LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-Services for a Lexington firefighter who was killed in the line of duty will be held on Tuesday. According to Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Paul Edwin Quattlebaum, Jr., 46, services will be conducted 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Batesburg-Leesville High School Fine Arts Center (600 Summerland Ave., Batesburg-Leesville SC). The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m….
LEXINGTON, S.C. – An 11-year-old male who attends Pelion Middle School has been charged with threatening a student after deputies determined he referred to killing another student Friday. School officials say during dismissal the assistant principal attempted to keep an 11-year-old sixth-grade male Pelion Middle School student from getting into a fight. The student was upset because a 12-year-old seventh-grade…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a South Carolina woman died after the motorcycle she was riding on hit a deer. News outlets report that the Lexington County coroner Margaret Fisher said 53-year-old Ruth Hunt Payne of Lexington died at the scene of the wreck. She was a passenger on the motorcycle, which hit a deer around just after 11…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — As the nation remembers firefighters who have lost their lives while protecting others, flags are flying at half-staff in South Carolina on Sunday. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to have the flag at half-staff throughout the day. In addition, Governor Henry McMaster has directed the flags atop the State Capitol be flown at half-staff until…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– From tie dye to food and of course music, this Sunday is JerryFest. The community is invited to celebrate the life and art of Jerry Garcia at this year’s JerryFest in Five Points. The free event will include a variety of vendors and activities as well as plenty of live music throughout the day. For more information,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Looking to rid your house of some unwanted items? Residents of Richland and Lexington counties can drop off items at a recycling event. Electronics, household hazardous waste, scrap metal and tires are among the items accepted at the event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 12 at Irmo High School, 6671 St. Andrews Road, Columbia. According…
October brings attention to breast cancer, by raising awareness of treatment, research and prevention. One local company is going a step above the rest, by offering a free home cleaning to a patient undergoing treatment.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Calling ghosts and goblins, here’s a look at some Halloween happenings with Crysty Vaughan in Local Living. Get ready to be spooked. ‘Boo at the Zoo’ returns to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden this month, and it’s a frightful night that’s just right for the little ones. Kids of all ages can enjoy a trick or treat trail, foam…
(CNN) — Some Canadian firefighters accidentally called the wrong number when they were ordering pizza earlier this week. They ended up calling a spot more than two-thousand miles away, in Texas. but they ended up with a great story. Here’s Matthew Seedorff with more. Categories: National News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Prisma Health Children’s Hospital of the Midlands is offering free flu shots to help protect parents and kids from the flu season. ABC Columbia’s Curtis Wilson spoke with Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch from the hospital to talk about the flu and the many locations that are giving free flu shots this month. The flu shot is available…
