Columbia, SC (WOLO)– With Thanksgiving traffic at its peak, Highway Patrol troopers were all across the Palmetto states at rest areas and welcome centers educating visitors on how to safely get to their destination. One of the key points they are pushing is the importance buckling up. Bobbi Jackson has made it her mission, along with the State troopers,…
Deputy struck by fellow Deputy while responding to suspicious person call at Lower Richland Walmart.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Officers are now investigating a deadly car crash that killed a 17 year old as a homicide. The crash was at the intersection of Farrow Road and Bendale Drive Tuesday night. Columbia police are searching for multiple suspects who fired shots at the car prior to the accident. According to authorities four people were in the car,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–SCE&G is warning customers of a scam. A spokesperson for the utility says they’ve received numerous complaints. The customers say someone calls claiming to be from SCE&G and demands payment. The company has some tips to keep you from falling prey to this and other scams: If you get a call demanding payment, hang up. Do not respond…
Residents are encouraged to donate canned food items and dry goods for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor the Dream food drive through December 8.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A federal judge has granted a stay of execution for a man on South Carolina’s death row, a day after officials said they couldn’t secure the drugs needed for lethal injection. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Geiger Lewis issued the stay Tuesday in the case of 52-year-old Bobby Wayne Stone, who was scheduled to die Dec….
A Forest Acres based organization supporting community policing is hosting a campaign to thank our officers.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Six pre-filed bills that focus on protecting ratepayers were approved in the house judiciary committee Tuesday. Although all the bills concerning the V.C. Summer shutdown received favorable report, representatives said there are several details that will need to be examined. All six bills in the passed the committee by a vote of at least 20 but representatives say…
70’s heartthrob David Cassidy has died at age 67. CNN Takes a look back at the life of the Actor/Singer.
(WOLO) – If you are planning on getting a real Christmas tree this year, you’d better hurry. According to the National Christmas Tree Foundation, there are fewer trees to go around this year. Farmers say it takes seven to ten years to grow a sellable tree. Seven years ago however, was the height of the great recession and farmers were…
