like to give ‘Toad’…
