RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A father is facing multiple charges after leading deputies on a high speed chase and putting his 2-year-old daughter in danger. The incident was capture on the A&E TV Show “Live PD,” on Saturday night. Deputies responded to the 1100 block of Furwood Circle and observed an SUV take off at a high rate of speed….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Three inmates are suing the agencies that run South Carolina prisons, saying officials don’t do enough to try to stop sexual assaults behind bars. The inmates are asking that the lawsuit eventually include any inmate who has been sexually attacked behind bars since 2012. They want prisons to spend more money to protect inmates and compensate…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A prosecutor says a man who strangled a woman in front of her 8-year-old great-granddaughter during a burglary has been sentenced to life in prison. Solicitor Dan Johnson said a Richland County jury found 44-year-old James Heyward guilty of murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges in a six-day trial this week. Johnson says Heyward demanded…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A Midlands Walmart unveiled a new feature that will make ordering online a lot easier for residents. The remodel of the Walmart Supercenter at 7520 Garners Ferry Road is complete and it’s the first store in South Carolina to debut the company’s new Pickup Tower technology. These 16-foot tall structures function like high-tech vending machines and can…
A commercial photographer has sued Kendall and Kylie Jenner over the use of two of his images of late rapper Tupac Shakur that were used on T-shirts the sisters briefly sold for $125 apiece. Michael Miller sued the Jenner sisters in a Los Angeles federal court on Friday for copyright infringement over the “vintage” T-shirts that featured their likeness or designs superimposed over photos…
“True Blood” actor Nelsan Ellis has died, his manager confirmed to ABC News. The actor, who portrayed Lafayette Reynolds in HBO’s hit series, died on Saturday in Los Angeles after complications from heart failure, his manager said. He was 39. Along with starring in “True Blood,” Ellis also appeared in “Veronica Mars,” “The Soloist,” “The Help” and “Lee Daniel’s The Butler.” Ellis…
Wisconsin bus driver Trudy Serres crochets toys for each of the elementary school kids on her route. Whatever they ask for — no matter how wacky the requests — they get. She’s done ice cream cones, unicorns, “Star Wars” characters and many more-elaborate, custom designs. “She is the best,” parent Peggy Lamon, who has three children who ride on Serres’…
An American tourist was beaten to death on Friday after a fight erupted at a bar on an island in Greece, and at least eight people have been arrested in connection with his killing, according to local police. Bakari Henderson, a 22-year-old recent graduate of the University of Arizona, was at a bar on the Greek island of Zakynthos when a…
NEWBERRY, SC (WOLO)- An ammonia leak at the Louis Rich Plant in Newberry County caused the evacuation of 200 employees Saturday Morning. The employees that were evacuated to the Newberry County Detention Center parking lot have been cleared to return to the plant. Newberry County and City Fire units, Newberry County Haz Mat, along with Newberry City Police, Sheriff, EMS…
COLUMBIA, SC(WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Friday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1500 block of Hallbrook Drive. Officers believe the shooting stemmed from an attempted armed robbery. One male victim is in the hospital, where his condition is unknown at this time. To receive up to $1000 for…
