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Monday Gamecocks Baseball Postponed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Monday’s winner-take-all NCAA regional game at Founders Park between the Gamecocks and UNCW has been postponed because of rain until Tuesday.  Tuesday’s game time is still to be determined. The winner of Tuesday’s game will face Oklahoma State in the Super Regional round.  The Cowboys advanced through the Clemson regional. After losing its regional opener Friday…

Orangeburg Attorney, Three Others Sentenced for Killing Hawks at Hunting Preserve

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – On Monday, Orangeburg attorney Charles Williams was fined $75,000 and must perform community service in connection with trapping and killing hawks without a permit. United States Attorney William N. Nettles said Williams, 66, and the three other defendants in the case John Dantzler, 66; Jimmie Aiken,57, and Alejandro Renteria Noyola, age 56, were sentenced by United States Magistrate…

Assistant Principal Charged, Accused of Groping Teacher

Tyrone Talbert, 46, is accused of groping and fondling a teacher without her consent on school grounds (Photo credit: Greenville Co. Sheriff’s Office) GREENVILLE, S.C. (WLOS) — An assistant principal at an Upstate high school faces charges after he was accused of sexually harassing a teacher. According to a statement from Greenville County Schools, Tyrone Talbert, 46, is accused of…

RCSD Investigators Seeking Answers in Unsolved Murder Case

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are still looking for answers involving the shooting death of a man last month. The victim, 34-year-old Marcus Posey was found slain on Saturday, May 21, at 3 a.m. in the 1100 block of Blue Ridge Terrace with a gunshot wound to the upper body. A press conference was held Monday afternoon to give…

RCSD’s 5th Annual Paddle for a Cure

Provided by RCSD RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The 5th Annual Richland County Sheriff’s Department “Paddle for a Cure” benefiting the American Cancer Society will be heldSaturday, June 18. The 7.2 mile scenic paddle down the Wateree River kicks off at the Wateree River Bridge, River Ramp Road off US 1 in Lugoff, SC. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m.,…

Suspect in Armed Robbery Apprehended in Maryland

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A teen wanted in connection to an armed robbery in May was taken into custody last week by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshals Office in Maryland. On Thursday, June 2, authorities arrested Mark Cato, after they allege that he went to an electronics repair shop to drop off a phone and…

Authorities Seek Help Locating Suspect in Circle K Robbery

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Lexington County Department are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for allegedly robbing the Circle located on Augusta Road in West Columbia. Authorities say the suspect went to the convenience store on Thursday, June 2 and approached the sales counter as if he were making a purchase. The suspect then ordered the…

Deputies investigating NE Richland County shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital. It happened on Locksley Hall and William Hardin Roads, off Farrow Road near Providence Hospital Northeast just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. When authorities arrived on scene, they said the victim had been taken to the hospital by friends. We’re told the victim…