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RCSD Credits an Anonymous Crime Stoppers Tip for Helping Them Capture a Fugitive

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County residents can rest a little easier tonight knowing one of the “armed and dangerous” suspects Deputies were looking for is behind bars. Richland County deputies are giving all the credit to an anonymous tip they got on Crime Stoppers. Now, they hope those in the community will step up again and help them locate the last armed…

Boy Scouts leader arrested in RCSD online predator sting banned from all programs

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – A former Midlands Boy Scouts leader, Heath Mills, was called “abhorrent” by the organization after he was arrested as a part of an online predator sting led by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Mills was charged with solicitation of a minor. Boy Scout leader in Lexington County arrested for solicitation of a minor during online predator…

Spirit Airlines flight diverted after several passengers fell ill on board

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (WOLO) – A Spirit Airlines flight traveling from New York (LaGuardia) to Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. was diverted to Myrtle Beach International Airport late Thursday night after an odor developed in a section of the plane, causing passengers to get sick. Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue said there were no hazardous substances found on board. Lt. Jonathan Evans of…

Former Lexington teacher sentenced to 7 years in prison after fatal DUI

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – 30-year-old Nicole Wilson, former Lexington County special education teacher, was sentenced to 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony DUI resulting in death. The victim, 75-year-old Roger Johnson, had picked his grandchild up from work at Applebee’s in the Harbison area on January 5, 2017, when Wilson ran through a red light and struck his…