ABC NEWS– The United States Department of Justice has announced that a special counsel has been appointed to investigate Russian interference into last year’s presidential election. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been assigned by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to “oversee the previously-confirmed FBI investigation of Russian government efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, and related matters.” In…
AA Robeson County, N.C. (WPDE) — The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a 68-year-old Myrtle Beach man who was driving a tractor-trailer on I-95 on Tuesday caused a multi-vehicle pileup that killed five people, including himself. The crash happened on I-95 at 8 mile marker, between Rowland and Lumberton, around 12:30 p.m., according to a news release from Highway Patrol preliminary…
An Orangeburg County postal employee is accused of mail theft.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-A community still on high alert after burglars steal thousands of dollars worth of gold. On Tuesday night members of the Midlands Indian Community wants their voices heard. “It makes you feel very hesitant to do things like leave home,” Himadri Dasqupta said. Dasqupta has heard the horror stories from friends who have became victims of robberies. Some…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The runoff election for the Republican GOP nomination to replace Mick Mulvaney in South Carolina’s 5th District was too close to call Tuesday night, with the slightest or margins separating the contenders. The difference in votes between former lawmaker Ralph Norman and state legislator Tommy Pope was less than 1 percent, meaning a recount is automatic….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Here is a list of winners of races in South Carolina. State House – District 70 Wendy Brawley, Democrat 70 % Heath Hill, Democrat 30 % Categories: Local News, Politics, State Tags: SC State House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former House Majority Leader Rick Quinn says he’s done nothing wrong and will fight the misconduct charges against him. Quinn becomes the third South Carolina legislator since December suspended from office amid corruption allegations. House Speaker Jay Lucas suspended Quinn on Tuesday, as required by state law, following his indictment on two counts of misconduct in…
CAMDEN, S.C. (WOLO)- According to the South Carolina Election Commission, Congressional District 5 covers 11 Midlands counties: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Newberry, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union and York. Both Republican candidates in Tuesday’s runoff, Tommy Pope and Ralph Norman, hail from York County but voters from Kershaw County told ABC Columbia their votes matter and the candidates are still…
Iyana Lowery is 4 feet 2 inches and about 100 pounds (WPDE) McColl, S.C. (WPDE) — The body of Iyana Lowery, the 8-year-old girl who was first reported missing on May 5 after her mother was found dead at their Bennettsville home, has been found. The body was found Sunday morning in a creek off Gum Swamp Road near New Bridge…
A Sumter County man is behind bars accused of stabbing his girlfriend and threatening to harm other victims.
