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Chief Holbrook, Sheriff Lott Respond to Dallas Massacre

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO/PRESS RELEASE) Columbia Police Skip Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott released a statement following the shooting death of five police officers in Dallas on Thursday. Read their full statement: As we are all too aware, tragic events around the country have exposed fractures in the public’s trust of police.  Again, in recent days, we have…

Swansea Man Arrested on Obstruction Charges

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) – Lexington County sheriff’s deputies say they’ve arrested a Swansea man wanted on obstruction charges in the shooting death of a man in April. The sheriff’s department said in a news release that investigations think Daiquan Lamont Brooks has information about the April 29 death of 21-year-old Ryan Williams of Swansea. An autopsy showed that Williams was…

Victim Died of Hyperthermia, Coroner Says

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the man who died of heat related conditions in the early morning hours of July 6. 31-year-old Jamal Dirk Graham, was transported to Dorn VA Hospital ER on July 5 and died of hyperthermia. Coroner Watts wants to inform the public of heat related illnesses…

WATCH: Leeza Gibbons returns home to help our caregivers

IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) – Talk show host, author and most recently, winner of the “Celebrity Apprentice”, Leeza Gibbons, is making good on her promise to bring more than $700,000 in prize money from the reality competition home to Irmo. “I truly believe I won ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ because I had my eye on this prize,” Gibbons said. The star opens the…

Watch: Working Out in Triple Digit Temperatures

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Midlands’ triple digit temperatures can make exercising more dangerous, but the summer sun doesn’t dull the desire to get in a good workout. Susan Yeargin, an assistant professor in USC’s department of exercise science says ignoring the summer’s extreme heat can have deadly consequences She tells ABC Columbia, “Heat stroke is the most dangerous, there’s…

Man, 45, Accused of Stealing Flat Screen TV

John Richmond RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 45-year-old man is wanted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly breaking into a locked shed, stealing a flat screen television. On Thursday, June 2, John Richmond went to 5 Sherry Court a gained entry to victim’s shed by breaking the front window causing approximately $160 in damages to the property, authorities say….