COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s unemployment rate has risen slightly as the number of people working in the state climbs to a record high. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Monday that South Carolina’s unemployment rate in January was 4.4 percent, up from 4.3 percent in December. That increase mirrored national unemployment, which also rose 0.1 percent from…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)–Lexington County Deputies are on the look out for a missing Gaston teen. Investigators say 16 year old, Trinity Schmidt, was last seen around 9:30 Friday night at her home off of Fish Hatchery Road. She is believed to be wearing baggy gray sweatpants and white Tommy Hilfiger sneakers. According to Lexington County Sheriff, Jay Koon, Schmidt’s family members…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Drivers with a suspended license have a chance to get back on the road this week, thanks to the Department of Motor Vehicles. During this week, South Carolina licensed drivers, who lost their driving privileges because of: – Excessive points for someone under the age of 18 – Operating an unlicensed taxi – Operating an uninsured vehicle that…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – It’s budget week in the South Carolina House. Debate opened Monday on the Ways and Means Committee’s roughly $8 billion spending plan for state taxes. It includes $150 million to begin shoring up the state’s pension system for public workers and $82 million to cover Hurricane Matthew cleanup costs. The budget proposal for the fiscal year…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina (27-4) earned a No. 1 seed in its 14th berth in the NCAA Tournament and will face 16th-seeded UNC Asheville (19-14) on Fri., March 17, at 5 p.m. ET, with the contest set to be televised on ESPN2 in the event’s opening round. The Gamecocks are in the Stockton Region and will host…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order Monday suspending Columbia City Councilman Moe Baddourah. According to the order, Baddourah’s arrest for Second Degree Domestic Violence is a crime of “moral turpitude” and therefore he will remain suspended until he is acquitted. Baddourah released a statement Monday evening which reads in part, “It’s troubling that the Governor…
AIKEN, SC (WOLO)– The SC Highway Patrol says it has made an arrest in connection with the hit and run deaths of two SC DOT workers and the injury of a third worker. According to the SC Department of Public Safety, Lonnie Dean Miller is facing numerous charges, including two counts of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death…
Toby Butlar Boyd NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A serial burglar was arrested in Georgia over the weekend more than a month after officials launched a massive manhunt. Toby Butlar Boyd, 43, was found in Wilcox, Georgia hiding in an abandoned mobile, Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said. On February 9, Boyd is accused of fleeing on foot after being stopped…
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a man and woman wanted in connection with at least two car break-ins and credit card fraud.
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Fire crews spent Sunday evening battling a blaze that destroyed a mobile home. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the single-wide mobile home fire around 7pm. Officials say they arrived, the home on Roof street was filled with heavy fire and smoke. The fire is under investigation. No injuries have been reported. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
