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WATCH: Family pleads for answers in loved one’s murder

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A Northeast Columbia family is pleading for answers in the death of their loved one, Jamell George, who was gunned down in his parent’s front yard just hours before he would have turned 27. George was murdered the night of July 2. Richland County Sheriff’s investigators said George was sitting in his car in his parent’s…

Six Flags Amusement Park Closed After Receiving Threat

UPPER MARLBORO, MD (AP) – Authorities say Six Flags America in Prince George’s County is closed after the park received a bomb threat. County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady tweeted Wednesday that county fire and police were at the amusement park in Upper Marlboro while the bomb squad investigated. He says members of the squad determined that two suspicious packages…

WATCH: Pokemon GO Gets Players Exercising, Exploring Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Pokemon Go craze taking the world by storm has officially landed in the Capital City. The virtual reality app for your mobile device is drawing crowds to popular sights in Columbia, and law enforcement wants to remind you to stay safe while you’re having fun. Watch the video above to hear their advice, plus why Midlands residents…

Player Who Shielded Others From Gunfire Will Receive ESPY Courage Award

Fulton High School’s football team posted this photo of Zaevion William Dobson with the caption, “We want you to know that Zaevion was an outstanding young man who will always be remembered as a hero,” on Dec. 18, 2015. A Tennessee high school football player who died last December while shielding three girls from gunfire will receive this year’s Arthur…

RCSD Seeking Suspects in Pinedale Dr. Murder

  Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–  Richland County deputies have released sketched of two suspects wanted for murder. Sheriff Leon Lott says deputies responded to a shots fired call just before 11:00 the evening of July 2 at a home on Pinedale Dr. Lott says the victim, 26 year-old Jamell George was sitting in his car in the driveway when two suspects approached….

Tom Brady’s ‘Deflategate’ Appeal Rejected by Federal Court

Quarterback Tom Brady’s last best chance to avoid serving a four-game “Deflategate” suspension to start the new season was flatly rejected Wednesday by an appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a one-sentence rejection of requests by the National Football League Players Association and Tom Brady to reconsider an April decision that reinstated the suspension….

SC Justices Favor Solicitor Over AG in Corruption Case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s highest court has handed a defeat to the state’s top prosecutor, ruling a solicitor had the authority to open a state grand jury investigation. The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Solicitor David Pascoe is empowered to continue his investigation into allegations of corruption at the South Carolina Statehouse. Wilson originally asked Pascoe to…

Man’s 150-Foot Fall From Paraglider Caught on Video

A man has been hospitalized after falling about 150 feet from his paraglider over a beach in Jupiter, Florida, according to police. The incident happened on Monday evening, the Jupiter Police Department said in a news release. The man was airlifted from Ocean Cay Park to St. Mary’s Medical Center for medical treatment. The man was identified as Damian Leroy…