LINCOLNTON, N.C. – Three people are dead after a car hydroplaned off the roadway due to rising waters and ended up in Rock Dam Creek in Lincolnton, officials say. The crash happened around 7:50 p.m. along N.C. 27. North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers said the car hydroplaned, went off the roadway, hit a tree, and landed on its side with all…
CNN-Two days before he died, Everett Palmer Jr. called his brother, Dwayne, to tell him he was on his way from Delaware to New York to visit him and their sick mother. But first, he said, he wanted to resolve an outstanding DUI warrant from an incident in 2016 in Pennsylvania to make sure his license was valid for the…
We had an #oldtownroad miracle at my house. My son Daniel has #autism and doesn’t talk. We caught him humming the @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus tune the other day. Then Bless God, my baby started singing the song on his own. His therapists have started to use it in his sessions! pic.twitter.com/vtCNWeg6ax — Sheletta Brundidge (@TwoHauteMamas1) June 4, 2019 (Associated Press)…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Two people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Richland County on Saturday. The incident happened in the 400 block of Summit Townes Way at 8:00 p.m. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Nivia N. Johnson,38, and David C. Bailey,39, died at the scene. An autopsy indicated that Johnson died from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper…
UNION, S.C. (AP) – A 16-year-old driver has been injured and a 14-year-old passenger was killed in a crash in South Carolina’s Union County. WYFF-TV reports it happened at 4:32 p.m. Friday. State troopers say the 16-year-old who was driving a Honda Civic ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree. The passenger, who was not…
A Las Vegas woman has sued the Transportation Security Administration after she says they made her strip down in Oklahoma before a flight back to Nevada, KTNV reports. Rhonda Mengert says in her lawsuit she was traveling through Tulsa International Airport on Mother’s Day when an implant in her hip set off the metal detector, The TV station reported. Mengert said she…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – An audit of summer camps at Clemson University found a lack of background checks for some staffers. The audit obtained by The Greenville News found that several camps were failing to run returning staffers through the National Sex Offender Registry each year and getting statements that there were no violations during the past year. The camps…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Benedict College has launched the first graduate program in the school’s 149-year history. The State reports the Masters of Business Administration program will open to its first group of students on July 1. The program, announced in a news release Friday, will be housed at the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students will…
American Idol/ABC COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – American Idol has announced dates and locations for upcoming auditions this fall. The ABC show is hosting auditions across the country, including Columbia You will have the chance to audition on August 26th. Other audition locations in the Southeast region include Mobile, Alabama, Macon Georgia, and Tallahassee Florida. Details HERE: https://abc.go.com/shows/american-idol/auditions While in-person auditions will…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Dozens of people got to meet and greet some of America’s heroes in Columbia Saturday. The National Guard hosted a D-day event at the South Carolina Military Museum. The event recognized World War II veterans. Many of the veterans signed posters and military memorabilia. ABC Columbia spoke to a 107-year-old veteran about what it means to have people…
