Bullets ring out in a Richland County neighborhood hitting two homes and leaving authorities with more questions than answers.
In a ranking of the most charitable states, personal finance website WalletHub found South Carolina to be the 19th most giving.
There is some promising news coming from USC researchers in the fight against opioid use here in the Palmetto State.
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Officials in West Columbia want residents, in certain areas of the city, to be prepared for the water to be turned off due to maintenance. City officials say due to a water line and fire hydrant repair, the City of West Columbia, water will be turned off on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, from 9:00 AM until 4:00…
(WOLO) – If you have shrimp on your holiday menu, they may be harder to come by. The State Department of Natural Resources says the Fall White Shrimp harvest is hundreds of thousands of pounds below normal. DNR however, says the Spring and Summer harvests were well above average. Officials say warmer than usual water may be to blame for…
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – The attorneys for a former North Charleston police officer say it would be unreasonable to sentence their client to life in prison. In court documents filed last week, lawyers representing Michael Slager say he committed voluntary manslaughter in the 2015 killing of Walter Scott. Prosecutors are seeking life in prison. Slager’s sentencing hearing is scheduled…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- With plenty of deals still up for grabs, the state’s Department of Consumer Affairs has four tips to keep you safe from cyber thieves this holiday season. Tip one: Make sure your computer is virus free. Tip two: Use password protected Wi-Fi or even an Ethernet cable when making a transaction. Tip three: Make sure the site…
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….
