COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Federal prosecutors pushing for former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager to be sentenced to life in prison for killing an unarmed motorist, are being “unreasonable,” according to filings by Slager’s defense team ahead of his federal sentencing. In court records filed last week, Slager’s attorneys argued that their client committed voluntary manslaughter in the killing…
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)– A two year old child and a driver were taken to the hospital after a truck slammed into a Sumter home Monday morning. Troopers with the Highway patrol say around 10:30 the truck, owned by the town of Sumter, slammed into a home on Perry Boulevard. Investigators say neither the child’s nor the driver’s injuries were life…
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) _ One person has died in a house fire in South Carolina. Keith Wilson with Lancaster County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management told local media outlets that the fire was reported in Kershaw around 9 a.m. Monday. The victim’s name has not been released. Sheriff’s spokesman Doug Barfield says the cause of the fire is under investigation….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Richland County Coroner has identified the 13 year old boy who Richland County Deputies say drowned in Lake Carolina, Sunday. According to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts, Jaylan Antonio Jones, of Marsh Point Drive, was recovered from the South end of Lake Carolina. Watts says an autopsy indicated the cause of death to be due to freshwater…
Sumter Police ask the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate an Officer Involved shooting.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina State Farmer’s Market is getting into the Christmas spirit. On Sunday, the Farmer’s Market welcomed visitors to a ‘Country Christmas Celebration’. From fresh veggies and produce, to tractor rides and of course Christmas trees, there was a lot to choose from at the event. SC Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers was on hand and said…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion. Monday, preparations for the annual Governor’s Mansion Christmas Open House began with decorations and trees arriving at the Mansion. The decorations for this year’s open house also include poinsettias grown and donated by the Future Farmers of America from Lexington Technology Center, say officials….
After two days devoted to scoring deals on gifts for loved ones this holiday season, Giving Tuesday is a chance for you to give to others you might not be so fortunate.
The Columbia Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that happened Sunday night at the Family Dollar in the 900 block of Broad River Road.
Cyber Monday sales are expected to surpass last year’s numbers hitting a record high.
