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Jury convicts woman for dumping newborn in dumpster

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A Socastee woman has been convicted of dumping her newborn daughter in an apartment trash bin. Thursday (2/9), an Horry County jury found Shelby Taylor guilty of attempted murder. She will be sentenced next week. Attorneys say Taylor gave birth at home in 2015 while her husband and 16-month-old daughter were asleep. They say she…

Senators Plan to Reintroduce Bill to Provide Closure 50 Years After Orangeburg Massacre

Introduction to Come as Soon as Tuesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-Thursday, South Carolina marked 50 years since the Orangeburg Massacre, when state troopers opened fire on protesters, killing three. All these years later, there are still unanswered questions. After bills designed to create a solution for victim compensation failed in 2003 and 2007, lawmakers are hoping a new effort will have a different outcome. “I am somewhat optimistic…

First child flu-related death reported in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A flu-related illness has taken the life of a child in the Midlands,  according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The death occurred in DHEC’s Midlands Health Region. This is the first pediatric death reported in South Carolina this season. South Carolina suffers its 1st pediatric flu related death, this according to…

First Responders Repay Kindness To A Thoughtful First Grader

Chapin, SC (WOLO)–  Maddie Edwards is only 7-years-old but knows how big of an impact kindness can have. In the land of pencils and crayons, and wiggling bodies, there is one girl who stands out. In a fire-truck red dress, Maddie is speechless when an EMS crew stops by just to see her, and pay forward an act of kindness she had…