File COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – According to officials with the Columbia Police Department, a person is dead following an accident involving two motorcycles and a car on North Main Street Friday afternoon. The initial investigation indicates that the motorcyclists were traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver of a vehicle traveling north was attempting to make a left…
Facebook COLUMBIA, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE/WOLO) – Rev. Dr. Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr. has been elected and consecrated the 136th Bishop in the 200 year history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church during the denomination’s General Conference, which was held July 6-13th, in Philadelphia. Bishop Brailsford is a native of Summerton, where he graduated Valedictorian from Scott’s Branch High School. He is the…
Herman Johnson/OCSO ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – A 41-year-old man is behind bars in connection to what authorities with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office say was the county’s largest chop shop operation. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said the arrest of Herman Johnson is what initially led investigators to the discover of more than 30 stolen vehicles last week. “We developed leads on this first stolen…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – An evening of playing video games turned violent Thursday evening, police say. Authorities with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say deputies responded to Highgate Circle around 11 p.m. where a victim suffering from non life-threatening injuries. The suspect was allegedly playing XBOX with the victim before attacking the victim, stealing cash and the game system. The victim…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Looking to take home a furry friend this July. The Columbia Animal Shelter is offering an Adoption Deal. They are offering a price of $40 per pet through July 31st. Both the Columbia Animal Shelter and Lexington Animal services will offer the special. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Columbia Animal Services, pet
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A new initiative will help South Carolina coastal communities prepare for the effects sea level rise with an emphasis on educating Gullah communities. The South Carolina Aquarium on Thursday announced the Resilience Initiative for Coastal Education – called RICE for short. That’s in reference to the rice economy of colonial times that was built on the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina delegate to the Republican National Convention says he’s exploring ways to challenge the conservative platform being constructed for adoption next week. State Sen. Tom Davis told The Associated Press Thursday the committee charged with forming the current set of policy prescriptions known as the party platform has created a “screed of intolerance” that…
A New Hampshire woman said she recently lived her “worst nightmare” after finding a spider, which she believed to be a black widow, inside a container of organic grapes. Jennifer Rydeen, 42, said she made the “creepy-crawly” discovery Sunday after her husband bought a package of Anthony’s Organic red seedless grapes from a Market Basket grocery store in Epping, New…
