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Popular Sumter attraction reopens after floods

Popular attraction, Swan Lake Iris Gardens, reopened in Sumter Saturday, after being closed for two months in the wake of historic flooding
ABC Columbia Staff

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) —  Popular attraction, Swan Lake Iris Gardens, reopened in Sumter Saturday, after being closed for two months in the wake of historic flooding. Officials at the gardens said they finished repairs of several damaged areas to get them back open Saturday. Nearly 20 inches of rain in Sumter caused floods that damaged more than half the gardens on the…
Local News, News, Richland

RCSD investigating kidnapping and armed robbery

Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the kidnapping and armed robbery of a man with special needs Sunday afternoon
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the kidnapping and armed robbery of a man with special needs Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the 44-year-old was forced into a car at gunpoint in the 3000 block of River Drive, by two black men. They say he was then driven to the corner of Bakersfield Road and Tyeu Trail, behind…
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New York woman arrested at State House during rally

A woman from Buffalo, New York, was arrested while yelling at people attending a Statehouse rally organized by the South Carolina Secessionist Party
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A woman from Buffalo, New York, was arrested while yelling at people attending a Statehouse rally organized by the South Carolina Secessionist Party. The Department of Public Safety says 27-year-old Jatonia Devina Sanford was arrested Sunday on charges of public disorderly conduct and simple possession of marijuana. Sanford was arrested after continuing to shout obscenities after…
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Deputies investigating death in Hopkins

Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a death in Hopkins
ABC Columbia Staff

HOPKINS, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies are investigating a death in Hopkins. Richland County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says a 65-year-old woman was found in a home on Quail Hills Drive around 7 p.m. Friday. The Richland County Coroner says she was shot in the upper body. Investigators are working to learn if the shot was…
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Teen arrested for stealing packages off doorsteps

Lexington County Sheriff's Department officials say they arrested an 18-year-old West Columbia man, after he stole packages off doorsteps
ABC Columbia Staff

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Lexington County Sheriff’s Department officials say they arrested an 18-year-old West Columbia man, after he took packages off doorsteps. Authorities say Ryan Huff is charged with petty theft. That’s a misdemeanor in South Carolina. They say he stole packages from more than a dozen homes Friday. We’re told Huff worked briefly as a part-time, seasonal employee for…
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Deputies investigating deadly shooting in Lexington County

Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near the Red Roof Inn on Berryhill Road.
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near the Red Roof Inn on Berryhill Road. Investigators say the victim is a 35-year-old black male. They say he was driven to the parking lot at Red Roof Inn where he succumbed to his injuries. They’re actively looking for the suspect….
Local News, Richland

Police: Service Dog Shot, Killed

Columbia police are looking for two men they say shot and killed a therapy dog.
Rob Dew

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia police are looking for two men they say shot and killed a therapy dog. Investigators say Harlem, a dog used to treat depression, was shot and killed during a robbery attempt Thursday on Ardincaple Dr. If you have any information on this incident call the Columbia Police Department or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Categories: Local News, Richland
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Sheriff Needs Help Locating Attempted Murder Suspect

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Sheriff Lott said that just before 7 a.m. Saturday, November 21, deputies found a victim lying in the roadway near Castle Pinckney and Longshadow Roads. The male victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the lower body and was transported to Palmetto Health Richland…
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Moped Driver Identified After Fatal Accident

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual that died Thursday, as a result of a moped crash last Saturday in the 300 block of Taylor Street . Watts said 61-year-old Johnny Sparrow of West Columbia was driving a moped when he struck a curb and was thrown off the vehicle. Sparrow who was not…
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Police Arrest 10, Seize Guns and Drugs in Takedown

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Midlands Gang Task Force arrested ten people after receiving  complaints of gang and illegal drug activity in the Bethel Bishop Apartments. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the MGTF consisting of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Police Department, and University of South Carolina Police Department conducted an operation on Tuesday, December 15 at…