COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a man accused of multiple robbing people at gunpoint on Monday. Officers say the suspect used a gun to steal cash from two victims at Park Place Apartments. To receive up to $1000 for information about the crime or if you know the identity of the…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a stabbing incident that happened Wednesday afternoon. Deputies say the stabbing happened at the U.S. 1 Metro Flea Market. After speaking with witnesses authorities have identified a suspect. Deputies say the victim left the scene before they were able to talk to him. To receive up to $1000 for information…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Autism advocates say Medicaid funding for ABA therapy in South Carolina is the lowest in our nation. Families are urging lawmakers for more support. According to the Autism Academy of South Carolina, over 7,500 children in our state have autism. Experts say that applied behavior analysis or ABA is one of the best therapies for treatment. Back…
W. Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon says the woman found dead inside a West Columbia home Tuesday was a civilian employee of the department. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office confirms 31 year old Lindsey Lee, who worked in the department’s information technology unit, died from sharp force trauma. SLED is investigating her death. Categories: Lexington, Local News,…
(Information from: The Island Packet, http://www.islandpacket.com) BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) – An assistant principal at a South Carolina high school has been charged with slapping his wife in the face as an argument over an untidy cat escalated. The Island Packet reports that David McIntyre, the head of arts, communication and technology at Beaufort High School, was arrested Sunday on a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The House’s roughly $8 billion plan for state taxes spends $100 million on upgrading K-12 schools, puts an additional $38 million into a per-student payment, and buys $10 million worth of school buses. The House voted 115-3 early Wednesday to send its budget proposal to the Senate. A 115-0 vote sent the accompanying “capital reserve” bill,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Dancers from the Connick School of Irish Dance are making their way around town this week, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Four of the women showed off their skills on Good Morning Columbia Wednesday morning. Several of the dancers are headed to the World’s Irish Dance Competition in Dublin in April. Here’s more information about…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to fill the boot. Columbia Firefighters will be at area intersections Wednesday to take donations for the MDA, in the annual fill the Boot Drive. If you’ve got extra change you are asked to consider donating to the cause. Firefighters will at the following intersections starting at 8am. Assembly & Gervais Huger & Blossom Devine &…
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating after a woman’s body was found inside a West Columbia home Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to the 200 block of Haleywood Lane in West Columbia right before 9a.m. after receiving a request for a welfare check. During the welfare check, deputies found a deceased female inside a home….
West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Lexington County Deputies say they found a woman’s body inside a home in the 200 block of Haleywood Lane just before 9:00 Tuesday morning after receiving a request for a welfare check. Due to what Sheriff Jay Koon called a “potential conflict of interest” he has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to lead the investigation into the woman’s…
