Richland County Sheriff’s Department says they’re investigating a threat made towards Dent Middle School on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- With the First in The South Primaries right around the corner, a local non-profit organization is reaching out to swing voters in hopes to improve voter turnout. The Welcome Party have been reaching out to voters ahead of the primary election in the Palmetto State. “We’re not trying to push anyone towards one candidate more than the other,”…
IRMO, SC (WOLO) – Irmo Police confirmed late Wednesday night that the victim in the afternoon shooting in the Ballentine area has died. The victim has not been identified. The investigation shut down part of Old Dutch Fork Road but as of 10:30 p.m., Irmo Police confirmed the scene had cleared and the road had reopened. ————— ORIGINAL STORY: One…
Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) –The Orangeburg county Sheriff’s Office is asking people to be on the look out for a scam they say is circulating on social media trying to scam you using your own friends. According to authorities they began seeing the scam first on Facebook where a victim reported seeing a friend in a video posted on their page….
IRMO, SC (WOLO) – One person was shot Wednesday afternoon in Irmo near the 185 block of Old Dutch Fork Road. Police responded to the Ballentine area around 3 p.m. and found one person with a gun shot wound inside a vehicle. According to Irmo PD, part of Old Dutch Fork Road has been shut down as the circumstances surrounding…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A judge has fined Columbia Housing more than $11,000 for safety violations that took place at Allen Benedict Court in January of 2019. Columbia Housing faced 26 citations Wednesday in municipal court, and chose to plead guilty to 24, resulting in a $470 fine for each ticket. Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says the new leadership team has…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The community continues to come together and heal in the aftermath of Faye Swetlik’s death. Despite the rain, memorials in her honor are still growing. But this past weekend, family members took some of those toys and donated them to Prisma Health Children’s Hospital Midlands. Staff say they’re so grateful for the stuffed animals and toys;…
The Richland County Coroner has released the name of the victim who was killed when the vehicle she was driving collided with another vehicle on Monday.
A crash with injuries has led to the shutdown of Interstate 20 Westbound near the 72mm.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A trial examining the alleged safety violations that led to the carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of two people last year is set for today, Wednesday February 19th, 2020. Court officials say the proceedings involving the City of Columbia and Columbia Housing will take place this Wednesday. The civil hearing was initially scheduled in January but was…
