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White Four-Door Nissan Sought in Deadly Hit and Run

FAIRFIELD, SC (WOLO) – Highway Patrol Troopers are looking for a white four-door Nissan in connection with a deadly hit and run Tuesday (12/12) morning. Investigators say Lamont Jackson, 40, of Winnsboro was hit and killed while walking on Highway 34 near I-77. Troopers say the car they are looking for should have some front end damage. Categories: Local News,…

Police Chase Ends with Wreck of Stolen Car

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A chase involving a reportedly stolen car ended in a crash involving multiple vehicles. Columbia Police say Tuesday (12/12) afternoon, a Columbia Police officer tried to pull over a stolen car on Farrow Road. Investigators say the car refused to stop and ended up crashing into three vehicles at Sunset Drive and North Main Street. Police…

SCE&G Said Lowering Rates Will Cause Bankruptcy After Nuclear Plant Fiasco

  Columbia, SC (WOLO)– SCE&G requested that the Public Service Commission allowed them to keep the same rates, and not force them to decrease.  SCE&G said lowering their rates after nine rate increases since the nuclear plant’s inception would injure their company and punish ratepayers even more. However, there were plenty of people who spoke against SCE&G’s motion to dismiss the decrease,…

Christmas Delivery Deadlines

Columbia, SC (WOLO)) — If you’re still checking names off your shopping list, You might also want to check your clocks twice as well. You’re running short on time if you want to have your gifts delivered for the holidays. Mary Moloney breaks down everything you need to know about shipping deadlines in your consumer minute. Categories: Local News, National…

Sumter Murder Suspect Arrested

Sumter, SC (WOLO) — A man who police say shot and killed another person has turned himself in to police. Sumter Law Enforcement say 22 year old Kenton Thames-Daniels surrendered to police Monday night. Thames Daniels is charged with murder. Investigators say he and David Bratton were involved in an argument outside a home on Flamingo Road Sunday afternoon before…

Snow ‘Panda’monium

Wasshington, DC (WOLO) —Snow isn’t causing any headaches for us here in the Midlands, but it sure gives us some great video to check out from further North. Check out Mei Xiang at the National Zoo in D-C who just can’t get enough of the white stuff. Cameras caught the giant Panda rolling and somersaulting around in snow-covered leaves and…

Midlands man being sought in death of Orangeburg man

Michael Jerome Allen ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Orangeburg County authorities are searching for a Columbia man in connection with the death of a man earlier this month. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office detectives obtained a warrant Monday on murder charges for Michael Jerome Allen, 21, of Tavineer Drive, concerning the stabbing death of the 58-year-old victim. The man’s body was…