COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A 33-year-old man was killed during an attempted armed robbery in Columbia after midnight Sunday. Columbia Police Department officers said Timothy Callahan, of Columbia, died at the hospital. He was shot in the upper and lower body. Several people on the scene rendered aid to Callahan until EMS arrived. According to witnesses, a black man wearing dark clothing shot Callahan after…
A Lexington woman died after a hit and run at the intersection of Millwood Avenue and King Street in Columbia Saturday evening, around 7:30 p.m.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police investigators are searching for answers after a young girl was grazed by a bullet during a shooting Saturday morning on McKinley Street. It happened in the 2400 block. Authorities said the girl was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. If you know something that could help investigators, call 1-888-CRIME-SC. Categories: Local News,…
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Kershaw County School District High Schools raised more than $47,500 for United Way of Kershaw County in their first week of school. Camden High School raised more than $25,000, winning this year’s Caring Cup. This is the 8th year of the competition. In total, students have raised close to $300,000 for the local branch of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you’re filling up at the pump, you’ll have some extra change. According to GasBuddy gasoline prices in Columbia have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week/ Right now Midlands Drivers are paying an average $1.79 a gallon. Nationally, drivers are paying $2.12/gallon. According to GasBuddy, prices are around 35.2 cents per gallon lower than…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) – Sumter Police say an argument led to a fatal shooting in Sumter Friday afternoon. Investigators have charged Nathan McBride, 74, in the death of Jermaine Williams, 45. They say McBride and Williams were arguing at McBride’s home, when Williams drove away. Police say McBride followed him, and when Williams stopped his car on Council Street near its intersection…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A Midlands girl is going for the win! An H.E. Corley Elementary School student will take her love of cooking to a competitive level on national television. Tyra Jefferson of Irmo is a contestant on the Food Network show “Star Kids.” You can see Tyra on the show Monday, August 22 at 8 p.m. Categories: Local News, News…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s funding for police body cameras is being distributed to every agency that applied — including one that monitors oyster health and scrutinizes pharmacists. After a bystander’s video last year showed a white North Charleston police officer killing a fleeing, unarmed black man, widespread outrage spurred state lawmakers to vote in favor of police body…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The president of the University of South Carolina will make just under $1 million for this school year under a pay package that was just approved. The State newspaper in Columbia reports that the university’s board of trustees approved the pay on Friday. Pastides will make a taxpayer-funded salary of nearly $313,000. He will also earn supplemental…
UNION, S.C. (AP) – Two men who escaped from a South Carolina jail have been caught. Union County Jail records show that Ashley Tyler and Kenneth Lipsey Jr. are back in custody Saturday and are each facing an added escape charge. Authorities say the two men escaped Friday afternoon from the Union County Jail. Tyler was in jail awaiting a murder trial…
