COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of a Columbia man who was allegedly involved in sending child pornography via file sharing. Richard Daniel Albert is facing ten charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors, Wilson said. Albert was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 22 and charged with one count of second degree…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says it’s imperative that federal officials stop sending nuclear materials to South Carolina. In a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, Haley tells Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to stop or reroute a shipment of 331 kilograms of plutonium coming to the Savannah River Site from Japan. Tons of plutonium have accumulated over…
Ashpiana Dixon (ASGDC) RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — A 22-year-old mother is in jail on a charge of unlawful conduct towards a child after her toddler was left home alone. Authorities say Asphiana Dixon left her 2 year-old child alone in their Windmill Court residence for approximately two hours. A maintenance employee was performing a work order at their home in the Carriage House Apartments when the…
Zachary Hammond COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A public relations firm hired by a South Carolina city after one of its officers shot an unarmed teen to death has to turn over documents pertaining to the case. U.S. Magistrate Kevin McDonald ruled Tuesday that Complete Public Relations must share information with the family of Zachary Hammond, saying it doesn’t contain privileged…
Sellmore Luckie KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Police say a Lugoff man was arrested after he attacked a 12-year-old boy who was allegedly bullying his niece. 38-year-old Sellmore Luckie was taken into custody after officials with the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office say he went to Lesile Stover Middle School on Tuesday, March 22 under the false pretense that he would be…
In honor of National Puppy Day on March 23, we give you six french bulldogs on a longboard. Enjoy!
In the wake of the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said the U.S. must “empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.”
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A company that makes materials to reduce heat and noise in the passenger compartments of vehicles is expanding in Aiken County by adding 40 jobs. Switzerland-based Autoneum announced it is spending $35 million on the expansion at its Aiken plant. The company is now hiring for the new jobs in Aiken. The company has 50 locations…
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (AP) — Eight cannonballs found last week in Holly Hill are from the Civil War. State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry tells The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg that SLED consulted a Civil War expert about the artifacts found in the crawl space of a home March 17. Berry says the cannonballs were often used in…
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a Chesterfield County woman was killed in the crash of a van fleeing sheriff’s deputies. Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee tells local media outlets that 28-year-old Jennifer Lee Sims was killed Monday evening when the van she was in with three other people ran off a road near Hartsville and overturned. The…
