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Saluda Co. Deputy, Suspect Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting

Saluda Co., S.C. (WOLO)–A Saluda County deputy and a suspect were hospitalized after an officer involved shooting. Investigators with the saluda county sheriff’s department say at around 4pm Friday deputies were serving an arrest warrant at a home on Old Lexington Rd. near the Saluda-Lexington county line. Deputies say when they approached the suspect tried to drive off in a…

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Join us at 6. Preparing for the worst.  Hoping for the best. Tonight at 6…. How October’s Flood is helping State Emergency leaders get ready for Hurricane Season. And, we will have more on Operation Smackdown.  Investigators hope a series of arrests put a big dent in the heroin trade in the Midlands. Plus, we will have more on the…

RCSD Deputies Looking for Suspects in Vehicle, Trailer Theft

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for suspect(s) involved in stealing a pickup truck and trailer. Officials say that on Thursday, May 12, the suspect(s) stole the victim’s gray 2005 Ford F-250 with Georgia Tag BQ68CU from the Ramada Inn parking lot located at 1539 Horseshoe Drive. Attached to the vehicle was a 2014 Superior…

Watch: Hand in Hand Hoping to End Gun Violence

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Among the hundreds hand in hand at the state house on Thursday, Melody McFadden knows from experience the devastating consequences of gun violence. She tells ABC Columbia, “These young men pulled out guns and three people died that my niece, Sand Barnwell, Devonte Dantzler and Jaime Williams were all killed.” McFadden and the others at the…

Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to numerous incidents

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–From 4:30pm Wednesday to 4:30am Thursday morning it was a busy 12 hours for Richland County Sheriff’s deputies. According to the department, they responded to numerous, separate incidents. Deputies responded to a home on Mellowood Drive where they say an 11 year old was shot in the lower body. Another shooting was reported on Frasier Fir Lane at…

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Tonight at 6, Thunderstorms move through the Midlands. And,  I go one on one with the sole of South Carolina Women’s Basketball.  Tonight, we break down how Coach Dawn Staley is winning off the court. Plus, staying with sports, Coach Chad Holbrook previews this weekend’s huge series on the diamond with Texas A&M. I will see you in a few…

Theft at Williams-Brice Stadium

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — USC Police are looking for two men they say took items from Williams-Brice Stadium Sunday. Police describe both subjects as men in their late 20’s. One, police say, has dark hair, a beard and mustache, and what appears to be a tattoo of a phoenix on the left side of his chest. Investigators say the other…

WATCH: Two Women Sought in Fraud Case, Sheriff Says

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for two women who they say committed fraud. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the suspects went to the Target and Kohl’s located on Two Notch Road on Saturday, May 7th and opened store credit cards racking up over $1,000 in gift card purchases. One suspect is in…