SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Several people are behind bars facing a variety of drugs and weapons charges following the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department’s continued efforts in ‘Operation Smackdown.’ For the past several weeks, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and cooperating agencies have conducted a drug sting targeting drug activity in Sumter County, twenty-six arrest warrants were served and twelve people were arrested officials say….
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – An Orangeburg man was arrested after authorities say a woman was treated for injuries she sustained while she was tied up and assaulted. Authorities say, 36-year-old Antonio Fairey is charged with attempted murder and kidnapping in connection with the beating of a 27-year-old woman last week. On Tuesday morning, Fairey taken into custody at a relative’s house without…
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When tragedies like the Orlando nightclub massacre shake our nation, it’s common for people to start questioning who exactly is getting their hands on guns. Good Morning Columbia has the latest on lawmakers’ call for stricter gun laws.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A jury, not a judge, will consider hate crimes and other federal charges against the man charged in the shooting deaths of nine parishioners at a South Carolina church. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel ruled Monday that jurors will determine the guilt or innocence of Dylann Roof in his federal trial. If he’s convicted, a…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-The City of Columbia is kicking off Summer Camp and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is Recycling, these are just some of the Midlands happenings this week. In the City of Columbia, sign up has begun for the Drills and Skills event in the city. The Summer Sports Camps give children an opportunity to take part in everything…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Shots rang out early Sunday morning as a swat members entered an Orlando LGBT night club after gunman Omar Mateen opened fire claiming the lives of 49 victims. “This was an act of hate and of terror,” said President Barack Obama, Sunday afternoon. According to FBI Director James Comey the 29 year-old gunman spoke with 911…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill because it requires reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21. Haley says the mandates on adults represent government overreach. Sen. Greg Hembree of North Myrtle Beach says mopeds are the most dangerous vehicles on the highway. The former prosecutor has been pushing for…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Carowinds theme park on the North Carolina-South Carolina state line is operating normally after a second power outage in less than a week. Carowinds spokeswoman Laresa Thompson said Monday that the park was operating normally after power was restored. The power went out in part of the park shortly before noon Sunday. Thompson says those…
