A statement from Director Hendrick today says staff were notified of a teen possibly armed with a loaded gun at the facility, after the 13-year-old had already been patted down, showered and changed into facility clothes. Staff immediately responded and took the weapon.
As President Joe Biden and the first lady prepare to head to Uvalde, Texas in the wake of this week’s school shooting that left 21 dead, the conversation on Capitol Hill over gun laws is being hotly debated. Republicans are pushing back on Democrats’ calls for tighter gun legislation, and are pointing to mental illness as the main issue. Some psychiatrists say that argument is unfounded and even harmful.
The cry to end gun violence is also being heard in Newberry County where four teens were recently killed.
Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies say a man charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct will spend the next few decades behind bars after being given the state maximum for criminal sexual assault
Leon BrunsonImage: Lexington County Detention Center Cayce, S.C (WOLO)–Police with the Cayce Dept. of Public Safety say two students were involved in an fight Wednesday morning. One of the students involved say school administrator Leon Brunson took him to the ground and pushed him several times after the altercation had ended, injuring the student. Cayce police say an investigation lead…
The Special Olympics torch was lit in Chicago and traveled to Connecticut, down the east coast and made a stop here in South Carolina on the way.
Time to roll up your sleeves! You can join local law enforcement and firefighters give the gift of life in the “Battle of the Badges Blood Drive” tomorrow.
The images from the Uvalde, Texas school shooting are difficult to watch, especially for parents who are struggling on how to talk to their kids about it.
“I feel like if anything has happened to her, it’s because she put trust in the wrong person.”
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say a gun was found in the backpack of an elementary school student in Northeast Columbia.
