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Powerball ticket worth $100,00 sold in the Midlands

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you feeling lucky? According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, a Powerball ticket sold in Orangeburg for Saturday night’s drawing is worth $100,000. Lottery officials say the ticket was purchased at Enmarket #882 on Neeses Hwy. According to Lottery officials, the ticket holder stands to benefit from the purchase of PowerPlay®. Because this player paid an…

Democrats wrap up big 2020 Presidential weekend, putting SC in Spotlight

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina was in the National spotlight over the weekend as the 2020 Presidential Democratic Candidates gathered in the State for the Annual SC Democratic Convention. Nearly the full field of candidates running for president were in the Midlands over the weekend. Saturday, hundreds of South Carolina voters packed the Convention Center to hear from the 2020…

SC man in hospital after being hit by falling tree

by Tonya Brown

MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A man is in a hospital after being hit by a falling tree during Saturday’s storms on Marlboro Street in the McColl area of Marlboro County, according to McColl Police Chief Billy Stubbs. Stubbs said he’s not sure of the man’s condition. The man’s relative said he’s in the intensive care unit at a Florence hospital…

State trooper killed in off-duty incident

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A state trooper has died in an off-duty incident according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. TFC Jesse D. Cannon, a member of the Troop 8 Criminal Interdiction Unit died Saturday, June 22, in Greenville around 2:30 p.m. TFC Cannon had served with SCHP since 2014. He was a K9 handler in Troop Three. “The Highway…

Man possibly killed by alligator on Kiawah Island

by Drew Tripp

KIAWAH ISLAND, SC (WCIV) — Officials are trying to determine if an elder man found dead Saturday, June 22, at a pond on Kiawah Island was killed by an alligator. The man’s body was found shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, about 2 hours after authorities say they were first notified of a missing person from property adjacent to the pond. The…

Confederate flag won’t rise at Statehouse this July

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — This year, the Confederate flag won’t temporarily be raised at the South Carolina Statehouse to mark the day it was permanently taken down. A group calling for racial fairness — Showing Up for Racial Justice Columbia — has a permit to rally on the capitol grounds July 10. The South Carolina Secessionist Party has raised a…

Neglect charges after baby suffocates on pillow in car seat

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a 3-month-old child in South Carolina died after a couple left the infant face down on a pillow in a car seat. The State Law Enforcement Division said 27-year-old Tempestt Latabotha James and 26-year-old Ledarius Thomas are both charged with unlawful neglect of a child. Arrest warrants say the child suffocated May 26 at…