Veterans Forced to Pay Back Bonuses
Veterans were given bonuses that shouldn’t have been offered to them.
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Lawyers: Jury Should Visit Site Where Cop Shot Black Man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Attorneys for a white former South Carolina police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist want the jury to visit the scene of the shooting and not be sequestered during the trial. The requests are among a flurry of motions attorneys for Michael Slager have filed in recent days. Jury selection begins…
4 Dead After Amusement Park Ride Malfunction
SYDNEY (AP)– Investigators in Australia say four people were killed today while on an amusement park ride at Dreamworld in Queensland. Officials say the two women and two men were on a river rapids ride, which takes people in circular rafts along a fast-moving, man-made river. Investigators say two people were thrown from the ride and two others were caught…
Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween Safety Tips
Columbia, S.C (WOLO) — You have the costumes and may already have the candy ready to give out to all of those trick or treaters. Still, The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says safety should be at the top of that list as well. Click here to get Halloween ready, with a few tips that you’ll want to keep in mined…
Candy Corn: SC Top Halloween Treat?
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– I you’re wondering what trick or treaters might like to taste…here in South Carolina it’s Candy Corn. At least according to on survey. Influenster.com, a retail review website, surveyed over 40,000 people to find out which Halloween candies are most popular in each state. In South Carolina Candy Corn ranked as the top Halloween treat. Reese’s Peanut…
Boo at the Zoo
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Riverbanks Zoo And Garden is scaring up a fall favorite. “Boo At The Zoo” is in full swing. Zoo-goers will enjoy visiting treat stations along the zoo’s trick-or-treat trail, splashing in a sea of soapy suds at Frankenstein’s foam zone… and join in a nightly costume parade. “Boo At The Zoo” runs through October 30th. Zoo officials ask…
Richland Co. Deputies Investigating Apartment Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Richland County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the shooting death of a man at a Columbia-area apartment complex. The sheriff’s department told local media outlets that the man was found unresponsive by a female acquaintance around 8:30 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex southeast of Columbia. Lt. Curtis Wilson says the man had been shot in the…
Deadly Bus Crash: ‘Unique Types of Injuries’
A trauma surgeon who treated victims of the bus crash in Palm Springs says many of the injuries were “unique”
Hurricane Matthew SC Roads Update
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – More than two weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit South Carolina there are still more than 60 state roads and bridges closed because of storm damage and flooding. The state Department of Transportation reports that 55 roads and 6 bridges remained closed Sunday. The department expects about 20 of them to reopen to traffic before Thanksgiving. Most…
Gas Prices Down in Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Gas prices are down in the Midlands. Drivers in Columbia are paying an average of $2.03 a gallon, according to gasbuddy.com. That’s down four cents from last week. Drivers nationwide are paying an averag of $2.21 a gallon Categories: Local News, National News, News Tags: Gas Prices
