COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)- Undoubtedly, you have heard the safety rule about changing the batteries in your smoke detectors at the start and end of daylight saving, but did you know that the detector itself needs to be changed too? According to Rebecca Jordan from Central South Carolina Red Cross, smoke detectors are generally good for 10 years, and after that,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Christmas is less than a week away, and Monday, December 19, is considered the busiest day of shipping in the United States. It’s the most wonderful and busiest time of year at the United States Postal Service distribution plant in West Columbia. Employees are working vigorously to push out gifts on time. The US Postal Service brought…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Donald Trump has officially reached more than 270 Electoral College votes to formally become President-Elect . All nine members of the South Carolina Electoral College voted for Donald Trump and Mike Pence to become the next President and Vice President of the United States. Despite the all of the excitement inside the State House, some continued to…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington Police Department say they have located Sarah Barnes. Barnes, 16, was found safe this morning in North Augusta after she was reported missing and believed to have been in the company of a 19-year-old Aaron Johnson. ABC Columbia’s Kimberlei Davis contributed to the update of this report. ——————– Earlier coverage: LEXINGTON, S.C….
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)- The Lexington County Fire Service is investigating a blaze at a local business. Lexington County Fire Service and EMS personnel responded to a commercial structure fire reported at the Diamond Pet Food Warehouse, located in the 100 block of Woodtrail Drive in Gaston, just after 3:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities said upon arrival, fire and smoke could be…
A man has been charged in connection to the murder of a woman who was reportedly missing in June, but her remains were later found in the Edgefield County landfill.
File RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Coroner has identified the names of the victims that were killed Sunday following a head-on collision involving another vehicle at the intersection of Two Notch Road and Kelly Mill Road just before midnight. Gary Watts said Teresa Potteiger Soto, 51, and Sylina Johnson Mitchell, 42, both died of blunt force trauma….
A 35-year-old man is charged with two counts of third degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor after allegedly touching a young girl while she slept.
(WOLO) — Procrastinators keep in mind these holiday shipping deadlines. Tuesday, December 20th is the deadline for sending packages via first class mail with the US Postal Service. Priority mail deadline with USPS is December 21st. There are only a few days left for express and 2nd day options with carriers like Fed Ex and UPS. To mail your holiday…
Russia’s ambassador to Turkey died today after being attacked by a lone gunman during a photo exhibition in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, according to Russian state media.
