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Curtis Wilson Joins Good Morning Columbia, Goes live with LIVE PD

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–ABC Columbia (WOLO-TV) is welcoming our newest member, Curtis Wilson, to the ABC Columbia News team. Curtis Wilson joins the station as Co-anchor of Good Morning Columbia airing Monday-Friday 5:00-7:00 AM on ABC Columbia. Curtis is live in the field with his ‘Good Morning Curtis’ segments. Monday you can find Curtis with an inside look at the LIVE…

Deputies Searching for man who broke into a Flea Market Through the Ceiling

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Lexington County Deputies are looking for a man who broke into a Flea Market through the ceiling. Deputies released surveillance video of the April 21st break-in. The video shows the suspect kicking out the ceiling tiles of the Barnyard Flea Market. This man broke into the Barnyard Flea Market by kicking out ceiling tiles April 21….

17 hurt in charter bus crash on I-95 in South Carolina

CANADYS, S.C. (WCIV) – Seventeen people were hurt when a chartered bus carrying students and chaperones from a North Carolina high school chorus team crashed on Interstate 95 in Colleton County early Sunday morning. The crash happened around 1:10 a.m. near the 68-mile marker on I-95 between Walterboro and St. George, according to Colleton County Fire-Rescue Chief Barry McRoy. The…

21-Year-Old killed when vehicle strikes culvert, overturns on I-26

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-A woman was killed in a crash after her car hit a culvert and flipped Sunday morning. The one-car wreck happened on I-26 Eastbound near mile marker 92 at 12:45a.m. Troopers say Sarah Helen Shelf’s vehicle left the right side of the roadway and struck a culvert, which caused the vehicle to overturn. Shelf was wearing a seatbelt. Lexington…

Deputies Investigating Home Invasion in Richland County

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are investigating a home invasion that sent two people to the hospital Saturday night. The incident happened in the 800 block of Chinquapin Road around 9:30p.m. Five victims who were inside the home during the incident told deputies that four unknown black males forced their way into the residence, displayed a handgun, assaulted…

Enjoy SC Event at State House

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Celebrate Arts and Culture at on the State House grounds. The City of Columbia, along with other community organizations, is using a Knight Cities Challenge grant to host “Enjoy SC: An Experience of South Carolina Arts & Culture at the State House.” The event is being held Sunday at the State House from 1-3 p.m. This is the fourth…

Arkansas police officer shot and killed inside his home

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (KATV) — A Forrest City police officer was shot and killed inside his home in West Memphis Saturday, according to the West Memphis Police Department. Officer Oliver Johnson Jr. was off duty at the time of the shooting and was not the intended target, according to West Memphis police. It happened at the Meadow Apartments in West Memphis…

‘Armed and Extremely Dangerous’ Murder Suspect Turns Himself in

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies say a man who was wanted in connection to a fatal shooting has turned himself in Saturday afternoon. Tremaine Tavar Richardson,30, was wanted for Murder and Child Endangerment. Deputies say Richardson wass considered armed and extremely dangerous. Richardson was wanted in connection to a shooting that took place Thursday in the 400 block of Crane…

DHEC: Drop off Unused or Expired Prescription Drugs for Take Back Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Time to clean out the medicine cabinet.  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control hosting a Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 28, 2018.  They are encouraging you  to drop off unused, expired, or unwanted prescription drugs at locations around the state participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day….