Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — A silent auction taking place here in the Midlands is giving you a chance to get your hands on art that won’t cost you anything, but a bit of your time. This is the third year for the Time for Art event which aims to give young professionals to use volunteer hours like money to bid during…
BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) – It’s going on three weeks since a 14-year-old Bluffton girl was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 26 in Calhoun County. The driver has not been arrested but The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports the victim’s mother says that driver has no place to hide. Heidi Hanson says she’s pleading with everyone to keep…
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Hurricane season starts on June 1, and after last year’s historic flooding, it’s a good reminder to make sure your family is prepared for any disaster that strikes. “It’s definitely is going to raise the awareness in terms of what might happen if we get hit by a hurricane,” SC Emergency Management Division Director Kim…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A spokesperson for the Columbia Police Department says an officer was involved in a collision on I-126 at the Broad River Bridge. Police say Officer Pete Conklin was seriously injured and transported to a nearby hospital where he is recovering in the ICU following surgery. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol the Officer Conklin was investigating…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The hunt is on, as recent grads and students on summer break vie for part and full time employment On Tuesday the Columbia Police Department and Mayor Benjamin were in the community passing out applications for the Urban League’s Summer Work Experience Leadership Program. CPD is one of many entities city wide participating in this program…
We are working several Top Stories….. Out of the classroom and on the job. Columbia Police offer midlands teens a profitable way to stay out of trouble while they’re out of school. If you have a teen, you definitely don’t want to miss this story. And, rally for the right to choose. Supporters of planned parenthood make their voices…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Federal Prosecutors announced Tuesday they will seek the Death Penalty against accused Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof. In a statement released to ABC Columbia News Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch says “Following the department’s rigorous review process to thoroughly consider all relevant factual and legal issues, I have determined that the Justice Department will seek the death…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Wednesday State Lawmakers formally unveiled a portrait to honor the memory of Senator Clementa C. Pinckney. Pinckney’s two daughters unveiled the portrait. His Wife Jennifer told the chamber, if he were here he’d call himself unworthy to be classified with such greatness. Pinckney was among nine Charleston church members killed at Emanuel AME Church, last June,…
Justin Leon Jacobs SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A 28-year-old Rembert man is facing several charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a mentally disabled woman over the course of two years. Authorities say Justin Jacobs is charged with first degree criminal sexual misconduct and first degree assault with intent to commit CSC. According the arrest warrant, Jacobs sexually assaulted the 55-year-old victim numerous…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a person of interest in a fraud case. Officials say an Orangeburg County woman notified authorities that on Wednesday, May 18 her credit card had been used at Walmart located on the North Road. The woman said she had not made any purchases on that date, officials say….
