A school district is banning clown costumes and any “symbols of terror” during this year’s Halloween season as authorities investigate the authenticity of clown-related social media posts.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Twelve football players and coaches who survived a North Carolina bus crash that killed four people last month are suing the church that owned the bus. The lawsuit filed Monday contends that Sandy River Baptist Church in Chester County failed to maintain the bus and its tires and didn’t inspect the vehicle. The crash was caused…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Friends say the man fatally shot by police in Charlotte, North Carolina last month was on medication for a traumatic brain injury that made him sluggish and forget what he was saying mid-conversation. Neurologists say they aren’t surprised that someone with an injury like Keith Lamont Scott’s would be slow to react and have difficulty following…
Evacuations along the coastal regions are set to begin Wednesday in South Carolina. Click here to find out what you need to know to get out before Hurricane Matthew hits the Palmetto State.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Governor Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency in South Carolina Tuesday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center shows Matthew as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. Matthew is 65 miles ESE of Guantanamo, Cuba, moving N at 10 mph. Governor Haley met with emergency management officials Tuesday at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. 3700 law enforcement…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The American Red Cross is in need of local volunteers to help in Columbia ahead of Hurricane Mathew, say officials. “We are preparing to help families across South Carolina who may be affected by Hurricane Matthew,” said Rebecca Jordan, executive director for the American Red Cross of Central SC. “By joining us as a Red Cross volunteer,…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The federal judge in the trial of Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shootings says he wants to avoid undue stress on the victims’ families. During a hearing in chambers, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel discussed court plans to recess during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays. An attorney representing families of the victims said…
Americans are expected to spend at a faster clip than last year for the critical holiday season, helped by an economy that should only continue to pick up, according to the nation’s largest retail industry trade group.
Two men recently helped stop an “extremely intoxicated” woman from driving her car with a 1-year-old baby in the front passenger seat, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina is in a state of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Mathew. State officials are monitoring closely and are asking coastal residents to be ready for evacuations. Here are the Hurricane Evacuation and Safety tips from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division: Know Your Zone: Your zone is how you will know to evacuate and which evacuation route…
