Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police Department investigators have arrested a man in connection with several weekend armed robberies. Officials say 20 year-old, Christopher Borders, was arrested at his home yesterday and is facing two counts of armed robbery, shoplifting and malicious injury to property. Columbia officials say, Borders is accused of stealing several Apple watches from Target, a book bag and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-People from all over South Carolina came out to support bill S.516, designed to extend the background check period to five days to close what many call the Charleston Loophole, a flaw that allows gun buyers like Emanuel 9 shooter Dylann Roof to get a gun if they do not hear FBI in three days. Moms demand action…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Feb. 22, 2018) — The American Red Cross presented a new Bloodmobile courtesy of a generous donation from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina this morning (2/27). Representatives from the Red Cross and BlueCross BlueShield attended the event. Local mother Kelly Ellison also shared how the blood donation process impacted her; Ellison desperately needed blood after discovering she had…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of Desmond Marquise Cromer on Tuesday (2/27). Lott says Cromer has been charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. At approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday (2/25) on St. Andrews Rd. Cromer allegedly shot and killed a 14…
A Cayce man is accused of firing shots at a random group into a home, and at a group of people barely missing them.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) – Five candidates are seeking the South Carolina House seat left vacant when former majority leader Rick Quinn resigned in December and pleaded guilty to misconduct in office. Republican voters in Lexington County were choosing among a crowded field in Tuesday’s primary. The candidates include attorney and former legislative staffer Joel Deason; Lexington District One school board…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– There are changes coming to a Richland County intersection. According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, they plan to remove a traffic signal on Two Notch Road due to results of a traffic study showing low traffic volumes. The DOT says the signal is located at a closed Kmart store on Two Notch Road, between the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Members of faith and law enforcement communities are voicing support for a bipartisan bill that would make it tougher for someone like Dylann Roof to buy a gun in South Carolina. Emanuel AME Church pastor Eric Manning told lawmakers Tuesday he supports the measure to extend background checks from three days to five. Mount Pleasant Deputy…
Southeastern Conference women’s basketball head coaches and the Associated Press tapped South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson the SEC Player of the Year for the third time, making her the first to earn the award that often.
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