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Suspect in Deadly Double Shooting, Charged with Murder, Attempted murder After Shooting At Deputies

  ELGIN, SC (WOLO): A man is dead and a woman remains in the hospital after a shooting on Brazell Road Wednesday night. Thursday, Kenneth Dylan Shirley, the man charged in connection with the shooting, had his first appearance in front of a judge. Shirley looked calm and used proper manners when talking to the judge, which according to RCSD Deputies, that was…

3 arrested in Chapin drug bust

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Lexington County narcotics agents arrested 3 men during a drug bust on Tuesday. Officials say they seized a large quantity of marijuana, pills and drug-making materials from a house in Chapin Tuesday morning (3/20). A tip led agents to a home in the 300 block of Mallard Drive. After being allowed into the house by its occupants,…

Cayce Police Search for Burglary Suspects

Cayce, S.C. (WOLO)– Police in Cayce are hoping to identify four suspects they say broke into a concession stand at Brookland-Cayce High School. Investigators say it happened around 1am on March 19th. According to police the suspects damaged the stand and stole a significant amount of goods from inside the building. If you have any information on this incident call…

Suspect Sought in Car Break-In

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies in Richland County are looking for a suspect they say broke into a woman’s car while she was working out. Investigators say it happened outside Muv Fitness on Killian Rd. on March 7th. Deputies say the suspect broke through the rear window of the woman’s car and took her wallet, identification, and debit card. According to…

South Carolina Lawmaker Files Bill in Wake of VC Summer Fallout

SWANSEA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina lawmaker is proposing a way to help smaller power companies and utility customers as the state continues to deal with fallout from a multi-billion dollar nuclear construction debacle. Beaufort Sen. Tom Davis tells The Associated Press he’s filed a bill to require utilities to buy wholesale power from independent power producers if the…

Dominion on Failed Nuclear Project: Customer Rate Pay

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Virginia utility seeking to buy a South Carolina utility says its customers would pay nearly $4 billion for a failed nuclear project. Media outlets reported state regulators said Wednesday the plan by Dominion Energy would require customers of South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. to pay $3.8 billion for the failed reactor project. The plan…

Officials: One Man Dead after Ambulance crashes into Car

GREAT FALLS, S.C. (AP) _ One man has died after an ambulance crashed into a car in South Carolina. Local media reported the wreck happened Wednesday afternoon on state Highway 97 between Chester and Great Falls. Chester County sheriff’s deputies say the driver of the car died and five other people were hurt. Chief Deputy Robert Sprouse says it appears…

Making…and keeping…smiles bright is as simple as finding an Easter egg

Welvista is planning their second Smiles for Lifetime Easter egg hunt this weekend

CHAPIN SC (WOLO) Welvista, a locally founded non-profit, who has made it a mission to assist access to long-term health care to rural areas of South Carolina, is hosting their second Smiles for a Lifetime event on Sunday. According to Welvista CEO Juanita Wright, the Smiles for a Lifetime program raises money to provide “essential dental care to children in…

Winter Jam 2018 Comes to Colonial Life Arena this Weekend

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)–Winter Jam 2018 comes to the Colonial Life Arena in concert this weekend. Rockers Skillet will headline the Tour. Winter Jam showcases a lineup of some of the best and brightest names in Christian music, according to Concert organizers. Winter Jam’s line up includes Kari Jobe, Building 429, Comedian John Crist, KB, Hosts Newsong, Jordan Feliz, Hollyn and pre-Jam artists Dan Bremnes,…