COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Remembering the heroes of 9/11 that’s what the Tunnel To Towers Five-K Run and Walk will do. The events get underway at 7pm Friday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The event was started to honor the sacrifice of Stephen Siller… a firefighter who laid down his life to save others on September 11. Money raised will benefit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- People who attend Columbia’s Greek Festival say the event is great for the community. The festival not only aims to bring together people in Columbia, but organizers also use the festivities to help others around the world. “We give $60,000 from the festival proceeds each year to charity. Now we want to want to give to the hurricane,…
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WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Deputies arrested a teenager late Wednesday (9/14) after they found a dead dog with stab wounds and another severely injured dog inside the teen’s home. Patrick Esparza, 17, faces two counts of ill treatment of animals. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, the animals were found inside Esparza’s Dubbs Avenue home. Sheriff Jay Koon…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– The Midlands shelter rescued more than 60 pets from the coastal areas. They had to be relocated to ensure they were safe from Irma’s impact here in South Carolina. “Fortunately, we had our volunteers step up and foster and so we were able to get a lot of our facility into foster homes so…
ABC NEWS– South Korea says North Korea fires unidentified missile from its capital, Pyongyang. For the second time in a month, North Korea has launched a missile over Japanese airspace, say officials. Japan’s public broadcasting network NHK reported that the missile passed over Japanese airspace near Hokkaido, the same prefecture under which a KN-17 intermediate-range missile travelled on August 28….
Charges against USC Basketball player Rakym Felder have been dropped.
MINT HILL, NC (WCCB, WOLO) — Police have charged a 31-year-old substitute at Rocky River High School with taking indecent liberties with a student. Lamont Barrett, according to police, had inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old male student while working as a substitute teacher at the high school. Police say Barrett also showed the teen inappropriate videos involving sexual acts. Barrett…
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of West Columbia has issued a boil water advisory due to a water line break. City officials say customers in these areas should boil their water for one minute before cooking or drinking. Woodsen Circle Bay Blossom Lane Dogwood Lane City officials say, once the water line is repaired and water service is restored, water…
Lexington County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Lexington man who they say was in possession of marijuana and a large amount of cash when he was taken into custody after a high-speed chase early Thursday morning.
