RCSD RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A man went to the Killian Road Walmart looking for the five-finger discount authorities say. Just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, the suspect allegedly stole a laptop and a flat screen television valued at over $1,000. The suspect is in his late to 40’s early 50’s and was seen on surveillance video wearing a white…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for at least two suspects who stole thousands of dollars in merchandise from an area craft store. Just after midnight on Wednesday, June 22 at the Hobby Town USA located at 10120 Two Notch Road, the suspects broke the front glass window of the business and stole model helicopters and…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – With the summer driving season here and the Fourth of July weekend approaching, AAA Carolinas is urging motorists to avoid distracted driving. The motor club based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is launching a new safety campaign even as new research finds that distracted driving, especially using cellphones, can be just as dangerous as drunk driving. The…
Good Morning Columbia’s Rochelle Dean and Grace Joyal bring you the “Morning Menu,” a guide to what’s on tap for you this Thursday. Categories: Local News
ELGIN, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department wants to make sure kids keep moving this summer, with their body and their mind. Sheriff Leon Lott and some of his deputies stopped by Genova Karate in Elgin Tuesday to get a group of camp kids inspired. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Richland County is getting its penny tax revenue back. Wednesday Judge Thomas Cooper notified the Department of Revenue it was required to release the funds. The announcement is the result of a lawsuit filed by the county after the DOR withheld the penny tax proceeds and accused the county of misappropriating the funds. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Following a meeting of the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees Wednesday, James E. Clark has been named the school’s next president. The announcement was made by Board Chair Charles S. Way Jr., Clark will serve a four-year term. His appointment is begins July 1. Clark is a graduate of M.I.T. and the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management,…
Adriel Morgan ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – A 32-year-old Orangeburg man who was offered a ride home is now charged with robbing the Good Samaritan at gunpoint. Orangeburg County Magistrate Peggy Doremus denied bond on Adriel Morgan who is accused taking the victim’s phone and wallet after she saw Morgan walking along Joe Jeffords Highway and offered him a ride. The woman told…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Legislature’s court-ordered report on fixing South Carolina’s education system points to budget increases and four new laws passed this year, including one asking college students what would entice them to teach in poor districts. The state Supreme Court gave legislators a June deadline for developing a plan to improve South Carolina schools, after ruling in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia Fireflies will host Special Olympics Night at Spirit Communications Park on Sunday, July 17. The Fireflies will host the Rome Braves for the 5 p.m. game. Proceeds from pre-sold tickets will be donated to Special Olympics South Carolina. Tickets are $9 and kids 3 and under are free. The deadline to order tickets is Friday, July…
