Columbia Police asking for help identifying person accused of stealing from South Columbia home
The Columbia Police Department is asking for the communities help identifying a burglary suspect, said officers.
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Teen reunited with parents, says Lexington Police
According to Lexington Police, the teen has been found and reunited with her parents.
South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years.
South Carolina considers its energy future through state Senate committee
The South Carolina Senate on Thursday started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power- generation world.
Cybersecurity experts collaborate with state leaders at inaugural conference
Members of an organization called the SC Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, or SC CIC (“Kick”), joined together with state leaders in West Columbia for an educational conference.
Rembert man accused of strangling woman while children watched
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.
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.
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
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
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.
