Kershaw County, S.C. (WOLO)– Friday, Fairfield and Kershaw county schools had added security because of a possible threat, but after investigations, both counties determined it was just a rumor. Law Enforcement is being hyper vigilant around schools after the Florida school shooting and recent threats around the state. Kershaw and Fairfield counties investigated what they thought were real threats…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–State Solicitor David Pascoe is appealing former State Representative Richard Quinn’s sentence on a misconduct in office charge. According to documents filed afternoon, Solicitor Pascoe is asking the judge to reconsider because of what he calls the court’s failure to interpret the facts prior to Quinn’s guilty plea. On Monday Quinn was sentenced to two years of probation…
Deputies are searching for a suspect now identified in a February 2nd shooting.
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies say a teenager is accused of threatening to “shoot up” a school on social media. Investigators say Kameron Hilliard turned himself in this morning. Deputies say he made the threat against Westwood High School on Twitter. According to authorities Hilliard is charged with unlawful communication and disturbing schools. In a release the school’s…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In the latest jobs report, South Carolina saw a slight increase in unemployment… but a rise in job openings. The SC Department of Employment and Workforce says the unemployment rate increased to four point one percent in December 2017. Though the number of job openings rose by 25 – hundred that month, according to the conference board’s…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia and USC Police were busy jumping at a chance to get wet for a good cause. Thursday officers took the 2018 Gamecock Polar Plunge into the Maxcy Gregg pool. This in an effort to raise money for the Palmetto State’s Special Olympics. The Gamecock Polar Plunge is sponsored by the University of South Carolina Department of Public…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A big boost this week for Columbia Fire safety… The Columbia Fire Department received a grant that will provide smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to senior citizens in Hopkins. The grant allowed the department to purchase 300 smoke and 200 carbon monoxide alarms. It’s a life saving purchase say officials. The grant, for over 7 thousand dollars….was from the…
Tyasha Harris scored 20 points, A’Ja Wilson added a double-double and No. 8 South Carolina used an overwhelming advantage at the free-throw line to beat No. 20 Georgia 77-65 on Thursday night.
ROCK HILL, SC (WOLO) – Police in Rock Hill say a couple of burglars raided a victim’s kitchen during a weekend break-in. Investigators say the suspects cooked chicken wings and drank the man’s RC Cola. Investigators say when the 77-year-old resident returned home he found his house and car ransacked. No arrests have been made yet. Categories: Local News, News,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The NTSB has released a report on the deadly Amtrak train crash in Cayce this month. In the report, the NTSB states “the evidence indicates that human decision making and actions likely played key roles in the accident scenario.” The report goes on to say “in the accident, safe movement of the train through the signal…
