NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a man was killed in what appeared to be a shooting from a street into a home in a small South Carolina city. Newberry County deputies said the victim was dropped off Saturday night at the ambulance bay of Newberry County Hospital by someone who drove away, Authorities say someone called 911 minutes earlier…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is set to give his State of the State speech on Wednesday. The speech will be the governor’s outline of his goals for 2020. McMaster gave some hints about his priorities when he released his spending plan for the state earlier this month. Education was a top priority with proposals to…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Jeep’s and the sands of Myrtle Beach do not seem to go well together after now another SUV appears to be stuck on the beach. A viewer shared the photo below with ABC 15’s Ed Piotrowski showing a grey Jeep Patriot stuck in the sand. Uh oh. Another Jeep stuck in the sand. This photo was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who has been criticized for his slow outreach to black and other minority voters, has rearranged his schedule to make room for events in early-voting South Carolina that honor Martin Luther King Jr. Buttigieg’s campaign said in a statement Saturday night that the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, “looks forward…
KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The South Carolina Forestry Commission is asking for help finding two of its emergency vehicles that were stolen overnight. According to the Forestry Commission, a firefighting bulldozer and transport were stolen near Wildwood Lane and Wateree Elementary School in Kershaw County. Agency officials say the missing transport is a 2017 Freightliner flatbed, about 27 feet long,…
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCIV) — A Georgetown police officer is recovering after being involved in a crash on Friday night. According to officials, Sergeant Scott Scogin was in his police cruiser while he was helping a disabled motorist. The cruiser was then hit by another vehicle. Sgt. Scogin was transported to an area hospital while authorities arrested the other driver on suspicion of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is set to outline his plans for the new year in his annual State of the City Address. The address will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The public is invited to attend the State of the City. It will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, in…
(CNN) – While it’s just cold in the midlands, right now millions of other Americans are under a winter storm warning, advisory, or watch. A large winter storm is set to bring rain, snow, sleet and even possible hazardous travel conditions. Categories: National News, News
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Monday thousands will converge on the State house grounds for the annual ‘King Day at the Dome’ ceremony. The event begins with a prayer service starting at 8:30AM. at the Zion Baptist Church on Washington Street. Then marchers will gather in front of the church and make their way to the State house for the ceremony…
“Funky” Leroy Harper, Jr. plays the saxophone with his band, the All Stars (WPDE). (WPDE)- 100 years ago, on January 17, Prohibition became the law of the land. The government’s goal was simple: keep liquor out of the people’s hands and promote morality among the general public. It wound up being one of the most spectacular backfires of the 20th…
