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SC ranks 9th from the bottom for millennials

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Experts say millennials make up the largest generation in the US but earn 20 percent less than the baby boomers did at the same age. Millennials in the Palmetto State aren’t fairing any better according to a recent ranking. Wallethub.com says South Carolina is the ninth worst state for millennials. The research found the state had…

Selling Energy Drinks To Minors Under 18 Might Become Illegal

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  House Representatives are taking on energy drinks after a 16-year-old Midlands boy died because of too much caffeine. Representative Leon Howard said it is time to treat energy drinks like cigarettes or alcohol and regulate the age you have to be to purchase them. Davis Cripe died almost a year ago after consuming a variety of caffeinated drinks, including energy…

Lexington man sentenced to 15 years for trafficking meth

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – Robert Tyler Geiger, 30, was sentenced today to 15 years for Trafficking Methamphetamine.   Geiger pled guilty instead of going forward with his trial. Evidence in the case established that shortly after midnight on August 20th, 2017, Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol were conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Highway 6. Geiger was found to be in possession…

Attorney General responds to Norman controversy

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Attorney General Alan Wilson says U.S. Representative Ralph Norman will not face charges for placing a loaded handgun on a table during a campaign event. In a statement released today,  Wilson said the actions of the congressman do not warrant criminal prosecution and should not be pursued further. State Democrats called for an investigation after Norman…

Sumter Police Investigating Fatal Crash

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–  Police in Sumter are investigating an accident that left a 29 year old woman dead. Investigators say just before 8:30 a GMC Yukon was turning left into a business plaza on South Pike West whit it hit a 2003 Buick. The driver of the Buick, Katina Hunter was taken to Palmetto Health Toumey where she later died….