COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Certain Midlands neighborhoods need to prepare for tree trimming in the next two weeks. Dominion Energy announced it will perform tree trimming along overhead utility lines in the following neighborhoods for the next two weeks: Distribution Line Tree Trimming: Heathwood Park Neighborhood Shandon Neighborhood Council Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Shiloh Community Organization North Columbia Civic Club (Greenwood) Fairworld Acres/Harlem Heights Arsenal Hill…
A police officer looks at a crime scene. South Carolina was rated the sixth-worst state for domestic violence homicides in 2019, with a homicide rate 1.5 times the national average. (Nick Papantonis/WPDE) By: Nicholas Papantonis CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — People accused of domestic violence could have their whereabouts monitored while awaiting trial, if a proposed bill gets signed into law….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Teachers looking to take on a new assignment have a chance to attend a job fair in Lexington-Richland School District Five. The district is hosting a teacher recruitment event on February 1, 2020. It will be held at the Center for the Arts at Irmo High School from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. You can register the day…
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WOLO) –Veterans gathered Friday at Fort Jackson to honor Arnie Reichenthal, a 92-year-old former Navy seaman who served in both World War II and the Korean War. Reichenthal first made the decision to serve his nation while growing up in South Carolina at the onset of World War II. “The only thing is I was underage so…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– With the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs taking the field Sunday for the Super Bowl, its anyone’s guess as to who could come out on top. But Friday at Riverbanks Zoo one harbor seal took a dive at picking Sunday’s winner. Zookeepers tossed two footballs marked with each team’s logo and let 13-year-old Gambit make…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Carolina Country Music Association has awarded a Lexington man the honor of being ‘Guitarist of the Year,’ and he’s a musician in a band you might know. Jimmy Rogers is the lead guitarist in the local band, ‘The Blue Pickups.’ The band is known across the state for their music and their charity work. Now…
The driver of a speeding convertible that went airborne and crashed into the second floor of a commercial building last year, killing both of the car’s occupants, was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, prosecutors announced Friday.
Columbia College President Carol A. Moore said the women’s college will begin admitting male students as early as 2021.
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) – Three men are facing multiple charges after deputies say the search of a Burgess Court home yielded drugs and weapons. During the January 29 search of the residence, a total of 96 grams of methamphetamine, 12 grams of heroin, 1.5 pounds of marijuana and three firearms were seized, deputies say. Kevin Brown, 33, is charged with…
RCSD image Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Four students from a Midlands high school are facing charges in connection with the sexual assault of a fellow student. Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say one incident happened Tuesday at Ridge View High School. Investigators say three students all ages 14 and 15 held the 15 year old victim down on the…
