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Illness Impacts 120 Lexington Co. Jail Inmates

ABC Columbia/Rich Wandover LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) —  State health officials are investigating an illness that is affecting a large group of inmates at the Lexington County Detention Center. Capt. Adam Myrick of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department tells local media that about 120 inmates have been treated for a gastrointestinal illness in the last two days. The Department of Health…

WATCH: Family pleads for answers in loved one’s murder

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A Northeast Columbia family is pleading for answers in the death of their loved one, Jamell George, who was gunned down in his parent’s front yard just hours before he would have turned 27. George was murdered the night of July 2. Richland County Sheriff’s investigators said George was sitting in his car in his parent’s…

WATCH: Pokemon GO Gets Players Exercising, Exploring Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Pokemon Go craze taking the world by storm has officially landed in the Capital City. The virtual reality app for your mobile device is drawing crowds to popular sights in Columbia, and law enforcement wants to remind you to stay safe while you’re having fun. Watch the video above to hear their advice, plus why Midlands residents…

RCSD Seeking Suspects in Pinedale Dr. Murder

  Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–  Richland County deputies have released sketched of two suspects wanted for murder. Sheriff Leon Lott says deputies responded to a shots fired call just before 11:00 the evening of July 2 at a home on Pinedale Dr. Lott says the victim, 26 year-old Jamell George was sitting in his car in the driveway when two suspects approached….

SC Justices Favor Solicitor Over AG in Corruption Case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s highest court has handed a defeat to the state’s top prosecutor, ruling a solicitor had the authority to open a state grand jury investigation. The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Solicitor David Pascoe is empowered to continue his investigation into allegations of corruption at the South Carolina Statehouse. Wilson originally asked Pascoe to…