FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is heading to Florence and Myrtle Beach this week to endorse Republican primary challengers to two longtime state senators. The Republican governor will be at Wholly Smokin’ barbecue Wednesday to support Florence County GOP Chairman Richard Skipper in his race against Senate President Pro Tem Hugh Leatherman. Leatherman was first elected…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a death, after finding a body in the Broad River at Interstate 20 Saturday at 9 p.m. Authorities said Columbia Fire and Rescue assisted. If you know anything about this case, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina troopers say a driver speeding away from an officer who was trying to pull the car over has died in a fiery crash. The Highway Patrol said a Forest Acres office attempted a traffic stop Sunday morning. Troopers say the driver sped off, then lost control of the Nissan Altima and crashed into utility…
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) – Kershaw County deputies say a 48-year-old man convicted several times of criminal domestic violence has shot and killed his girlfriend. Sheriff Jim Matthews said in a news release that deputies checking on a call about gunshots at a Camden motel around 4:30 a.m. Sunday saw Therin McKeever leaving a room. Matthews says deputies found a gun…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Lexington County deputies have arrested Robert Dumon Johnson in connection to the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a Cedarcrest Drive house damaged by fire early Thursday morning. Johnson fatally stabbed a man and a woman before intentionally setting fire to their home, according to arrest warrants. The 34-year-old suspect is charged…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – The Lexington Police Department celebrated its second annual “Special Needs Community Day” Saturday. Categories: Lexington, Local News, News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Midlands-based non-profit, “Operation Thank You,” wants to collect 3,000 thank you cards for service members, veterans and their families this Memorial Day. Watch the video to find out how to help them fulfill their mission. Categories: Local News, News
LITTLE MOUNTAIN, S.C. (WOLO) – One person died in a house fire late Saturday night in Little Mountain. The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said firefighters responded around 9:40 a.m. to the single story house on Glade Springs Road. Crews from Little Mountain, Prosperity, Fairview, Lake Murray Rescue, Prosperity Rescue and Little Mountain Rescue assisted. Newberry Sheriff Lee Foster said firefighters were…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Americans signed more contracts to buy homes in April for the third straight month, driving pending home sales to the highest level in more than a decade. The National Association of Realtors says its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index surged 5.1 percent last month to 116.3, the highest since February 2006’s 117.4. The strong sales come…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say the director of recreation in Richland County has been charged with several drug trafficking offenses. Richland County deputies told media outlets that 38-year-old James Anthony Brown was arrested Friday at a home near an elementary school in the northeast part of the county. Investigators say he had more than 10 pounds of marijuana along…
