COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Protecting you from identity theft, that’s just one of the goals of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs upcoming Consumer Protection Week. According to Consumer Affairs officials, the series of events is meant to raise awareness on consumer topics such as scams, identity theft, debt collection and more. Among the events planned for Consumer Protection Week…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The increasingly common threat of active shooters is forcing all law enforcement to be always at the ready. Timely team work, that’s how the South Carolina Highway Patrol trains troopers to handle active shooter situations. Sgt. Barney Pope with the South Carolina Highway Patrol says, “One point that we try to emphasize is not to get…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — The South Carolina Senate made progress on the measure to repair the state’s damaged roads. After several days of filibustering by several Republican senators, the Senate reached an agreement on Wednesday night that includes $400 in recurring funds from the states general fund to help fix the states roads. In addition, the amendment does not include…
SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ A man has been charged with nine counts of attempted murder after police say he set fire to a family home with half a dozen children inside. Media outlets report that 27-year-old Joshua Charles Campbell was also charged Wednesday with third-degree arson by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. The fire occurred Jan. 16. The children, ages…
UNION, S.C. (AP) _ Some Union County High School students have started an online petition to bring back a teacher who recently resigned after a student spread a nude picture of her through text messages and social media. Teacher Leigh Anne Arthur tells media outlets she left her cellphone on her desk Monday as she monitored a hallway during a…
Surveillance video for a local store show a man running into an SUV as he flees a local store after allegedly stealing meat.
Photo: Surveillance/CPD COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities with the Columbia Police Department say a man is wanted for trying to get a fiver-finger discount at a retail store before breaking into a SUV. The man is accused of stealing a $40 FM transmitter from the Wal-mart located at 7520 Garners Ferry Road on February 29 before breaking into a car and stealing additional…
Photo: SLED DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS PERSON? COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities need the community’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for attempting to kidnap and assault a woman at a Marstellar Street home in February. The victim reported that a man approached her shortly before 9 a.m. on February 23, and allegedly grabbed her arm and verbally threatened her. The…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect wanted for cloning a credit card and using it to make fradulent purchases. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the suspect stole the victim’s credit card information and made purchases at the Walmart located at 321 Killian Road on Monday, February 1. The suspect…
Columbia, S.C. (AP)–Democrats have agreed to allow a Republican proposal to raise $400 million yearly for South Carolina roads without raising the state’s gas tax to be debated. The agreement came about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after a day of short tempers. The proposal would also allow the governor to appoint every member of the state Department of Transportation Board. Senate…
