The football world mourned Friday for Thomas, who died in his suburban Atlanta home at the age of 33 — less than six months after officially announcing his retirement from the NFL.
Attorney General Alan Wilson says a state representative from Newberry County has been indicted on charges of misconduct in office and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The South Carolina House spent five hours debating a proposal to prevent private companies in South Carolina from firing employees who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But then just before a final vote on the bill, House Republican stripped the ban from the bill, leaving it only banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, contractors and public school students.
DHEC reports 1,466 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional virus related deaths in the state.
The consumer price index says consumer prices climbed some 6.8% before seasonal adjustment, the largest 12-month increase in nearly 40 years.
SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – Sumter Police have arrested a man accused of slashing his 15-year-old daughter’s throat on Sunday. Jeremiah Owings (Sumter Police) Jeremiah Charles Owings, 39, was arrested a second time Thursday night after having been released on bond. After his initial release on Sunday, authorities determined he intended to kill his daughter. The charges were upgraded and warrants…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s the holiday season and inmates at the South Carolina Department of Corrections are making sure they can still make the season special for their children. ABC Columbia Photojournalist Matt Perron has more on the program known as “A Father’s Voice”. Categories: Local News, News, State
Sumter, SC (WOLO) — Police in Sumter say a man is wanted for slashing his 15 year old daughter’s throat. Investigators say Jeremiah Owings was arrested Sunday night following the incident and initially charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. He was arrested and released on bond. Police say further investigation revealed Owings intended to kill the teen at the…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)— More South Carolinians are continuing to claim unemployment tonight. On the job front, The Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) reporting more than 17-hundred resident filed for first-time unemployment insurance last week. That’s nearly 1-thousand more claims than reported the week before, when the department recorded its lowest weekly totals of unemployment claims since the pandemic began….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The hits keep coming for former attorney Alex Murdaugh. Thursday evening the SC Attorney General Alan Wilson announced 21 additional charges against Murdaugh including nine counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent; seven counts of computer crimes; four counts of money laundering and one count of forgery. Murdaugh will attend a bond hearing Friday on 27 charges…
