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Equipment stolen from a local non-profit that helps underserved children

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)– A local non-profit that helps underserved and homeless children has $10,000 equipment stolen from them in the middle of the night.  A place you would usually hear kids laughing and yelling is now quiet and not even a lawn mower can be heard. “It trickles down to really, stealing from the kids,” Steve Ware said, CEO and founder of River’s…

Midlands Tech Welding agreement with High Schools

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Midlands Technical College is making it easier to train the welders of the future. On Tuesday, the school announced a new agreement that will award college credit for accomplishments achieved in high school or training center welding programs. The agreement comes ahead of Midlands Tech’s new ‘Advanced Welding Center’ which is scheduled to open in 2020. Categories: Local News…

Attempted murder suspect sought in W. Columbia

West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Police in West Columbia are searching for a suspect in a recent shooting. Investigators say the man seen in this surveillance image shot a victim multiple times before taking off in a silver Chevrolet HHR. Police say it happened at a convenience store on Meeting St. If you recognize this man call the West Columbia Police Department…

Sheriff on Florence Officer Shooting: “One of the worst crime scenes I’ve ever seen”

FLORENCE, SC (WOLO)– New details are emerging in the investigation of the Florence shooting that left one officer dead and six others injured, earlier this month. Investigators say there was an arsenal of guns inside suspect Fred Hopkins’ home. Police say he ambushed officers as they arrived at his house to interview his son. ABC Columbia’s Angela Rogers is in Florence…