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Thieves Steal $25k Worth of Lawn Equipment

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Richland County Deputies are looking for four suspects accused of stealing $25,000 worth of STHIL lawn equipment. Investigators say the men seen in a surveillance image forced their way into Green Earth Services on Fairfield Road around 2 a.m. last Friday (8/25). If you have any information that may help investigators, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-Crime-SC….

S.C. Volunteers Are Ready to Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors

Red Cross Sends More Than 50 S.C. Volunteers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Thousands have been displaced by the devastating blow dealt by Hurricane Harvey. Some volunteers from the Palmetto State are in the Lone Star helping those who need it the most. The Red Cross of South Carolina said they sent more than 50 volunteers and four emergency vehicles to assist areas hit by Hurricane Harvey. “Our emergency response…

Texas Flooding Brings Painful Memories Back To Midlands

  Columbia, SC (WOLO)–  The devastating scenes in Houston bring a rush of painful memories for many in the Midlands who lived through the October 2015 floods.   “It was heart-wrenching, it was devastating…” Dionne Brown said.  Brown has lived in her house since 1996 and when the images of the floods in Texas started flooding in, her heart broke….

Teens Arrested for Breaking Windows at Lexington High School

Booking photos of Dominic Croswell (left) and Larry Melvin (right) LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in a vandalism case in Lexington County. The teens are accused of vandalism at Lexington High School. Dominic Herrera Croswell and Larry Tyshont Melvin face charges of malicious injury to property after shattering several windows at Lexington High and some windows…

Sumter Police Searching for Missing Man

Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–  Sumter Police are searching for a man who was last seen early Friday. Family members say 52 year old Tommy Brailey was last seen leaving Brewers Bar and Grill on Wesmark Blvd. around 2am. Police say his car, a silver 2004 BMW with license tag LYB 406 is also missing. If you know where Tommy Brailey is…

One Person Injured in Mobile Home Fire Near Red Bank

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – One person was injured in a fire that broke out at a mobile home near Red Bank this weekend, Lexington County reported. Lexington County Fire Service and EMS were dispatched to the home in the 100 block of Pinestraw Circle around 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Upon starting to attack the flames, officials said they noticed the…

Donate Your Eclipse Glasses, Get a Museum Discount

S.C. State Museum to Begin Collecting Eclipse Glasses on Sept. 1

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- If you find yourself wondering what to do with leftover glasses from the Total Solar Eclipse, the South Carolina State Museum has a solution that will save you money and help others. Starting September 1st, the State Museum is offering a two dollar discount to folks who bring in their gently used or new solar eclipse glasses….

State Emergency Management Division Monitoring Tropical Storm System

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The S.C. Emergency Management Division is closely monitoring a tropical storm system that could affect part of the state’s coastline. “There’s still a lot of uncertainty in the forecasts,” SCEMD Director Kim Stenson said “If it looks like this storm is going to affect South Carolina we want everyone to be ready. Now would be…

Former Catholic Priest Indicted on Sex Abuse Charges in Jasper County

JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A former Catholic priest in Savannah, GA has been indicted by a South Carolina grand jury for alleged sexual abuse cases from 40 years ago. Authorities said Wayland Brown, 74, abused two children while he was a parish priest at St. James Catholic School in Savannah in the late 1970s and 80s. Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor…