RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are requesting the community’s help as they search for a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, deputies responded to the scene of a shooting at Jade Tree Road and Auburn Leaf Drive, authorities say. The victim was a passenger in a vehicle when shots…
Crowds gather at South Carolina State University to remember the 1968 shooting that occurred on the campus.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Three Columbia-area, South Carolina Liberty Tax Service franchises are accused of deliberately preparing false federal income tax returns in order to increase their customers’ refunds, according to a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department. The United States’ complaint asks the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina to permanently bar the alleged…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – After years on the decline, new South Carolina moms experienced an increase in preventable birth defects last year. The rise, is cause for concern for the health professionals working to make sure this does not happen. The South Carolina Birth Defects Prevention Program tracks the mothers and children who make up these statistics. 37-year-old Elgin mother of…
SCE&G will test its sirens Tuesday at Noon
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Monday, Chapin welcomed a new police chief. Seth Zeigler was sworn-in at the Chapin Town Hall surrounded by family, friends, and other law enforcement officials. Zeigler, a Chapin native, was selected last month to replace former Chief Tony Crump. Crump resigned from his position as chief late last year. “This is a dream come…
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) _ Police say the death of a 68-year-old woman found in her home in Hanahan is suspicious. The Berkeley County Coroner’s office has identified the woman found shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Monday as Frances Anderson. Hanahan Police Capt. Michael Fowler tells local media outlets that the death appears suspicious. He did not say how police learned…
Vincent Boatwright RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies are looking for a Midlands man wanted for not paying child support. 49-year-old Vincent Boatwright is wanted for failure to pay child support in excess of $71,000. Sheriff Leon Lott advises anyone wanted for failure to pay child support should turn themselves in to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Warrant Division located at 1400…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance in locating a suspected tire thief. Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, January 24, the suspect attempted to steal a tire off of a used vehicle at Sloan Motors located in the 5100 block of Two Notch Road Sheriff Leon Lott said. The owner of…
Photo: Lexington Police Department LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual involved in the burglary of the Mattress Man store. The suspect entered the store located in the 5100 block of Sunset Blvd at approximately 9:30 p.m. on February 3, and stole a laptop computer. Surveillance video caught the suspect pulling on the…
