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New Chapin Police Chief Sworn Into Office
New Chapin Police Chief Seth Zeigler was sworn into his duties on Monday morning at the Chapin Town Hall
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Monday, Chapin welcomed a new police chief. Seth Zeigler was sworn-in at the Chapin Town Hall surrounded by family, friends, and other law enforcement officials. Zeigler, a Chapin native, was selected last month to replace former Chief Tony Crump. Crump resigned from his position as chief late last year. “This is a dream come…
SC Woman Found Dead in Hanahan; Police Term it Suspicious
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) _ Police say the death of a 68-year-old woman found in her home in Hanahan is suspicious
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) _ Police say the death of a 68-year-old woman found in her home in Hanahan is suspicious. The Berkeley County Coroner’s office has identified the woman found shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Monday as Frances Anderson. Hanahan Police Capt. Michael Fowler tells local media outlets that the death appears suspicious. He did not say how police learned…
SCHP Search for Commerical Vehicle Involved in Fatal I-77 Accident
CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a heavy truck thought to have been involved in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 77 that killed one man and injured another. Lance Cpl. Gary Miller tells local media outlets that the incident happened about 3:45 a.m. Monday near Richburg in Chester County. Authorities say a tractor-trailer…
Countdown to New Hampshire With 5 Things to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary
Pictured (L-R) are presidential candidates Sen. Marco Rubio in Manchester, N.H., Feb. 6, 2016, Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Keene, N.H., Jan. 30, 2016 and Sen. Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 25, 2016. ABC | AP Photo | Getty Images (ABC News) — Tuesday will be a critical moment on the road to the White House as residents…
DHEC Awards Eight SC Schools as Champions of the Environment
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Eight schools won grants to support innovative efforts to educate the next generation of environmental stewards, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Monday. This year’s Champions of the Environment grant winners are: The Palmetto School, York County -Two rain gardens will be installed on campus to capture stormwater runoff from paved and hard…
Deputies: Deadbeat Dad Owes $71K In Child Support
Vincent Boatwright RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies are looking for a Midlands man wanted for not paying child support. 49-year-old Vincent Boatwright is wanted for failure to pay child support in excess of $71,000. Sheriff Leon Lott advises anyone wanted for failure to pay child support should turn themselves in to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Warrant Division located at 1400…
Report: SC Workers Make Less, Pay More for Benefits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A report on state workers’ salaries shows they’re underpaid compared with their counterparts in other states and local governments within South Carolina, plus they give up more of their paycheck for health care and retirement benefits than other public workers. Rep. Mike Pitts said Friday the findings confirm what he thought when he pushed for the…
Police Searching for Attempted Tire Thief
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance in locating a suspected tire thief. Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, January 24, the suspect attempted to steal a tire off of a used vehicle at Sloan Motors located in the 5100 block of Two Notch Road Sheriff Leon Lott said. The owner of…
Man Sought in Burglary of Sunset Blvd. Store
Photo: Lexington Police Department LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual involved in the burglary of the Mattress Man store. The suspect entered the store located in the 5100 block of Sunset Blvd at approximately 9:30 p.m. on February 3, and stole a laptop computer. Surveillance video caught the suspect pulling on the…
