BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The life of Pat Conroy, the author of “The Prince of Tides,” “The Great Santini” and other works set on his beloved South Carolina coast, is being celebrated at a funeral mass in his hometown. Conroy died last week at age 70. His funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in Beaufort, a small town about an…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Tuesday is National Pancake Day. To celebrate, IHOP is offering a deal for the most important meal of the day. Stop by IHOP Tuesday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. In return for the free flapjacks, IHOP is asking customers to consider leaving a donation to Children’s Miracle Network…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Supreme Court’s senior associate justice is the only person running for the court’s top job. A statement Monday from the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shows Don Beatty of Spartanburg is the only person running for chief justice. Republicans had sought another candidate. Beatty would become South Carolina’s second black chief justice since Reconstruction. However,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Senate is considering a bill, that would shield the identities of pharmaceutical companies selling lethal injection drugs to South Carolina. Currently, the state is unable to execute inmates on death row by lethal injection, because the drug companies refuse to sell them the drugs. If an inmate’s execution is ordered, it will not…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) —Providing an objective view point of every encounter is one of the biggest benefits of body cameras for law enforcement. Major Florence McCants with the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy says, “They’re able to put a jury or a judge back on that incident location and let them see what they saw.” Legislation passed in 2015 requires…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — This week is Severe Weather and Flood Safety Awareness week in South Carolina. Following October’s historic floods, officials are learning from the experience and reminding residents to have a plan in place should severe weather strike any time in the next few months. “We know severe weather can happen here in South Carolina,” said Major…
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina man faces two counts of murder after being accused of shooting two people demanding an unpaid cab fare and burying them in his backyard. Goose Creek Assistant Police Chief Maj. John Grainger tells local media that 39-year-old James Edward Loftis was charged Sunday. An arrest affidavit says police went to Loftis’ home…
CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — A Calhoun County man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a firearm at a Sheriff’s deputy. Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers said Eddie Clay Guinyard, 49, of Orangeburg was attempting to set fire to a home on Northwood Court following an argument with two victims. The responding duty was met outside the residence by two family members who were victims…
Don Beatty COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The state Supreme Court’s senior associate justice is the only person running for the court’s top job. A statement Monday from the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shows Don Beatty of Spartanburg is the only person running for chief justice. Republicans had sought another candidate. Beatty would become South Carolina’s second black chief justice since…
