Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Scammers posing as FBI officials are targeting residents in the midlands. Earlier this week, USC student Jordan Zimmerman was one of the victims to the scam. “He actually made it really believable and pretty scary honestly,” explained Zimmerman. On Wednesday afternoon, Zimmerman recalled a mysterious phone call he received Tuesday afternoon. A man called his personal…
SMOAKS, S.C. (AP) _Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a fire in a mobile home in Colleton County . Fire and Rescue Director Barry McRoy tells local media outlets that firefighters responded in the community of Smoaks shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The man’s name has not been released. Authorities say the doublewide mobile home was recently…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The crackdown on human trafficking in South Carolina scored a big win Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon Sheriff Leon Lott and Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of six people. Investigators say the suspects were involved in selling underage girls for sex across Richland, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Aiken counties. According to the attorney general, human trafficking is a…
Dr. Jesse Washington, III ORANGBURG, S.C. (WOLO) — Leaders with Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five appointed Dr. Jesse Washington, III to the position of Superintendent at a special-called board meeting. Washington took over as interim superintendent for Dr. Cynthia Wilson, who announced that she was leaving at the end of the September to take a new job as the chief of staff with…
Chapin Police Chief Troy Crump COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A spokesperson for the Town of Chapin confirms to ABC Columbia that Police Chief Troy Crump has been suspended without pay. Crump was suspended for three days following an unspecified “performance of duty issue”. Crump’s suspension began Tuesday and is scheduled to end Friday, officials say. ABC Columbia has reached out…
Matt Perron COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Palmetto Family Council along with South Carolina legislators gathered at the State House Wednesday to support the launch of the South Carolina Legislative Prayer Caucus. Organizers say the caucus is a bipartisan and bicameral group of state legislators united to defend American’s right to trust God. Attorney General Alan Wilson touched on the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Deadlines are approaching for South Carolinian’s hoping to vote in the state’s presidential primaries this year. The state Election Commission says that anyone who wants to vote in the Republican presidential primary needs to be registered by Wednesday, January 20th. The Republican primary is February 20th. Democratic balloting is a week later, on February 27th….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina will be at a Lexington gas station, paying the gas tax burden for hard-working commuters in order to highlight how much the gas tax costs drivers in the state, and to reinforce the argument against another tax hike. The event will take place in Lexington at the Exxon Gas Station at 711…
BAMBERG, S.C. (WOLO) – A bourbon barrel maker is investing $3.6 million in Bamberg County, bringing 57 jobs in the next five years. “Black Water Barrels” is in the process of setting up shop at 3941 Main Highway in Bamberg, in the building that housed Ziegler Chevrolet Dealership for years. “I’m excited about taking something and preserving the heritage of…
Richland County, S.C. (News Release) — Residents affected by the historic October 2015 floods are invited to offer input that will help Richland County plan for future natural disasters. The Community Input and Recovery Project is a series of six meetings to gather feedback from residents. The meetings are scheduled Jan. 19-23 throughout Richland County. Public input from the meetings will…
