A former employee at a church daycare stole nearly $100,000 from the facility over the course of five years and used it on personal items, meals, travel and entertainment, a criminal complaint filed this week said.
Republicans in the state House are filing 10 proposals aimed at curbing South Carolina’s rampant prescription painkiller problem.
A truck stolen by a burglary suspect on February 9 was recovered yesterday, but the search for the suspect continues, deputies say.
President Trump rolls out a revised immigration policy that’s promises to be even tougher on those in the country illegally.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A bill legalizing medical marijuana could be facing some changes as it gains support in the State House. A house panel voted 3-0 on Tuesday after hearing dozens of stories from patients and their family members. The testimonies detailed how marijuana can relieve suffering from chronic pain, severe epilepsy, PTSD and other ailments. The bill’s sponsor,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Columbia Police are looking for a man they say robbed a Family Dollar at gunpoint Tuesday night. According to police, the suspect walked into the Family Dollar at 5304 Fairfield Road around 6:30 p.m. and demanded cash. Authorities have not disclosed the amount of money that was taken. No injures have been reported. To receive up to…
RICHLAND COUNTY S,C. (WOLO)- Investigators are piecing together clues to find the cause of an apartment fire that left 25 midlands residents without a home Monday night. Investigators and some of the displaced residents returned the apartment complex in the 400 block of Burnside Drive on Tuesday. Authorities said the fire started on the first floor and spread in a…
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) (WOLO) -The man accused of plotting a Dylann Roof like attack appeared in Federal Court Tuesday. 29 year old Benjamin McDowell waived his right to a bond hearing. McDowell appeared before a judge Tuesday. A lawyer for McDowell told the federal judge that the McDowell didn’t want a preliminary hearing where the judge would decide if the…
COLUMBIA, S.C (WOLO)- Leaders of businesses like Nephron Pharmaceuticals, BW Mitchum and Michelin North America say they unanimously stand behind House Bill 3516 which lays out a funding plan to fix state roads. Michelin North America President Pete Selleck feels like the plan provides a solution for the long haul. “The house bill gives us a plan that is sufficient…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Gas prices at the pump have jumped a little this week. According to Gas Buddy, prices have jumped early 2 cents, with the Midlands average at $2.01 per gallon. ABC Columbia spotted gas as low as $1.93 off Bush River Road. The national average is $2.27 per gallon. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Gas
