COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Services have been set for State Representative Joe Neal, age 66, who passed away Tuesday. The longtime lawmaker who Governor McMaster calls a “compassionate force” was known for being a strong voice for concerns in Richland County like healthcare and protecting the environment. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday at 2:30pm at Calvary Baptist Church in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia is hosting a Black History Extravaganza event Monday at Greenview Park. According to City officials, the event will include exhibitors, live entertainment and more! WHO: The Black History Extravaganza is open to youth, adults and seniors age 55 and older. WHERE: Greenview Park, 6700 David Street, Columbia, SC 29203 WHEN: Monday, February 20 from 10…
CHAPIN, SC (WOLO)- An injured soldier was awarded a specially adapted home by a nonprofit organization on Saturday in Chapin. The Homes For Our Troops organization awarded a home to Army Sergeant Robert Barber. On June 20, 2012, SGT Barber was conducting operations with the 133rd Military Police Company in Khost, Afghanistan, when a suicide bomber set off an improvised…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A maximum security prison in Columbia has been placed on lock down after two inmates attacked two prison employees. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sommer Sharpe said the assault happened Friday at the Broad River Correctional Facility. Sharpe says the two prison employees who were attacked were taken for medical treatment and released Friday night. She did…
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) – The mother of a man who authorities say wanted to kill Jewish or black people in an attack inspired by Dylann Roof says her son thought it was time for white people to stand up for their rights. Joanne Strickland told WBTW-TV that her son Benjamin McDowell was religious and carried a Bible with him Wednesday…
SALUDA, S.C. (AP) -Authorities say a woman riding in a pickup has died on a Saluda County road after the vehicle in front of her hit a deer, throwing the animal into her vehicle. Troopers say a 2001 Kia first struck the deer around 9:35 p.m. Friday on a rural road about 7 miles north of Saluda. Troopers say the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- The Columbia Police Department is working on questioning two males in connection to a deadly apartment shooting Friday night. Police said they want to talk with DaQuan McCoy,21, in connection with Friday nights shooting at the Colony Apartments. It’s believed that McCoy has information regarding the case, according to officials. A 30-year-old man was shot multiple times…
ABC NEWS — Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died Saturday. She was 69. McCorvey died at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas, said journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about…
WASHINGTON, DC (ABC NEWS)–In daily visits to Senate offices, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has tried to make clear to Democrats that he’s an independent thinker. Gorsuch told senators that he found President Donald Trump’s attacks on the judiciary “disheartening” and “demoralizing” after Trump had lashed out at a federal judge who issued a stay on his refugee and immigration…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Services have been set for State Representative Joe Neal, age 66, who passed away Tuesday. The longtime lawmaker who Governor McMaster calls a “compassionate force” was known for being a strong voice for concerns in Richland County like healthcare and protecting the environment. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday at 2:30pm at Calvary Baptist Church in…
