At around 5:45 a.m., Monday morning, Columbia Fire Department responded to Chain Gang Rd in Eastover for a reported house fire.
Richland County deputies say the murder rates in 2019 have dropped 22 percent from 2018, with the number decreasing from 27 to 21.
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car Saturday night. The incident happened at Wilson Boulevard and McLeod Street in Columbia around 7:15 p.m. Patrick Lydell Patterson,47, was attempting to cross the street when he was struck by a vehicle., according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. Patterson died at the scene. An autopsy indicated that…
A man has been arrested after a shooting at the Social Bar and Lounge in the Vista on Gervais Street that injured two people.
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — An officer was killed in an officer-involved shooting at the Florence Airport, according to Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken. An official with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says the suspect initially fled the scene, but was later apprehended by Florence County Deputies. Dozens of police officers and deputies were still on the scene near…
(CNN) —At Sunday’s 77th Golden Globe Awards, almost 1,300 glittering guests will take their seats in the historic The Beverly Hilton hotel and be served a pre-show dinner fit for Hollywood’s greatest. The feast will be plant-based, a decision made by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association out of concern for global warming. The group is the nonprofit organization that gives…
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) – A body found in the water in South Carolina has been identified as a man reported missing last month. Mount Pleasant Police spokesman Inspector Chris Rosier says the body of 20-year-old Alexander Elliott was recovered from the water near the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant on Thursday morning. Rosier tells the Post and Courier…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-One person is dead after a single vehicle crash on I-77 Friday morning. Paul Ivy Edwards, Jr.,74, was driving south on I-77 when he suffered a cardiac event which caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. Watts said Edwards was taken to a local hospital where he died. An autopsy…
IRMO,SC (WOLO)- One person is dead after a tree fell onto a home in Irmo Friday night. The incident happened at 8:00 p.m. at a home on Beechwood Lane. Gertraud Maria Walker,63, was in her bedroom when a tree fell across her house pinning her underneath, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. Walker died at the scene. An autopsy…
AIKEN, SC (WOLO) – One of three murder suspects was arrested Saturday morning after multi-agency pursuit. Thomas Anthony Henderson,18, is being charged with 2 counts of Murder for the deaths of Mel’isha Jackson,26, and her 1-year-old son, Elijah. Two other suspects are still being sought. The mother and son were shot to death Dec. 17 at an apartment complex in…
