COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County deputies have arrested Stephen Johnson Craft in connection with an officer involved shooting at Lexington Medical Center. Deputies say Craft was arrested Thursday morning after he initiated a pursuit following his refusal to stop for blue lights and siren. Craft, 38, got out of his car on Beckman Road and was arrested after a short…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A volunteer firefighter in South Carolina has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for sending messages about a fake bomb threat to try to get his station called in the event of a real emergency. U.S. Attorney Beth Drake says 21-year-old Karry Max Taylor was sentenced Wednesday. He was also ordered to pay about…
A coalition of news outlets including The Associated Press has sued the state House Republican Caucus in South Carolina. The lawsuit’s purpose is to gain access to the caucus’s records involving a political consultant under scrutiny as part of a growing probe of possible Statehouse corruption.
The Richland County Coroner has identified the 16-year-old Spring Hill High School who died after collapsing in a classroom.
The Senate has approved its plan to fix South Carolina’s crumbling roadways, setting up the possibility that the Legislature’s top priority for the year could become law.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington C0unty Deputies have arrested a suspect they say struck a Lexington Medical Center Officer with a car, that Officer fired at the car after it struck him, say investigators. SLED is investigating because there is an officer involved shooting, this is standard procedure. Here’s a statement from Lexington Medical Center: At 7:45 this morning, a…
You can take part in a conversation to empower women and their families Saturday April 29th. Click here to find out why organizers say this open forum is vital as women continue to evolve.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The time to give is almost here. Coming May 2, the Midlands can participate in Midlands Gives, a 24-hour online giving challenge. This is the fourth annual event, hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation. Over 300 non profit organizations in the Midlands are set to take part. Here’s how You can get in on the giving: Tuesday,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Working late into the evening, South Carolina senators passed the roads bill. The measure that passed 33-10 would raise the state’s gas tax by 12 cents over the next six years. That equates to close $800 million in increased revenue a year. The bill now heads back to the house so representatives can consider the senate’s amendments before…
Chapin, S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for Lexington Richland Five says near the end of the school day a Spring Hill High School student was taken to the hospital and later died. Neither the student’s name nor the cause of death were released. The district says it will have grief counselors at the school tomorrow to help students through this difficult…
