Candlelight vigil held for fallen Myrtle Beach police officer
A candlelight vigil was held last night for a Myrtle Beach police officer killed in the line of duty.
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Orangeburg teenager arrested for attempted murder after car accident/shooting
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – A teenager has been arrested for attempted murder and armed robbery in Orangeburg County. Jykeem Johnson, 18, who has both Orangeburg and Calhoun County addresses, faces charges of attempted murder in one case and armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in a second case. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s…
Lakota Medical donates 200,000 masks to SC
Thursday, the Office of the Governor announced that Lakota Medical donated 200,000 masks to the state of South Carolina, a value of $500,000.
Educational advocates react to SAFE Grants ruling; some say it’s big for public education
The SC Supreme Court ruling called the $32 million grant program unconstitutional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A program aimed at giving low income families scholarships for their children to attend private schools was struck down by the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) Grants Program championed by Governor Henry McMaster (R-SC) was deemed unconstitutional in a unanimous by the state’s highest court. Justices said that it…
Prison Fellowship to present “Hope Event” for women inmates Friday
On Friday, Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest christian non-profit serving prisoners, will present what they’re calling a hope event for women inside the Camille Graham Correctional Center.
Newberry Police Department: Additional suspect arrested in Holloway Street homicide, one still wanted
The Newberry Police Department says they arrested another suspect connected with a September 26 shooting on Holloway Street that left a woman dead.
RCSD searching for elderly man who walked away from his assisted care living facility
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding an elderly man who they say walked away from his assisted care living facility.
DHEC: 859 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 12 new deaths in SC
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released its latest coronavirus data for the state as of Wednesday.
SCAG: Clarendon County man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges
On Thursday, the office of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of 63-year-old Daniel Thomas Spulecki, Sr. of Manning, South Carolina. Investigators say Spulecki distributed and possessed files of child sexual abuse material.
RCSD looking to identify two individuals suspected of burglary
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who are wanted on burglary charges.
