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2 Inmates Charged With Murder of 4 Inmates at SC Prison

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-  Two convicts who were already serving life sentences for killing a mother and her child have been charged with murder in the strangulation deaths of four inmates inside a South Carolina prison. Arrest warrants released early Saturday say 35-year-old Denver Simmons and 25-year-old Jacob Philip lured each inmate into a cell at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia…

Expert and Syria Native React to U.S. Air Strikes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Mohammad Saadeddin is a Syrian native who has called Columbia home for about 18 years. The owner of Al-Amir on Main said he’s tired of seeing the people of Syria suffer. “God Almighty gives us the opportunity to be the leader of the world, I think we need to act upon it, be the big brother who…

Lexington Sheriff Says 16 Year old Airport High Student had Loaded Gun at School

  LEXINGTON, S.C. – The Lexington County Sheriff’s department says a 16-year-old Airport High School student had a loaded gun at school Friday. According to deputies, a school resource officer found a .380 handgun concealed in a pair of shorts under the student’s pants, after school administrators searched the student’s backpack. Deputies say School Administrators also found substances that are…

A weekend for Love, Peace & Hip-Hip

Hip-Hip artist FatRat shared details of the annual event with Tyler Ryan

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–For the fifth year in a row, hip-hop artist FatRat Da Czar welcomes families from all over the state for a day of Love, Peace and Hip-hop.  This year, Kid ‘N Play will headline the event, which starts Saturday morning at 11:00am.  According to FatRat, the event is free to the public, and geared to families, so everyone is…

Templeton: Raised Over $700,000 in Fundraising for Governor’s Race

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former labor and public health chief Catherine Templeton says she’s posted historic fundraising numbers in her pursuit of the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Numbers posted online Thursday show Templeton raised more than $700,000 in the first quarter of 2017, including a personal contribution of $3,500. Her campaign says that’s more than the state’s current and previous two…