CAYCE, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina officials are investigating after a worker was killed at a metal plant. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said 25-year-old Corey Thomas Moore of Murrells Inlet was working for a contractor at CMC Steel South Carolina in Cayce on Thursday afternoon when he died. Fisher did not provide details on what happened to Moore, a…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina police officer injured in a motorcycle crash earlier this week has died from his injuries. Spartanburg Police Maj. Art Littlejohn said in a news release that 39-year-old Master Police Officer Jason Gregory Harris died Thursday evening. Harris was going to help other officers Tuesday night when his motorcycle hit a car turning left…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The City of Columbia is celebrating Easter with an Eggstravaganza. The 7th annual Let’s Move takes place Saturday and it is free and open to children ages 3-12. This year’s event will include an Easter Egg Hunt, games, eggs-ercises, face painting, exhibitors, refreshments and more, say organizers. WHEN: Saturday, April 15 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. WHERE: Spirit Communications Park,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Alaina Coates, Allisha Gray, and Kaela Davis ended their chapter as championship winning Gamecocks and began a new chapter with the WNBA Thursday night. Former WNBA All-Star Chamique Holdsclaw remembers the thrill of her Draft Day. She was the number one pick back in 1999 after playing playing as a Lady Volunteer under the legendary coach Pat Summit. “It’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A company that makes fishing boats plans to expand its operations in South Carolina and hire another 370 employees. The state commerce department said Thursday that Scout Boats plans to spend nearly $11 million to expand its operations in Summerville. The company plans to add several new models to its product line. Categories: Local News, News,…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – US Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging countries that provide UN peacekeeping troops to hold soldiers accountable for sexual abuse, an appeal that came after citing an AP investigation into a child sex ring in Haiti involving peacekeepers. Haley also warned that “countries that refuse to hold their soldiers accountable must recognize that this either stops or…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Three members of the National Champion South Carolina Gamecocks were selected in the first round of WNBA Draft 2017 presented by State Farm Thursday night at Samsung 837 in New York. Senior center Alaina Coates became the highest pick in program history, selected No. 2 by the Chicago Sky. Junior guards Allisha Gray and Kaela…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a person they say is making dozens of unfounded 911 calls. Investigators say the calls have been coming in since March. According to Deputies, Lexington County’s communications center received 57 calls between March 25 and Wednesday that turned out to be baseless. The Sheriff says most of the woman’s…
The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- SCE&G briefed the South Carolina Public Service Commission for the first time since Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the company they contracted to construct nuclear reactors in the Midlands, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Westinghouse’s bankruptcy left people questioning the fate of nuclear reactors being built at V.C. Summers in Fairfield County. Some we spoke with believe SCE&G customers will…
