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Rembert man accused of strangling woman while children watched

Aug 23, 2024 11:12 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Sumter County deputies say they arrested a Rembert man accused of forcing his way into a women’s motel and strangling her in front of her children.

Police: Accidental shooting leaves teens critically injured

Both were taken to area hospitals.

Aug 23, 2024 4:17 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–Police in Sumter say a shooting at a Washington St. hotel left two teens critically injured. According to investigators, officers responded to the hotel around 10:45 Friday morning when they found an 18 year old and a 16 year old shot inside a room. Both were taken to area hospitals. Police say based on initial information, a gun…

RCSD: Guards arrested at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center

Investigators say with the recent increase in overdoses at the jail, deputies decided to take a proactive approach and held an unscheduled search of employees cars.

Aug 23, 2024 4:05 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Richland Co. deputies say Bridgett Williams, 37, and Ashanti Rembert were arrested after deputies searched the cars of Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center employees. Investigators say with the recent increase in overdoses at the jail, deputies decided to take a proactive approach and held an unscheduled search of employees cars. Deputies say after the search, Williams was…

Midlands BBQ restaurant named among best in the Southeast

Aug 23, 2024 3:48 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Congratulations to City Limits Barbecue in West Columbia. The restaurant was named the fourth best barbecue restaurant in the Southeast by Southern Living Magazine. According to the magazine, City-Limits has the best pork ribs in the Carolinas and maybe the entire Southeast. But don’t take their word for it. You can visit the restaurant’s website, here. Categories: Lexington,…

AG: Midlands man, television sports reporter, charged with possessing, distributing child sexual abuse material

Suspect faces up to 30 years in prison

Aug 23, 2024 1:19 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

A spokesperson for the SC Attorney General’s Office says Matthew Vereen of Columbia is facing three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Hundreds of dead chickens discovered dumped in Edisto River

Aug 23, 2024 12:07 AM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Hundreds of dead chickens discovered dumped in the North Fork section of the Edisto River by Edisto Riverkeeper while looking into reports of trash being dump into the waterway

SLED needs help identifying suspected shooter

Aug 22, 2024 11:13 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is asking members of the public to help them identify a man suspected in a shooting from Tuesday August 6, 2024.