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Police: Victim in ‘Serious’ Condition Following Shooting at Pool Party

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect who they say shot a juvenile during a pool party early Friday morning. According to officials deputies responded to a shots fired call on St. Andrews Road around 1:30 a.m. at an neighboring apartment complex. The wanted suspect fired multiple shots in the direction of…

WATCH: Wellness Center Celebrates 10 Years of Healthy Living

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Charles Drew Wellness Center in Columbia is celebrating its 10th birthday with a party Saturday, in conjunction with the reopening of its pool after a six-month-long renovation.  Watch the video to learn more about what the milestone means for our community.  The celebration takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the wellness center. Categories:…

Watch: Parents Scream Foul Over Softball Facilities

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) — A group of Lexington parents who have daughters that play for a Softball team for Lexington High say the facilities are not up to snuff. The parents say they’re suing the district claiming their girls are not getting the equal facilities entitle to them under title 9. The school district however,  maintains they’re in complete compliance…

Orangeburg Man, 23, Charged with Threatening Deputy

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – A Orangeburg County man is behind bars following a traffic stop that lead to the discovery of drugs, drug paraphernalia and a stolen 9mm handgun officials say. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office’s incident report, David Anthony Bennett yelled expletives saying to a deputy, “You don’t know who you are (expletive) with, you will (expletive)…

Watch: GOP Representatives Call for Lawsuit Against Federal Government

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Thursday morning Representative Michael Pitts announced that he and 55 fellow GOP Representatives were calling on Governor Nikki Haley and Attorney General Alan Wilson to pursue legal action against the federal government. Eleven states that have filed suit against the Obama Administration’s directive to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity. Representative…

Victim of I-77 Fatal Crash Identified

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Coroner has released the name of the man who died Wednesday evening after being involved in an accident on Interstate 77. 42-year-old Kareem Agee Motley of Columbia died from blunt force trauma due to the injuries he sustained in a tractor trailer vs. motor vehicle incident that occurred at 5:30 p.m. on I-77 Northbound at Garners Ferry…

4 Arrested in Lexington County ‘Drug Shop’ Bust

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say narcotics agents arrested four people last month at a store they say is known to sell drug paraphernalia. According to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon, “Several pounds of spice, a variety of synthetic marijuana, and approximately $4,200 in cash were seized from Cloud 9 on Bush River Road,”…

EMS Worker Charged with Filing False Report Following Shooting

Timmonsville EMS worker Richard Grooms is charged with filing false report following shooting. (Florence County Detention Center / WPDE) TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (WPDE) — Timmonsville EMS worker Richard Grooms, 58, is charged with malicious injury to property and filing false police report of a felony violation in connection with an incident last Friday in Timmonsville where he reported being shot. Deputies…

Woman Wanted for Alleged Assault Outside RCSD Headquarters, Surrenders

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 28-year-old woman wanted by police after she was allegedly caught on surveillance video assaulting a victim outside the Richland County Sheriff’s Department main headquarters has surrendered to authorities On May 16, Courtney Gibson is accused of following the victim to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department after a verbal altercation in an attempt to provoke the victim….