Conway, SC (WPDE — A family is left with questions after 25-year-old Christopher Bennett was found unconscious in his cell at J. Reuben Long Detention Center Saturday morning. “He’s going to find positive out of the negative and he’s going to keep everybody happy. That’s the kind of person he was,”said Emmanuel Hill, describing his brother Christopher. Christopher Bennett was a father,…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is releasing the name of the person who died after being involved in a two-vehicle collision shortly after 1:00 p.m. Saturday. The crash happened in the 8000 block of Garners Ferry Road. Watts said Antonn McRant, 42, was the unrestrained-driver of his vehicle. McRant was transported from the scene by Richland County EMS…
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A more than four hour standoff at a Lexington County Motel ended with the arrest of a wanted suspect Saturday night. Deputies say James Slaton, 29, who was wanted on a grand larceny warrant out of York County, surrendered to deputies about 1:30am Sunday after being holed up in his Red Roof Inn room. A deputy, acting on…
A woman was killed Sunday morning after she crashed into another vehicle.
Are you ready to play ball? The Columbia Fireflies are hosting Fan Fest on Sunday, March 25 from noon to 3pm to kick off the 2018 season.
Alexis Jennings scored 20 points, A’ja Wilson added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and South Carolina beat Buffalo 79-63 on Saturday to keep alive its quest to defend its title.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A man police say broke into a woman’s home and stabbed her multiple times is now behind bars. Columbia police say the incident happened shortly after 10pm on March 19th in the 700 block of Henderson Street. Police say Anthony Alonzo Baker,49, is accused of breaking into the victim’s home and forcing her out of the home…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Hundreds gathered on the steps of the South Carolina State House Saturday to take part in the ‘March For Our Lives’ event. It’s part of a nationwide gathering and protest after the shootings in Parkland Florida, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High last month. 17 people were killed during that shooting, including students and teachers. The ‘March For Our…
ABC Columbia caught up with a few Gamecock fans before Saturday’s Sweet 16 matchup against Buffalo in Albany, New York.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Lawmakers, education officials and law enforcement all have different ideas on how to make South Carolina schools safer. But they all agree steps like having a police officer in every school, someone monitoring surveillance cameras whenever students are in the building or metal detectors will all cost a lot. A House subcommittee considered six different school…
