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USGS reports small earthquake near Elgin

Aug 3, 2022 5:04 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Source: USGS Elgin, S.C. (WOLO)–Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The US Geological Survey has reported a 1.9 magnitude earthquake just under two miles east of Elgin. The same area has been subject to dozens of small quakes since the end of last year. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

DHEC updates Monkeypox cases in SC

Aug 3, 2022 4:07 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Columbia, SC (WOLO)– The Department of Health and Environmental Control confirming Wednesday there have been 23 positive cases of Monkeypox found in South Carolina….and 10 of those cases were found in the Midlands. DHEC reminds residents that the spread of Monkeypox is low in the Palmetto State — and it does not spread easily. Although health experts tell us the…

DSS: More than 33,000 children of working families are receiving childcare assistance in South Carolina

Aug 3, 2022 3:01 PM EDT

Miya Payton,

The Department of Social Services is assisting thousands of South Carolina families who need help paying for childcare.

Police: man barricaded in apartment surrenders

Aug 3, 2022 2:49 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Photo:CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia police say a man who had barricaded himself inside an apartment has surrendered. Investigators say a man told police that the suspect pointed a gun at him at the Ft. Jackson Village Apartments and then ran into one of the units. Police say there was never any threat against the public. Categories:…

Sheriff: Deputy injured in ambush following shooting response

Aug 3, 2022 2:18 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Photo:RCSD Richland Co.,S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. Sheriff Leon Lott says around 5:30 Wednesday morning deputies responded to Carriage Oaks subdivision in Northeast Columbia to a possible domestic dispute. When they arrived at the address, Lott says the residents said there was no dispute and they did not call 911. As they were leaving the home, Lott says shots were fired…

Couple files lawsuit following August ’20 incident

Aug 3, 2022 2:01 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Orangeburg Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Attorneys representing an Orangeburg Co. couple has filed a lawsuit against the towns of Holly Hill and Santee following an August 2020 incident. Attorney Justin Bamberg also released body camera footage from the incident in which he says his clients were removed from their home and handcuffed at gunpoint. Bamberg says the incident took place after…

Sumter Police offer reward in suspicious death

Aug 3, 2022 1:45 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter Police are offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information after they say a man was found lying in the road with injuries to his upper body and later died. Investigators say they responded just after midnight Tuesday to Carolina Ave. Where Stevy Pleasant, 57, was found with multiple injuries. Police say he was taken…