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Woman Arrested, Charged in Death of 4-year-old Daughter

CYNTHIA ESTRADA-LOPEZ, LCSD Lexington, SC (WOLO) – A Lexington County woman has been arrested and charged in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Cynthia Estrada-Lopez, 24, is charged with homicide by child abuse. #BREAKING Mother charged in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. @LCSD_News just released this heartbreaking info. #SCnews pic.twitter.com/e8CtmiQ2tn — Josh Berry…

Forrest Wood Cup Weekend Fun

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – All this weekend some of the top anglers in the country are participating in the Forrest Wood Cup Bass-Fishing Tournament out on Lake Murray. While that is going on there is more fun to be reeled in at the Columbia Convention Center which is hosting The Forrest Wood Cup Expo. The Forrest Wood Cup Tournament and…

Video Released Shows SC Officer Shot at Close Range

ESTILL, SC (WOLO) – Almost two years after a police officer was shot in the Hampton County town of Estill, a man has been convicted for the crime. The entire incident was caught on camera. The video footage was released Thursday (8/11) night by the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Estill Police Officer Quincy Smith is still recovering. Categories: Local News,…

School Supply Drive For Families Affected By VC Summer Nuclear Site Closure

The Midlands are pulling together to help the thousands of workers laid off from the VC Summer nuclear reactor site closure get through this tough time.

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  United Way of the Midlands partnered with the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce to kick off a school supply drive for those affected by the layoffs.   Sara Fawcett, CEO and President of United Way of the Midlands, says when one part of the Midlands is hurting, the whole Midlands suffers. So when thousands of people lost…

Santee Cooper Cancels Rate Increases

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Santee Cooper customers will not see any rate increases any time soon. Friday morning the state-owned utility company announced it is canceling the increases that where scheduled to take effect in 2018 and 2019. The cancellation follows the company’s decision to back out of construction on two reactors at the VC Summer nuclear facility. Categories: Local News,…

Cold Case: Family, Deputies Search for Answers 21 Years Later

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – In 1996, Olympia resident Jack L. Robinson was brutally killed at the Rosewood boat landing. As the 21st anniversary of his death nears, investigators have made little to no progress in the case. Here’s what they know for certain: the 65-year-old arrived at the boat landing in his car, around 6 p.m. August 17, and…