COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Among the advice that South Carolina is giving to potential alligator hunters is this: never assume that an alligator is dead. That’s the advice from the state Department of Natural Resources, which begins accepting alligator hunting permits online Monday. The State newspaper of Columbia reports applications will be accepted through June 15 for the season that…
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say the body of a Georgia man has been found at the bottom of a waterfall in South Carolina. Pickens County Deputy Coroner Gary Duncan says authorities found the body of 57-year-old Bryant Kevin Church of Kennesaw, Georgia, on Saturday at the bottom of a waterfall at Mill Creek Falls in Table Rock State Park….
Police in Texas believe that Coleman Martin, an officer with the Austin Police Department, staged his death and is alive in Mexico, officials said Friday. The 29-year-old is now facing a Class A misdemeanor charge of “false report,” according to a police department statement. And to add intrigue to the bizarre story, a woman with whom the married man had…
ABC NEWS- The death toll from tornadoes and storms in parts of the South and Midwest rose to at least 9 by midday Sunday, authorities said. Deaths from the severe weather were reported in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi. East Texas was the worst hit, with tornadoes there killing at least four people and leaving a trail of what officials…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLO)- Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will be recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and accept his award for the 2017 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by a Public Official on Sunday in Washington, D.C. Mayor Benjamin was selected by the SBA for his leadership during the October 2015 flood. He is one of…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are investigating a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital Sunday morning. Deputies responded to an aggravated assault call in the 8500 block of Old Percival Road at 4:00am. Deputies say they found the victim with a stab wound to the lower body. That person was transported to Palmetto Richland Hospital with…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The Columbia Fire Department spent the overnight hours battling a blaze that caused nearly $300,000 worth of damage. Fire officials responded to a home in the 5100 block of Colonial Drive at 3:30am Sunday. Upon arrival fire was seen shooting through the roof. No one was injured however, two people have been displaced. The fire caused $250,000 in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Political strategist Trav Robertson is the new leader of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Media outlets report Robertson was elected chairman at the party’s convention Saturday with 66 percent of delegates’ votes. Pawleys Island activist Susan Smith received 28 percent. The 42-year-old chairman said Democrats can build the party “into a force to be reckoned with”…
The South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention has elected Scott Thorpe to serve as State Party Third Vice Chair. Scott Thorpe has spent the last decade working in Democratic politics professionally and personally. Starting with Howard Dean’s presidential campaign in 2003, he has worked on the communications, policy, and field operations of campaigns in Georgia, Montana, Virginia, Maryland, and at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The head of the Democratic National Committee is the keynote speaker of a South Carolina Democratic Party fundraiser. Tom Perez delivered the address at Friday night’s inaugural Blue Palmetto Dinner at the Medallion Center in Columbia. Perez will be talking about the need to build the party and compete on all levels. Perez was labor secretary…
