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Irmo Man accused of breaking into home to watch woman sleep

Alexis Frazier,

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)- Deputies have arrested an Irmo man in connection to a case involving burglary and voyeurism. Richard Travis Abbott, 28, entered a woman’s Rodborough Road residence through an unlocked door with the intent to watch the woman sleep in her bed, according to arrest warrants. The woman told deputies she woke up while Abbott was in her room…
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1 Pedestrian killed, 1 hurt after early morning crash

Alexis Frazier,

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A woman was killed after being hit by a pickup truck Sunday Morning. The crash happened at 1:20am in the 400 block of Jamil Road in Columbia. Troopers say the driver of a pickup truck hit two pedestrians while driving on Jamil Road. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Sabrina Maria Nelums, 44, was pronounced dead at…
Kershaw, Local News, News

One dead after crashing into tree in Kershaw County

Alexis Frazier,

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A driver was killed after crashing into a tree Saturday night. The crash happened at 11:36pm on Bishopville Highway in Kershaw County. The driver of a 2002 Nissan Altima was traveling westbound on Bishopville Highway when they ran off the rightside of the roadway and struck a tree, according to troopers. Troopers say the driver died…

Local News, News, Sumter

Driver Dies After Hitting Unoccupied Car in Sumter

Alexis Frazier,

SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- One person is dead after crashing into an unoccupied car in Sunday morning. The wreck happened at 7:15am on Saint Paul Church Road near Cains Mill Road in Sumter county. Troopers say the driver of a 2008 Ford pickup truck was traveling westbound on Saint Paul Church Road when they veered off the right side of…

Local News, News, Orangeburg

Driver Killed after hitting tree in Orangeburg

Alexis Frazier,

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, (SC)- One person is dead after being trapped in their car following an accident Saturday night. The wreck happened at 7:09pm on Interstate 95 near mile marker 93 in Orangeburg County. Troopers say the driver of a 2007 Honda Accord was traveling southbound on I-95 when they ran off the right side of the roadway, hit a tree…
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SC DOT to host Public Information Meeting on Assembly Street Railroad Project

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Do you have comments about the trains running across Assembly Street? Now is your chance to talk with SC DOT Officials.  The South Carolina Department of Transportation  has scheduled a public information meeting Tuesday, June 5, 2018, concerning the proposed Assembly Street railroad separation project in Richland County.   The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Seawell’s, 1125 Rosewood Drive in Columbia.  Officials say this is a drop-in style meeting where people can…
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Spotify backtracks on anti-hate policy following criticism

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Spotify is backpedaling on its recently announced anti-hate policy after some music industry players criticized it. The company said in blog post that when it announced the policy on May 10 it “created confusion and concern” and that Spotify “didn’t spend enough time getting input from our own team.” Last month Spotify said it would remove from its playlists music…
Lexington, Local News, News

Preliminary autopsy results indicates “No Obvious Foul Play” in Lexington woman’s death

Alexis Frazier,

Source: Facebook LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Lexington County Coroner said there is no obvious indications of foul play during the preliminary autopsy conducted on a 20-year-old woman who was found dead in a wooded area. Kyrstin Star Blackburn was found dead on Friday (June 1,2018) in a wooded area off of Platt Springs Road after being reported missing. Coroner Margaret Fisher…
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Man sentenced for killing 2 soldiers in South Carolina

ABC Team,

Lexington, S.C. (WCIV) — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing two soldiers who were trying to help a woman being attacked in a South Carolina bar. News outlets reported that 27-year-old Joseph Elijah Mills of Newberry County was sentenced Thursday in Lexington. Forty-year-old Staff Sgt. Charles Allen Judge Jr. and Sgt. 1st…