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AARP Hosts Gubernatorial Candidate Forum

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Six of the eight declared candidates for Governor of South Carolina answered a round of questions at a forum put on by AARP Wednesday evening. Many of the candidates said its time to shake up politics in the Palmetto State. “I want to rip out that plantation politics system and dramatically improve education,” Phil Noble (D) said. “We…

Dominion CEO Answers Questions About Ads, Plans for Abandoned V.C. Summer Equipment

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-Dominion Energy executives were back in the hot seat Wednesday facing tough questions about what their company would do to put more money back in your pockets. Senators went into the meeting seeking accountability, asking questions about the company’s plans for marketing and storing the abandoned equipment at the V.C. Summer site in Jenkinsville. Lawmakers continued to raise…

Police: Drugs and Gun Land Woman in Jail

(Photo: Kershaw Co. Sheriff’s Dept.) Kershaw Co., SC (WOLO) — The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office says 21 year old Alexia Shontae Johnson was arrested after authorities say they discovered evidence that made it appear she Johnson had been selling several different types of drugs over the past year. Chief Deputy Jack Rushing says they’ve been watching Johnson for sometime and…

Update: Missing 4-year found in Alabama, suspect arrested in Mississippi

UPDATE (10:00 p.m.)(WOLO, WCIV) – Authorities confirmed that Thomas Lawton Evans, the suspect in the case of the missing four-year-old from South Carolina, has been taken into custody. He was arrested in Mississippi Wednesday night. UPDATE (9:00 p.m.) – Authorities have released a name and picture of a suspect in the case of the missing four-year-old found safe in Alabama….

Richland County Unveils Renaissance Project

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–This week, the public was able to learn more about a proposed plan to revitalize a portion of Richland County. The meeting was held at the Columbia Place Mall on Two Notch Road. Council is considering several development projects, among those, using some empty spaces at the mall to house County offices The project called the Richland Renaissance aims…

Search for Missing Charleston 4-Year Old Girl Underway

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) – State and federal law enforcement agencies are searching for a missing child in Charleston County, S.C. The missing child is Heidi Renae Todd, 4, of 2985 Sweetleaf Lane, on Johns Island. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has issued a statewide BOLO for the child. Police say the child has sandy brown hair and was…