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RCSD: Elderly man spit on, suspect in custody

Daniel Harris/ASGDC RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 22-year-old man accused of spitting on a elderly man is in custody. Daniel Harris turned himself into investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday and is charged with assault. On April 14, deputies say Harris spit on the back of the victim’s neck in the parking lot the BP gas station…

Deputies: Suspect stole hat, punched store employee

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a black male who is accused of stealing a hat and then punched a store employee who tried to intervene. Just after 2 p.m. on March 5 at the Belk department store located at 670 Promenade Place, the suspect is seen on video surveillance stealing a Polo hat…

Rosewood Neighborhood Prepares for Thousands of People, Crawfish

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The twelfth annual Rosewood Crawfish festival will bring 10,000 pounds of crawfish, and more than 10,000 people to the Columbia neighborhood Saturday. Dave Britt, the executive director the of the Rosewood Merchant’s Association, said the team has been preparing for half a year to make sure the festival runs smoothly. Nineties band “Spin Doctors” will headline the more…

New Bill on SC Public Records

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bill strengthening South Carolina’s public records law by reducing fees and wait times for documents again faces opposition in the Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance the legislation to the Senate floor. But Sen. Margie Bright Matthews is again objecting, making passage this year unlikely. The Walterboro Democrat says she dislikes the…

Parnell, Runoff Results in Dist. 5 Primary

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The race to replace former Congressman Mick Mulvaney is down to three candidates. In Tuesday’s District 5 primary vote on the democratic side Archie Parnell won with an overwhelming 74% of the vote. For the GOP there will be a runoff between Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope. The seat was left vacant when President Donald Trump…