COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The Richland County Coroner has released the identity of the teenager who drowned Tuesday night. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says that Elias Pierre,15 died as a result of asphyxia due to fresh water drowning. Columbia Fire Department and Richland County EMS were dispatched at 6:30pm Tuesday night to a water rescue on Lake Carolina at the…
Samsung is investing $380 million in South Carolina to manufacture home appliances, creating an estimated 950 jobs over the next three years.
Bill Cosby is disputing last week’s reports, based on a statement that originated from his camp, about future town halls the comedian may be holding.
Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say after a four month long investigation, they have arrested the final suspect in a burglary ring.
North Charleston police officials say a man barricaded himself in a an apartment with a woman who was suffering from a gunshot wound.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The body of a teen missing in the waters of Lake Carolina was recovered around 2am Wednesday morning say Columbia Fire Officials. Columbia Fire, SC DNR and Richland County Deputies were involved in the search. Fire officials say the teenage male went missing in the water Tuesday night. Crews were about to suspend the search early Wednesday…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– West Nile has been detected in South Carolina for the first time this year. The Department of Health and Environmental Control and Beaufort County officials confirm mosquitoes in the Lowcountry have tested positive for West Nile virus. Residents of Columbia say they think there are more mosquitoes buzzing around than usual. “I mean I can’t go…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- a ceremony surrounded by friends, family and other lawmakers, Wendy Brawley officially became a representative of S.C. House District 70. Wendy Brawley represents parts of Lower Richland and Sumter counties in the statehouse. Brawley’s new position comes after longtime representative Joe Neal passed away in February. Neal’s family endorsed Brawley during her campaign. “I had a lot…
Three “current or former” Chicago police officers have been indicted on state felony charges related to the 2014 death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, according to officials.
A massive cyberattack that freezes computers and demands a ransom to open them has hit companies in the U.S. and around the world today, U.S. officials and private cybersecurity analysts say.
