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Missing elderly man found safe

SUMTER, SC (WOLO)- Police have found an elderly man who was reported missing Sunday morning. Felix Feliciano, 73, was found hours after being reported missing. Sumter police thanks the community for their help assisting with the search. Categories: Local News, News

South Carolina bill seeks to ban felons from being sheriffs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – In a state where eight county sheriffs have been convicted of crimes in office over the past decade, South Carolina lawmakers want to tighten the qualifications to be a top law enforcement official. The proposal would bar someone from running for sheriff in any of the state’s 46 counties if the person has been convicted, pleaded…

Deputies: Possible assault in school bus fight, student may have been stabbed with pencil

LADSON, S.C. (WCIV) — A school bus fight broke out among Ladson Elementary School students Thursday afternoon and now Charleston County deputies are investigating possible assault against an 8-year-old. “The school bus stopped on Ladson Road in the Heritage Holiness Church parking lot when the fight occurred. Deputies are investigating an allegation that a juvenile student assaulted another juvenile student….

Thanks for sending your photos for the Magic of Storytelling

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Time to snap a selfie and help put books in children’s hands! Thanks to everyone who is sending in their photos and snapping their #shelfies. ABC Columbia, along with our sponsor, Children’s Dental Group, want every child to have the chance to open a book and open their imagination Too many children don’t have books… at home…

Cost of Lexington curbside pick up set to jump

Lexington, SC (WOLO) — A contract for Lexington’s curbside pick up is about to expire and County officials say resident who live in unincorporated parts of the County, who subscribe to curbside pick up may soon see a difference in their bill within the next month. County officials say the rate customers have now has been in effect since 2009…

Group urges Amazon CEO Bezos to continue with NYC HQ plan

A group made up of business leaders, elected officials and others is sending an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos urging him to reconsider the decision to abandon plans for a headquarters in New York City

A group of business leaders, elected officials and others haven’t given up on Amazon building a headquarters in New York City, and are sending an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos urging him to reconsider the decision to abandon the effort. In the letter, expected to appear in The New York Times on Friday, the group acknowledged the loud opposition…