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Election Commission announces Saturday absentee voting

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —- According to the South Carolina State Election Commission the number of absentee ballots issued and returned for the Midterm election is up from 2014. Chris Whitmire, the Director of Public Information and Training says the 2014 Midterm election set a record with around 157 thousand ballots turned in. Statewide, South Carolinians have already surpassed that. The…
Local News, News, Richland

Richland Co. arrest a man accused of exploitation of a minor

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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A Richland County man has been arrested on child pornography charges. Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say 41-year-old David Vanalstyne is charged with four counts of exploitation of a minor. Investigators say with the help of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force  they were able to make the arrest. Authorities say Vanalstyne could…
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14-year-old arrested for bringing, hiding BB pistol on high school campus

ABC Columbia Staff,

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Lexington Police arrested a 14-year-old student Friday (11/2) after a weapon was found at the teenager’s school. Administrators at River Bluff High School had received several phone calls about the weapon and where it was hidden. A LPD School Resource Officer found the BB pistol in a men’s bathroom on campus at 320 Corley Mill Road….