COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina election officials say they have received a letter requesting voter information from U.S. President Donald Trump’s commission investigating voter fraud. State Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire said commissioners will carefully consider the request received Monday. He says they are researching state and federal law. Trump’s commission asked for names, party affiliations, addresses, voting histories,…
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a man who they say robbed a local bank Monday morning.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating after more than 100 Gravesites have been vandalized at Greenlawn Memorial Park on Sunday. Reports say at some point during the evening of July 1 and early morning on July 2, over one hundred gravesites at Greenlawn Memorial Park were vandalized. Columbia Police say and estimated $10,000 worth of damages were done. Damages…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who died after being involved in a motor vehicle collision on Tuesday. The incident occurred on I-20 Eastbound near mile marker 77. Paul Cheezem, 60, of Batesburg-Leesville, SC was transported from the scene by Richland County EMS to Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital where he…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Lexington County man died in a suspected drowning Sunday morning on Lake Murray. The Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, says Austin Carson, 23, was swimming with a friend at 2:00am near the Lake Murray dam when he began struggling to stay afloat. Carson’s body was recovered a short time later. An autopsy performed on July…
On August 21, people across the United States will see the sun disappear behind the moon, turning daylight into twilight, causing the temperature drop rapidly.
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A pedestrian is now facing charges after being hit by a car Friday night. Columbia Police say Kenneth Benton,53, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol while walking outside of the pedestrian crosswalk at 5300 Forest Drive shortly after 9:30 p.m. when he was hit by a car. As a result, the pedestrian suffered multiple injuries including broken…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are investigating a nightclub shooting that sent one person to the hospital Saturday morning. At 4.a.m deputies responded to a shots fired call at club Vault, located in the 3100 block of Broad River Road. Deputies say while the victim was sitting in a vehicle they were shot by the suspect who was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has landed South Florida’s Mark Kingston as its new baseball coach. Gamecocks athletic director Ray Tanner announced the hiring of Kingston on Friday. Kingston spent the past three seasons with the Bulls, leading them to a 100-78-1 record and a pair of NCAA regional appearances. USF won 42 games in 2017, surpassing the 40-win mark…
Lots of people heading out to the lake for the 4th of July weekend, but with 4 recent drownings, the Department of Natural Resources wants to make sure you’re being safe on the water. “We will be out in full force. We enforce safety first obviously, we want people to be very mindful of others. Be very cautious of others,”…
