Opioid abuse is on the rise, but with helpful gadgets like TimerCap, CVS hoping to help their clients keep track. “It’s basically like a stopwatch in the cap. So, every time they remove the cap it resets and then when they replace it, it restarts, telling them when the last dosage of their medication was taken,” Terra Jones said, a…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The prison escapee captured in Texas after an intense manhunt, is back in South Carolina. Corrections officials say Jimmy Causey arrived at a South Carolina Prison facility around 2:40pm Wednesday. Officials say Causey escaped last week using drones, wire cutters and cell phones. He is serving a life sentence for the kidnapping of Columbia Attorney Jack Swerling….
The leader of South Carolina’s largest business association wants South Carolina’s two U.S. senators to oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say a 46-year-old South Carolina woman collected more than $250,000 by writing bogus checks to the IRS, but her scheme was stopped before she collected the $11 million she was seeking. U.S. Attorney Beth Drake said Stephanie Meyer of Simpsonville was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday for the plot to defraud the…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In an effort to help curb the recent drownings in the Midlands, local law enforcement, fire and Recreation officials are joining together for Swim Safe. The Swim Safe campaign will focus on safety in the water. Saturday, July 15 there will be two free events at local parks. St. Andrews Park and Eastover Park will host swim…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to tell him what the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health care law should contain. McMaster on Tuesday wrote the Kentucky Republican to consider a replacement measure that provides a “free market accommodation” for people with pre-existing conditions. McMaster was one…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Multiple agencies around Lexington County came together to learn new skills to keep you and your family safe this summer. Lexington Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire and Sheriff’s Department are just a few of the agencies learning critical techniques to help save lives. “We’re showing them how to get a victim out of the water on a…
Children receiving a pancreas is rare in itself with only 4 successfully done in the U.S., but for Emmy, her need is for a completely different reason. The Reeves family, like many families in the summer, are taking a trip- hoping to create a “Summer of Memories.” Except, this one will end in Minneapolis where 12-year-old Emmy Reeves will hopefully…
GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) – A convicted kidnapper who escaped from a maximum security prison in South Carolina and was captured 1,200 miles away in Texas has waived extradition. Prosecutors say Jimmy Causey was being held Tuesday in the Williamson County jail pending extradition to South Carolina, where he was serving life in prison. South Carolina officials haven’t said when Causey,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Traffic is once again flowing on 1-26 in Lexington County near mile marker 112 after SC DOT Crews repaired an asphalt defect. Crews worked through the night Monday to complete repairs on the area, damaged by heavy rains. The sinkhole backed up traffic Monday afternoon as crews worked to re-route congestion around the damaged area. …
