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National Champion Chanticleers Welcomed Home

Lining the streets in downtown Conway for the motorcade to welcome home the champion CCU mens baseball team. (Amanda Kinseth/WPDE CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — The Coastal Carolina University mens baseball team, the newly crowned National Champions, is being welcomed home today with a motorcade through downtown Conway and a ceremony at the university. Fans have lined the streets of downtown…

Charleston Church Shooting Victims Sue FBI Over Gun Buy

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The families of some of the nine people killed in a South Carolina church are suing the FBI. Their lawsuit accuses the federal government of errors that enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun used in the June 2015 shootings at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Federal officials didn’t immediately return an email. FBI Director…

Police: Trio Arrested After Tip Leads Authorities to Crime In Progress

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A concerned citizen’s tip lead authorities to a Warner Drive business were a trio was allegedly trying to steal a trailer. Lamar Langley, 33 , Jeremy Mickle, 35 , and Ronnie Davis, 34, are charged with grand larceny. Police say Langley, Mickle and Davis went to Blooming and Grooming Landscape on June 30 after a concerned citizen…

Wanted Suspect Accused of Stealing Weed Eater, Lawn Mower

David Lee Wiliams/Provided RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a 45-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred last month. David Williams went to a home in the 200 block of Acie Avenue in Hopkins at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8,  where he allegedly gained entry into the…

Watch: Frequent Flyers Fast Forward

Columbia,S.C., (WOLO) — If you are a frequent flyer now you have even more of a reason to hit the friendly skies. Besides racking up more points for more travel, you’ll also be able to move a little faster than the average passenger amidst controversy over long airport lines and increased security measures. Click here to find out what airline…

NYPD: Suspect in Feces Attacks Taken Into Custody

WABC NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Police Department says a man accused of stuffing a bag of feces down a woman’s pants is in custody. Charges against the 42-year-old suspect are pending. Police say they found him at a homeless shelter in Brooklyn on Friday morning. Police say he’s also wanted for a similar attack on another woman….

Flag-Lowering Occasions in South Carolina in 2015

(AP) – On nearly 90 percent of days last year, one or more states were flying the American flag at half-staff to memorialize the deaths of military members, public officials, police, first responders, prominent citizens, and victims of mass killings and disasters, The Associated Press found in analyzing information requested from all 50 states and the federal government. Instances of…

Watch: Midlands 4th of July Celebrations

Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — If you are looking for ways to celebrate the 4th of July holiday, ABC Columbia has you covered. There are plenty of events happening here around town if you are not one of the millions headed out on the roads this Independence day weekend. Click here to find out where  you can go to take in the…

Both Sides Claim Victory In Richland Sales Tax Lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Revenue Department and Richland County are each claiming victory in a judge’s ruling in a lawsuit over the 1 penny sales tax for transportation projects in the county. Media outlets reported that the order was released Thursday by Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper Jr. Richland County sued the revenue department for its threat to…