ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – A Orangeburg County man is behind bars following a traffic stop that lead to the discovery of drugs, drug paraphernalia and a stolen 9mm handgun officials say. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office’s incident report, David Anthony Bennett yelled expletives saying to a deputy, “You don’t know who you are (expletive) with, you will (expletive)…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Thursday morning Representative Michael Pitts announced that he and 55 fellow GOP Representatives were calling on Governor Nikki Haley and Attorney General Alan Wilson to pursue legal action against the federal government. Eleven states that have filed suit against the Obama Administration’s directive to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity. Representative…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Coroner has released the name of the man who died Wednesday evening after being involved in an accident on Interstate 77. 42-year-old Kareem Agee Motley of Columbia died from blunt force trauma due to the injuries he sustained in a tractor trailer vs. motor vehicle incident that occurred at 5:30 p.m. on I-77 Northbound at Garners Ferry…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say narcotics agents arrested four people last month at a store they say is known to sell drug paraphernalia. According to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon, “Several pounds of spice, a variety of synthetic marijuana, and approximately $4,200 in cash were seized from Cloud 9 on Bush River Road,”…
Timmonsville EMS worker Richard Grooms is charged with filing false report following shooting. (Florence County Detention Center / WPDE) TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (WPDE) — Timmonsville EMS worker Richard Grooms, 58, is charged with malicious injury to property and filing false police report of a felony violation in connection with an incident last Friday in Timmonsville where he reported being shot. Deputies…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 28-year-old woman wanted by police after she was allegedly caught on surveillance video assaulting a victim outside the Richland County Sheriff’s Department main headquarters has surrendered to authorities On May 16, Courtney Gibson is accused of following the victim to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department after a verbal altercation in an attempt to provoke the victim….
Columbia,S.C (WOLO) — If you love art then a three day festival is sure to be right up your ally. The Midlands Clay Arts Society is hosting their annual ” Meet the Locals” summer sale. You’ll get a chance to purchase unique wares, art and sculptures and get the opportunity to try your hand at turning the putty in your…
IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) – The first group of “Project SEARCH” interns graduated from the program Wednesday at Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge. The program prepares students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for competitive careers after high school. The next class of interns has already been chosen. The program is a collaboration among District Five of Richland and Lexington Counties, The ARC…
Matt Perron COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a restaurant in the Vista Thursday morning. According to the CPD Twitter account, officers were called to the scene of Hickory Tavern on Senate Street around 8 a.m. Officials tell ABC Columbia that a black male presented a handgun a demanded money. ABC Columbia has…
