COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The summer solstice marks the season’s official arrival around the globe Monday. In the United States, summer begins at 6:34 p.m. on the East Coast. That’s when the Sun reaches its highest point in Earth’s sky. Monday also marks the longest period of daylight of the year. The days will get shorter beginning Tuesday until Dec. 21,…
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Red Cross is providing assistance to a West Columbia family that lost its house in a fire today. Authorities said the three adults and one child escaped the blaze at Indigo Place Court off Fish Hatchery Road. The Red Cross is asking people to take two simple steps that can help save lives: check…
CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO) – A Chapin man, who was not wearing his helmet, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Lexington County Saturday night. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said it happened in the 3000 block of Wessinger Road in Chapin around 8:15 p.m. Saturday. The Lexington County Coroner has identified the victim as Christian Kallenbach, 49. Kallenbach died at…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – A judge has denied bond, for two men charged with attempted murder in Orangeburg County. Authorities said Javall Curry, 24, and Christian Asher, 23, fired shots at a residence in the Roosevelt Gardens Apartment Complex around 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators said deputies spotted their car, a blue Chevrolet Lumina, as it was leaving the complex, and followed…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A two-year project to widen 7 miles of Interstate 77 north of Columbia is getting ready to begin. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said construction on the $88 million project will begin Monday and is scheduled to last through July 2018. The widening includes the only two-lane stretch of I-77 in the Columbia area between…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina authorities have made four arrests and seized about 15 pounds of cocaine. The Greenville News reports that the drugs worth $700,000 were bound for Anderson County. Anderson County Sheriff’s Lt. Sheila Cole said Friday that the investigation was conducted by local authorities and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The drugs were found after agents stopped…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to celebrate Dad with a Cook out. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is inviting Dads to enjoy a meal for free. The Father’s Day Cookout will take place at Hyatt Park from 3pm-7pm Categories: Local News, News Tags: Father’s day
Feasterville, PA.(WOLO) — Authorities are searching for evidence in the home and on the property of a Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, he claims was given to him as a gift. Police are searching the home of 51 year old Lee Kaplan’s home and yard with dogs after authorities say they received a tip that led…
Lexington County, S.C (WOLO) — The mother of two small children is behind bars, accused of leaving them alone inside her running car. According to Lexington officials, Witnesses saw the 5 year old and 23 month old children inside the car for more than 10 minutes after the mother went into a West Columbia store in the 28 hundred block…
DETROIT (AP) _ U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that the wheels on some older Toyota SUVs can unexpectedly pull to the right. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has received 135 complaints about the problem in Toyota Sequoia models from the 2001 and 2002 model years. About half the complaints were blamed on a faulty sensor in…
