Accused Meth Dealer Arrested for 3rd Time in 5 Months
A Kershaw county man accused in several crimes that’s landed him behind bars three times in 5 months finds himself in trouble with the law, again.
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Former special education teacher sentenced following fatal DUI accident
A former special education teacher at Lexington Elementary School teacher will spend the next seven years in prison.
Newberry Deputies find missing 16 year old girl who ran away from home
Newberry County Deputies say the missing 16 year old girl was found safe early this morning.
SC Senator Greg Hembree hospitalized due to brain aneurysm
Little River, S.C. (WPDE) — South Carolina State Senator Greg Hembree is in the hospital Thursday night after suffering, what is believed to be a small aneurysm, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson. Richardson says Hembree has some bleeding on the brain, but is in stable condition and awake. He will be monitored for several weeks and is currently in…
RCSD search for two ‘armed and extremely dangerous’ individuals
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for two armed and extremely dangerous fugitives. Officials say 39-year-old Amos Hosey and 33-year-old Harrell Williams were engaged in an altercation with another man on July 13. Following the argument, both Hosey and Williams shot at the victim. He was transported to the hospital for his injuries. Investigators believe they…
Woman pleads guilty to killing 17-month-old child with salt
SPARTANBURG, SC (WOLO) – An upstate woman pleaded guilty to killing her 17-month-old daughter with salt. Spartanburg prosecutor Barry Barnette says Kemberly Martines, 25, was sentenced Wednesday (7/25) to 30 years in prison. Emergency responders found the girl severely dehydrated on July 31st of last year. She died three days later. Officials say Martines did it to try to convince…
Hundreds remain separated at deadline to reunite detained immigrant families
(WOLO, ABC NEWS) – Thursday (7/26) was the deadline for the government to reunite immigrant families separated at the US border after entering the US illegally. The separations stem from President Trump administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy announced in early April. While many families are now back together, there are still hundreds who have yet to see their loved ones. Watch the…
Undercover ‘Operation Full Armor’ Leads to Dozens of Arrests for Solicitation of A Minor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Sheriff Leon Lott is calling it one of the most successful sting operations in the state. Operation Full Armor captured 38 in total for solicitation. A dozen of the men arrested for soliciting a minor. Sheriff Lott said they had fifty officers a day working on this. Undercover officers used online personas of 13-year-old girls on a variety…
Health Minute: Is being a working Mom helping or hurting?
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Mom guilt is nothing new. Whether you work full-time, stay at home, are a single parent or raising your kids with a partner, mothers always wonder if they’re making the right choices for their children, especially when it comes to work. Well, a new study may just put some of those worries to rest. Reid Binion…
Snow Days to be replaced
Snow days will soon be a thing of the past for one South Carolina school district,
