Local News

Mother of Train Crash Victim Speaks Out

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) – The mother of an Amtrak engineer killed in a crash in South Carolina says he was rattled by another crash less than a year before. Catherine Kempf says her son’s train hit a vehicle at a rail crossing in the first crash and he sought counseling because he knew he had people’s lives in his hands….

Tax Reform in DC Helping SC

West Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Congressman Joe Wilson says recent tax reform passed in Washington is yielding results right here in the Midlands. Monday morning Wilson stopped by Mooneyhan’s auto service in West Columbia to congratulate him on his recent expansion adding a new bay to his shop. The Republican lawmaker says this is a sign of things to come. Categories:…

3 high school student killed in Laurens Co wreck

LAURENS COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Three high school students were killed in a head on collision in the upstate Sunday (2/5). The Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 11:30 a.m. on US 221 in Laurens County. The Coroner says none of the teens were wearing a seatbelt in a pick-up truck that crossed the center line and hit a…

Expecting mother, unborn child identified in fatal wreck

DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – The Darlington County Coroner’s Office released the names of five people killed in an accident over the weekend. The victims included Chikari Douglas-Rouse, 28, of Hartsville and her unborn baby boy known only as Douglas-Graham. The Coroner’s Office says the expecting mother was in labor and headed to the hospital when the wreck happened. Eight…