COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Today Palmetto Health Richland and the Richland County Library announced a partnership that will provide every baby born in the hospital in September a library card. Officials say the initiative stresses the first five years of life are critical to a child’s vocabulary and literacy development. Organizers also say that early exposure to reading can set…
CAYCE, SC (WOLO) – A 16-year-old student was arrested Tuesday (9/4) for having a loaded gun at school. According to the Cayce Department of Public Safety, a search for stolen items at Brookland-Cayce High School led to the discovery. A school resource officer was notified when the loaded gun was found in his backpack. Police say the student brought it…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking 40-year-old Terry Blewer Jr. and 34-year-old Michelle Pendarvis in connection with multiple items recovered at Blewer’s Bonner Avenue residence. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced that more than $100,000 worth of stolen items have been recovered in the Santee area after a concerned citizen gave a tip. “There has just been…
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Richland County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of a mother.
A 47-year-old Easley man has died in a Labor Day drowning on South Carolina’s Lake Keowee.
Job seekers in South Carolina have a new resource. Tuesday the State Department of Administration launched a new recruitment web site, careers.sc.gov. The new web site allows users to search for and apply for state jobs, as well as information on living and working in the Palmetto State. A press release contained quotes from the agency’s director, “State employees provide…
All South Carolina schools are now required to have active shooter and active intruder drills. Find out more here.
Police on Tuesday arrested a man carrying a crude explosive device near the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt’s capital, according to security officials.
UNDATED (AP) –In Consumer news, United Airlines is raising checked-bag fees for many passengers, matching a move earlier this week by JetBlue Airways. United raised fees for checking a first bag from $25 to $30 and a second bag from $35 to $40 for tickets issued on or after today. The fees cover flights in North and Central America and…
