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SC Emergency Officials Monitoring ‘Hermine’

COLUMBIA, SC  (WOLO )–SC State Emergency Officials are monitoring the path of Hermine as the storm moves towards the Florida coast and inland. According to the Management Division, as a result of the storm’s projected movement up the east coast, key local and state agencies have been notified to be ready to respond if the need arises. Emergency officials say…

Watch: Lawmakers Call for Commissioners’ Resignation

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Members of the Richland County Legislative Delegation asked five Recreation Commissioners to resign during a state house press conference Wednesday morning. In a letter sent to the commission, lawmakers say Board Commissioners J.Marie Green, Barbara Mickens, Weston Furgess, George Martin, and Joseph Weeks “continue to put their interests and those of James Brown III, ahead of…

Tropical Storm Hermine’s Path Moves Toward Midlands

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– ABC Columbia Chief Meteorologist John Farley says,  Tropical Storm Hermine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Hermine is expected to track over Florida, Georgia, then through Central South Carolina on Friday with very heavy rain. Rainfall totals are expected to range from 3 to 6 inches, which could lead to some flooding by Friday night. Stay…

Supreme Court Rules on SC Property Damage

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court has ruled that the government doesn’t have to pay people back for damage to private property that happens while law officers are doing their jobs. The state Supreme Court made that decision Wednesday in a 3-2 ruling. Categories: Local News, State Tags: SUPCO

Swansea Man Facing Sexual Exploitation Charges

Swansea Man Facing Sexual Exploitation Charges

COLUMBIA, SC  (WOLO )–   South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says Dustin Lee Hogston of Swansea, is facing 1 charge connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. Investigators say Hogston is accused of soliciting sex from a minor using social media….

Watch: Lawmakers Looking for Commissioners’ Resignations

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Members of the Richland County Legislative Delegation asked five Recreation Commissioners to resign during a state house press conference Wednesday morning. In a letter sent to the commission, lawmakers say Board Commissioners J.Marie Green, Barbara Mickens, Weston Furgess, George Martin, and Joseph Weeks “continue to put their interests and those of James Brown III, ahead of…