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Man arrested while out on bond

Newberry, SC (WOLO) — a man who was out on bond for an armed robbery that happened last year was arrested again, and it appears he didn’t learn his lesson the first time. He’s been arrested for a similar crime. Newberry County Deputies say Carban Epps was being shown a gun but when it was handed to him Epps said…

Sumter drug deal busted after suspect accidentally texts Deputy

Quinton Jackson and Michael Shannon Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) – Texting the wrong number is bad. Texting a deputy when you think you are texting your drug customer is even worse. On Thursday (3/1), A Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy received a text from someone asking to sell a quantity of marijuana. An agreement was made that the unknown texter would meet…

How Social Movements Could Impact The Oscars

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- This weekend, you can watch the biggest night in Hollywood when the Oscars air right here on ABC Columbia. After years of seeing similar types of movies getting nominated and winning Academy Awards, some say it could be a new age for the Oscars. “I think they’ve changed the rules so that the membership of the academy is…

2 shot dead at Central Michigan University; suspect at large

Police officer and wife killed Friday

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI (ABC NEWS, WOLO) – An Illinois police officer and his wife were shot dead at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant this morning, according to an Illinois politician. The suspected shooter is still at large, according to the university, who added that “police believe the situation started from a domestic situation.” Bellwood Police Officer James Davis Sr….

Pastor: Loaded gun found in day care student’s lunch bag

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – A pastor of a church day care in South Carolina says a teacher found a loaded gun in a student’s lunch bag and safely confiscated it. Lake Bowen Baptist Pastor Brad Atkins to the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg it appears the child’s mother put the gun in a zippered outer pouch but forgot to remove it when…