FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO/WPDE) – Deputies arrested a former Columbia Police Chief at a motel in Florence County Saturday. Randall Gershom Scott, 50, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon at a motel on Cale Yarborough Highway near Timmonsville, according to an official with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. According to a news release issued Saturday, deputies with the Florence County…
Highway Patrol says one person is dead and another is injured after a vehicle hit a tree on Saturday at Cannon Bridge Road.
Auburn University has announced that a man suspected of killing one Auburn police officer and wounding two near campus has been arrested.
LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina school district is considering a four day school week to help recruit teachers. Florence County School District Three Superintendent Laura Hickson said she will ask the school board to let her survey parents, teachers and staff on the plan. Hickson told the Morning News of Florence under the plan students would go…
Major spoilers ahead! Well, winter has come and it’s almost gone. “Game of Thrones” comes to an end this Sunday and fans are excited to see how it all plays out. They’re also sad to see one of their favorite shows come to a close. (MORE: ‘Game of Thrones’ recap: Daenerys makes her move, while many perish in another bloody battle) With…
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — If you regularly use Clemson Road in the Northeast part of Richland County to get around, you may have to find an alternate route beginning Monday May 20th, 2019. County officials say they will be Transportation officials in Richland County say a road project slated for the area will lead some lane closures, and traffic…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- An investigation is underway into what started a house fire in Columbia Sunday afternoon. The blaze happened in the 5700 block of Ames Road. The investigation is underway into what caused this home to catch fire off of 5700 Ames Rd, Sunday afternoon. No one was inside the home. Unique building construction is making it difficult to put…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A man wanted for kidnapping and stealing a car from a restaurant in Five Points has been captured after a high-speed chase Sunday. Columbia police say the suspect, David Monts was apprehended in Greenbrier County, West Virginia after a high-speed chase. #CPDSCUpdate After a high-speed vehicle chase, Columbia kidnapping suspect David Monts has been apprehended in Greenbrier County,…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)-The South Carolina Highway patrol is investigating a car crash in Lexington County where a pedestrian was killed. The crash happened shortly after 10:00p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Broad Street in Gilbert. According to the Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, Damarj Torrel Morris, 18, of Lexington was in the roadway when he was struck by a motor…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A Lexington woman and a Columbia man have been charged and declared co-defendants in connection with a home invasion that led to the shooting death of a child. Linda Lyn Monette, 23, who was in the home at the time of the crime, is charged with murder, attempted murder, criminal conspiracy, burglary and armed robbery, according to arrest…
