SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with The Sumter County Sheriff’s Department arrested a suspect wanted on first degree burglary charges. 32-year-old Jacoby Richardson of Wedgefield was arrested Monday after he allegedly gained entry into a home in the 5700 block of Cane Savannah Road in Sumter by ripping a window screen. Authorities say that once inside, Richardson was forced out of the residence…
(ABC News) — There are multiple ways to determine if that carton of milk in your fridge should be thrown out (smell test, taste test or just checking the “sell-by” date). But what’s the best way to figure out if your food should be tossed or saved? “Sell-by” dates may seem like an easy way to tell when to throw…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The interim pastor of the South Carolina church where nine black church members were shot to death during a Bible study is suing members of his former church for slander. Multiple media organizations reported the Rev. Norvel Goff filed a lawsuit earlier this month against 18 members of the Reid Chapel AME in Columbia. The lawsuit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The longest-serving mayor in Charleston’s 345-year history is addressing graduates at the University of South Carolina as he leaves office. Ten-term Mayor Joe Riley delivers the winter commencement address Monday afternoon. It honors those earning baccalaureate, master’s and professional-degrees from all eight campuses. Riley is retiring next month after four decades terms in office. President Barack…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff’s deputies say one man has been killed in a shooting at a Columbia-area gas station. Sheriff’s Lt. Curtis Wilson said in a statement that deputies were called to the station in northeast Richland County around 9 p.m. Sunday. Wilson said the driver of a vehicle parked behind the gas station was shot and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff’s deputies say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Lee Road Sunday night. This happened at the Spinx gas station where Lee Road intersects with Hard Scrabble Road. Department spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says officers responded to a shots-fired call. Wilson says preliminary information shows that one person died in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting off Broad River Road. They say it happened Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. Authorities say they responded to the incident, at the intersection of Dunnagon Road and Newham Drive, and found a man who had been shot. We’re told he is expected to be okay. Officials say the suspects…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting at Brookside Crossing Apartments in Northeast Richland County. The complex is off Parklane Road in the Dentsville area. RCSD Spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says authorities arrived on scene around 9 p.m. Saturday. One of the two involved vehicles was still there. They’re searching for the second. Lt. Wilson…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two suspects in a tow-truck theft. Authorities say the suspects took the two-truck from a business in the 5000-block of Platt Springs Road on December 6. Security system cameras at the business captured shots of two suspects getting out of a dark Fiat, breaking into the tow truck and driving…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff’s deputies say a house fire Saturday morning was started by meth manufacturing. RCSD Spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says the RCSD bomb squad, deputies and Columbia and Richland Fire Departments responded to the 800-block of Ohio Street around 8 a.m. Saturday. Lt. Wilson says investigators determined that 42-year-old Jeffrey McDaniel had been cooking meth in…
