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Rescuers Resume Search for 12-Year-Old Hiker Missing in Park

MARIETTA, S.C. (AP) _ Rescuers are searching a South Carolina forest for a 12-year-old boy discovered missing after a hike with his Boy Scout group
ABC Columbia Staff

MARIETTA, S.C. (AP) _ Rescuers are searching a South Carolina forest for a 12-year-old boy discovered missing after a hike with his Boy Scout group. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and others are searching the Jones Gap State Park Sunday for John Quay, who’s been missing since Saturday afternoon. They said cold weather is a concern. The five-foot-two boy was…
Local News, Richland

Richland Co. Councilman Charged with Felony DUI

Richland County Councilman Kelvin Washington has been charged with felony DUI, after a collision in Hopkins Saturday night
Grace Joyal

HOPKINS, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County Councilman Kelvin Washington has been charged with felony DUI, after a collision in Hopkins Saturday night. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating, after troopers say Washington rear-ended a second vehicle around 7:45 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Bluff Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Officials say the driver of the second car was a…
State

SC Woman Died of Dehydration While in Police Custody, Family Says

ABC News

(ABC News) — The relatives of a woman who died in police custody last year are suing the police and the jail saying they negligently caused the woman’s death. Joyce Curnell, 50, died of complications from gastroenteritis, the main complication of which is dehydration, at the Charleston County Detention Center in South Carolina on July 22, 2015, after allegedly being…
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Democratic Primary: Poll Breakdown

ABC Columbia Staff

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — In Saturday’s primary Hillary Clinton swept Bernie Sanders in South Carolina winning 74% of the votes. Across the state, Clinton topped Sanders in all 46 counties. In the midlands, here is a look at the breakdown: Richland County: Clinton 76%, Sanders 24% Lexington County: Clinton 61%, Sanders 39% Orangeburg County: Clinton 89%, Sanders 11% Sumter County:…
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Penny Program: Shop Road Project Open House

Crysty Vaughan

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Richland County residents get another chance to have a say in the Penny Program and its’ projects Richland County will hold a Penny Program Public meeting to talk about the Shop road Widening project. The Open house will take place Thursday, March 10 from 5pm to 7pm at the Olympia Learning Center, 621 Bluff Rd. Columbia, SC 29201.  …
Local News, News, Richland

Deputies Investigating Shooting at Midlands Publix

Rob Dew

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Richland County deputies are investigating a shooting at a Midlands grocery store. Investigators say just after 9pm Saturday they responded to Publix on Hardscrabble Rd. where a woman was shot in the upper body. Deputies say the victim was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Authorities are looking for a suspect, if you have…

Politics

Clinton Cruises to big Win Over Sanders in South Carolina

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton sailed to a commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, drawing overwhelming support from the state’s black Democrats and putting her in strong position as the race barrels toward Super Tuesday’s crucial contests. Clinton’s win provided an important boost for her campaign — and a moment to wipe away bitter memories…