GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy who threw away a wallet that was evidence in drug case has been demoted and suspended for eight hours. The Greenville News reports the drug case was also dismissed after Wes Arflin, who was then a master deputy in Greenville County, was captured on surveillance video. The sheriff’s office…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina state senators are returning to Columbia to discuss their version of a bill to overhaul the state’s education system. An education subcommittee meets at 10 a.m. Monday to discuss the massive bill. They met a dozen times during this year’s legislative session to discuss the bill. The group’s agenda said senators will talk about what…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The Richland County Coroner office has ruled the deaths of a man and woman found outside an apartment complex as a murder-suicide. Brittany T. Johnson,25, died at the scene from being shot, according to coroner Gary Watts. An autopsy indicated that Johnson died from gunshot wounds to the head and upper body. Caven L. Wilson,31, also died at…
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) – An alumni group in one South Carolina school district is helping pay students’ lunch debt. Fort Mill School District spokesman Joe Burke says as of June 18, the most recent information available, students had about $12,000 in combined student lunch debt. The Herald reports the Fort Mill Ol’ School Crowd is gathering donations to cover…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Columbia police are investigating the deaths of two people who were found at an apartment complex Saturday afternoon. The bodies were found at the Pine Haven Villa Apartments on Trinity Drive in South Columbia at 4:30p.m. Officers say the male and female were found outside one of the buildings. Columbia Police are working with the Richland County Coroner’s Office…
TEMPE, AZ — A group of six Tempe police officers were reportedly asked to leave by a barista at Starbucks recently. The incident reportedly happened on July 4, at the location off of Scottsdale and McKellips roads. A statement from the Tempe Officers Association says the officers paid for their drinks and were standing together inside the coffee shop. A…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- Lexington County deputies are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who robbed two stores at gunpoint Saturday morning. Surveillance photos from a gas station on Augusta Highway in Leesville show the suspect holding a gun and wearing a jacket with it’s hood up, and a mask. ❗️Lex Co: we need your help with this guy's name….
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Animal Shelter is running out of space. Partially at fault are the Fourth of July fireworks, which frightened many dogs away from their home. Shelter staff members say that since Thursday, 21 dogs and one cat have been turned in at the shelter. Only three of those dogs have been claimed by their owners….
Dallas police officials say more than two-dozen officers face disciplinary measures after they were found to have posted bigoted or other offensive material to social media in violation of the department’s code of conduct, including mocking protesters who were pepper-sprayed.. Officials announced Friday an internal review determined that 25 officers posted or shared objectionable material. Four of those officers have…
ORLANDO, FL (WOLO) — A Midlands woman who died after being hit by a car in Orlando Florida will be laid to rest this weekend. A memorial service for London Harrell is scheduled to take place Sunday afternoon at 2PM in the gym at Spring Valley High School ( 120 Sparkleberry Ln, Columbia, SC 29229) where she graduated. Harrell was…
