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Columbia City Councilman charged with criminal domestic violence

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia city councilman Moe Baddourah has been charged with criminal domestic violence, according to Richland County Sheriff’s investigators. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Baddourah turned himself in Saturday. He’s charged with criminal domestic violence 2nd.   Investigators said the incident happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday at 2719 Rosewood Drive (Rockaways Restaurant). Deputies were called…

90’s Soft Drink making limited release comeback

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP)– PepsiCo is bringing back the 1990s this summer with an eight-week release of Crystal Pepsi, one of the iconic beverages of that decade. The clear cola was originally rolled out nationally in 1993 with a high-profile campaign. The product was widely regarded as a flop along the lines of New Coke after missing sales targets. Categories: Local…

WATCH: Giving veterans the tools to manage chronic pain like arthritis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability in adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A revived program at Dorn V.A. Medical Center that’s been helping veterans manage their chronic pain is expanding to help more South Carolinians. Blythewood resident Bill Patterson, who served in the Army for 20 years, struggled with…

Authorities Seek Orangeburg Church Burglar

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a possible suspect in the burglary of Edisto Fork United Methodist Church on Lariot Road on June 22. According to officials, the suspect broke into the church stealing a lawn mower and power drill Church members were able to provide investigators with a photo taken from a video security camera,…

Police: Trio Arrested After Tip Leads Authorities to Crime In Progress

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A concerned citizen’s tip lead authorities to a Warner Drive business were a trio was allegedly trying to steal a trailer. Lamar Langley, 33 , Jeremy Mickle, 35 , and Ronnie Davis, 34, are charged with grand larceny. Police say Langley, Mickle and Davis went to Blooming and Grooming Landscape on June 30 after a concerned citizen…

Wanted Suspect Accused of Stealing Weed Eater, Lawn Mower

David Lee Wiliams/Provided RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a 45-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred last month. David Williams went to a home in the 200 block of Acie Avenue in Hopkins at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8,  where he allegedly gained entry into the…