COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A patient at a state mental hospital in South Carolina has died after being at the bottom of a dogpile of several employees – something specifically prohibited in their training. The State newspaper reports three of the 13 employees involved in the death of 35-year-old William Avant in January had not been through training on physically…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-One suspect caught on camera stealing from a local business has been caught, now deputies need help tracking down the other three suspects. Deondre Johnson, of Texas, is being extradited from Mississippi back to Richland County, according to deputies. Johnson and three other suspects were caught on camera stealing from a Best Buy in Richland county. Anyone…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The driver killed in a crash Sunday morning has been identified. Anthony L. Harris, 46, of Mitchell Street in Columbia, SC died after a single vehicle crash on Superior Street near Rosewood Drive, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. Harris was pronounced dead at Prisma Health Richland. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday(July,15,2019). The cause…
NEWBERRY COUNTY, SC(WOLO)-One person is dead after a head on collision in Newberry County Sunday afternoon. The wreck happened at 12:00p.m. on I-26 East near mile marker 63. Trooper Joe Hovis said the driver of a 2007 Honda was traveling down I-26 East on the left side of the road when the car crossed the grass median and struck a…
LADSON, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a 25-year-old South Carolina man faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of his father. The Post and Courier reports Robert Edward Millen was initially charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting his father and a brother Monday. But the father, 54-year-old Bradley Millen, died later. Lt. Chris Brokaw of the Charleston…
RICHLAND COUNTY,SC (WOLO)- Deputies are investigating after two men were shot outside a Richland County club Sunday morning. The incident happened at 7:00a.m. at Micasita Club on Decker Boulevard. Deputies say they found two men who had been shot in the Micasita Club parking lot. Both men transported themselves to local hospitals for medical treatment. The investigation is ongoing. Continue…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A driver is dead after a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning according to the South Carolina Department of Public Service. The wreck happened at 7:35a.m. on Superior Street near Rosewood Drive. Troopers say the driver was traveling West on Superior street when the car hit a small curb in the median of the road, lost control, and struck a…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – Some residents of a South Carolina county hit hard by severe thunderstorms last month aren’t getting help from the government to haul away the debris. The homeowners association of The Landing neighborhood in Orangeburg County asked County Council to use its workers to haul away branches and other debris after June’s storms, which included gusts to…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Deputies are asking for the publics help locating a man wanted for burglary. On May 20th surveillance video captured Joseph Charles Torres stealing from a cash drawer through a drive through window. Anyone who knows where Torres is, is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. The caller can remain anonymous. Categories: Local News, News, Richland, State
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Rare sea turtles are smashing nesting records this summer on beaches in the Southeast, with scientists crediting the egg-laying boom to conservation measures that began more than 30 years ago. Giant loggerhead sea turtles weighing up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) crawl ashore to dig nests in the sand every summer along the southern Atlantic coast….
