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South Carolina school district considers a 4 day school week

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…

Fire crews battle blaze at Columbia home

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 kidnapping suspect captured after high-speed chase through West Virginia

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,…

Car crash leaves pedestrian dead on Broad Street in Lexington 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…

Two teens charged with armed robbery in Columbia

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Two male teenagers are being charged with armed robbery after police say they stole from a local restaurant. Columbia Police say the 15-year-olds stole money from a Subway restaurant in the 100 block of Sparkleberry Corssing on Saturday. Two 15-year-old males have been charged w/armed robbery after being accused of stealing $ from the Subway restaurant located at 101…