NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities say a 26-year-old man from Lexington has been shot to death in North Myrtle Beach. Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler told media outlets that Ryan Burt died at the hospital around 1 a.m. Saturday a short time after he was shot. Investigators say 25-year-old Zachary Owens is charged with voluntary manslaughter. Police…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -South Carolina has rounded out its slate of delegates for the Republican National Convention later this summer. Party activists gathered Saturday to elect 26 delegates to complete the state’s 50-member contingent. Earlier Saturday, top Republicans including Gov. Nikki Haley preached a message of unity to around 500 people gathered for the state’s annual Republican convention. Haley said…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A 21-year-old man was arrested early this morning, after a car and foot chase, that ended with the suspect hitting a deputy, Richland County Sheriff’s Department said. Officials said Tyrone Durham’s charges include reckless driving and resisting arrest. Authorities said an officer attempted to pull Durham, who was driving recklessly along Broad River Road at 3…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s time to don the cap and gowns for graduates across the Midlands. Saturday commencements are being held at the University of South Carolina 9:30 a.m., 1pm and 3pm. Students from the College of Arts and Sciences will receive their diplomas at the Colonial Life Arena. At 3 p.m. graduates of the College of Education, the College…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to take home a furry friend and save some money. The City of Columbia is celebrating Cinco De Meow with Pet Adoption Specials. According to officials, the Columbia and Lexington Animal Services will be holding the special for $35 during the month of May. The adoption fee includes spay/neuter, microchip, Feline Leukemia/Heartworm Test, initial vaccines…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Here’s a look at the stories you’ll see at the top of the hour: Speaker Ryan isn’t onboard the Trump Train. We learned that yesterday. Today, Jeb Bush says he can’t back the presumptive nominee for the republicans. He joins Sen. Lindsey Graham who says he will not vote for Trump. We’ve got the latest reaction…
Coming up on ABC Columbia News at 6. Homicide by child abuse, a one year old girl is dead. Her mother’s boyfriend now charged with her murder. And, Congratulations you’ve graduated…now what? We’ve have strategies for recent college graduates facing mountains of debt. Plus, a former Gamecock football star finds a spot on the sidelines. I hope you join us…
Todd Taylor (ASGDC) RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Aaliyah McNear, died as a result of blunt head trauma. The 1-year-old child succumbed to injuries on May 5, Sheriff Leon Lott said. Todd Taylor is…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Clemson University has received an $11 million grant that will allow scientists to conduct research on organisms that cause infectious diseases including amoebic dysentery, African sleeping sickness and fungal meningitis. The university said in a release this week that the grant from the National Institutes of Health will provide funds for five faculty members, four research…
American civil rights campaigner, Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964. Reg Lancaster/Getty Images COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The 50th anniversary of an historic speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr urging blacks to vote is being marked in rural South Carolina this weekend. King gave what became known as the “March on the Ballot Boxes” speech in Kingstree in…
