(ABC NEWS) – More than 64,000 people in the US have died from COVID-19, nearly 10,000 of them since Monday. We’re learning more though, about efforts to fast-track treatments and vaccines, as some states move forward with controversial plans to re-start their economies. Watch the video above for the full report. Categories: National News, News
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Richland County deputies say they have caught the person who they say shot a woman over the weekend. 20 year old Jasmine Green is facing multiple charges including attempted murder. Investigators say the shooting happened on Aster Circle between Shop and Bluff Road on Sunday, April 26th. Deputies tell us the victim was rushed to the hospital…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– State parks in South Carolina reopened Friday. But the re-openings come with certain guidelines. Visitors are asked to maintain social distance from others. The parks will shut gates regularly to limit visitor capacity and visitors should limit groups to less than three. Picnic shelters and community buildings, will remain closed. SC state parks staff is also encouraging…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– As the state works to reopen– Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is working on a plan to reopen the city. Friday the City of Columbia held a virtual conference meeting of the Resilient Midlands Economic Recovery task force. The group includes local business owners as well as city and county officials. They discussed ideas on the logistics and…
Fort Jackson, SC (WOLO) — Fort Jackson announces plans to extend their closure of post schools on the military installation. Commanding Brigadier General Milford Beagle, Jr. says instead they will continue using distance learning for the rest of the 2019/2020 school year. Commanding General Beagle says this was not an easy decision to make since he acknowledges how important it…
Courtesy: SCSO Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies say on Monday a woman entered Sub Station II on Peach Orchid Rd. According to investigators, she licked her fingers as she was getting her cash to give the clerk. Deputies say she then licked her palm and spread her hand over the debit machine. Investigators say while employees were making the woman’s sub she…
CAYCE, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last few weeks, officers across the state have been enforcing social distancing guidelines and doing what they can to prevent a spread of coronavirus. Some communities, like the City of Cayce, have instituted a curfew to make sure people don’t stay out between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. When coming to a crime scene in…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Following Governor Henry McMaster’s announcement that the mandated work-home order would be lifted Monday along with allowing restaurants to serve customers outdoors, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin released the following statement: “We would encourage people to continue to follow solid, data driven public health advice. When we see a true deceleration in the number of new cases over…
Kiawah Island, S.C. (WOLO)– Charleston deputies say just before 5:00 Friday afternoon, investigators responded to a pond in the area of Salt Cedar Lane for a report of an alligator encounter with a woman. Investigators say the woman died in the incident. The alligator was killed by deputies who responded to the scene. The Charleston Co. Coroner’s Office, and SCDNR…
(CNN)– A New York man has been accused of stealing nine Coronavirus stimulus checks. Feng Chen, 31, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with stealing mail. New York police officers found Chen had credit cards, checks and nine stimulus payments that did not belong to him, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s office for the Eastern District…
