Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Tuesday morning, Representative Mike Pitts defended his bill requiring journalists to register with the state. The bill is structured similar to the law requiring gun owners to register to carry a concealed weapon in South Carolina. “My whole point to this was very simple,” said Rep. Pitts. “To show that there’s a slant and a…
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies in Charleston County are investigating the death of a man found dead in a house on Johns Island last week as a homicide. News outlets report the Charleston County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the body discovered on Jan. 22 as having belonged to 35-year-old Jason Arion. Charleston County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Eric…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C (WOLO) — We now know the identity of the individual who was shot and killed while attempting to rob a barber shop Friday night. 35-year-old Adeyemi Herschelle Hannibal died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body when he and an accomplice attempted to rob patrons at the ‘Next Up Barber and Beauty’ located on Fort…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House members are trying to increase their productivity by limiting random introductions of school groups, beauty pageant winners and other constituents who drop by the Statehouse. A proposal advanced to the House floor Tuesday would create a 15-minute time slot on the calendar for “special introductions,” with each limited to 90 seconds. Recognitions of…
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RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department need the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted for shoplifting at multiple home improvement stores. 35-year-old Matthew Deaver is wanted for three counts of shoplifting after he allegedly stole electrical tools from the two Lowes locations and a Home Depot. Officials say Deaver walked in to the Lowes located at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will soon say where the capital city stands. He’ll be delivering the State of the City Address, Tuesday night at 6 p.m. ABC Columbia will have a crew on the scene for the address and will have a full report on the news at 11:00 p.m. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina legislator whose journalism registry proposal touched off a media firestorm says he never actually wanted to require reporters to register with the state, but the instant backlash made his point. Republican Rep. Mike Pitts told The Associated Press on Monday that by “screaming First Amendment,” the media reacted to his bill exactly as he…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A Midlands family, that lost everything in the October flood, has found home again in an unlikely place, but they’re lucky. Columbia transitional housing shelter, St. Lawrence Place, has a waiting list with 65 approved families that need a place to call home. “We are at capacity and every day we deal with the fact that…
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Emergency Responders were called out to the Jarvis Klapman Bridge and 12th Street Bridge Monday evening, to conduct a water search. Crews blocked traffic as they conducted a search for a possible jumper. Further details are limited, but crews cleared the scene before 8:00pm. ABC Columbia News will continue to follow this story, and bring you updates…
