COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has decided to attend the Republican National Convention in Ohio next month. Spokesman Rob Godfrey said Tuesday that Haley will attend alongside South Carolina’s delegation. But, unlike in 2012, she has no plans to address the convention. The Republican governor has been very vocal in her criticism of Donald Trump. But…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say they don’t suspect foul play in the case of a person who was discovered dead inside a vehicle in the parking lot a Walmart on Tuesday. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the man as 53-year-old Keith Walter Lindler of Lexington. Autopsy results are still pending, Fisher said. Authorities said Thursday they do…
(CNN) – A viral photo of a girl standing on a toilet shows her practicing at home for a preschool gun drill. CNN’s Rosemary Church interviews the girl’s mom. Categories: Local News, National News, News Tags: Churchill, drill, Girl, Gun, Gun Drill, interview, mom, Mother, photo, practice, practicing, pre-school, Rosemary, School Drill, stand, toilet, viral
KIDS COUNT measures child well-being in four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, Family and Community. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A national report shows the overall well-being of South Carolina’s children improved slightly, even as poverty worsens. The Kids Count survey released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Children’s Trust of South Carolina shows the state ranks 41st…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Columbia police are searching for answers in an overnight shooting. Officials say a man was shot on Ripplemeyer Avenue just after 10:00 Tuesday night. The victim was taken to the hospital. No word yet on his condition. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO) — A 15 year old autistic boy is back with his family safe and sound after wandering away from his Woodboro Dr. home Sunday night. The teenager’s mother Ardelia McDaniel explains that it’s not odd for her son to walk away from their house. She tells ABC Columbia, “I used to break down and cry because…
Daniel Dale Browder SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 52-year-old Edgewater Drive man was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop. A Sumter County deputy stopped Daniel Browder’s vehicle around 9 p.m. on June 19 on Starks Ferry Road for an expired tag, officials say. According to sheriff’s officials, Browder was able to provide a valid SC driver’s license,…
Columbia,SC. (WOLO) — School is out but that doesn’t mean your kids have to stop learning. If you’re looking for something to keep the busy this summer you don’t have to go far. The city of Columbia is offering a Skills and Drills event to help them hone in on their athletic abilities, learn new ones, and get out and…
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Red Cross is providing assistance to a West Columbia family that lost its house in a fire today. Authorities said the three adults and one child escaped the blaze at Indigo Place Court off Fish Hatchery Road. The Red Cross is asking people to take two simple steps that can help save lives: check…
CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO) – A Chapin man, who was not wearing his helmet, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Lexington County Saturday night. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said it happened in the 3000 block of Wessinger Road in Chapin around 8:15 p.m. Saturday. The Lexington County Coroner has identified the victim as Christian Kallenbach, 49. Kallenbach died at…
