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Lexington man armed with shotgun arrested after encounter with deputies

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)- A 61-year-old man is facing multiple charges after an encounter with Lexington county deputies. James William Level, of Lexington, is being charged with pointing a firearm at a person and second degree assault and battery. Deputies say they were trying to detain Level after witnesses told them he had assaulted a woman inside the house. Level barricaded…

Spartanburg man charged after child dies in burning car after chase

SPARTANBURG, SC (WOLO)- Agents of the S.C. Law Enforcement Division Saturday arrested a Spartanburg man in connection with the death of a child found in a burned vehicle. Imhotep Osiris Norman, 26, was charged with Homicide by Child Abuse. Officials say Norman was arrested after a pursuit with State Troopers on Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County late Friday evening. The…

Five Points Safety Meeting to be held Tuesday

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia City Councilman Moe Baddourah and Police Chief Skip Holbrook will hold a community meeting on safety issues facing Five Points. It will also include discussion on safety in the surrounding neighborhoods. The meeting is set for Tuesday, April 16th. It will be held at the Lourie Center at 1650 Park Circle from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm….

2 East Carolina students among 3 killed in S Carolina wreck

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Authorities say two East Carolina students died in a wreck in South Carolina that also killed the driver of another car. Two other ECU students are hospitalized with serious injuries. The South Carolina Highway Patrol tells media outlets that two cars collided Friday on U.S. 15, just east of the Interstate 26-Interstate 95 junction in Orangeburg…

President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un willing to meet for third summit

President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that he is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, citing their “excellent” personal relationship and understanding of “where we each stand.” “I agree with Kim Jong Un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps the term excellent would be even more accurate, and that a third Summit…

Beto returns to the Midlands this weekend

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke is returning to the palmetto state for his second visit since announcing his candidacy less than a month ago. His three-day drive through the Palmetto State will include events in Columbia, Charleston, Clemson, Denmark, Beaufort and other communities. O’Rourke first visited South Carolina in March when he held public town halls in Rock…