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Fort Jackson to host Community Wide Tour

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Now is your chance to see Fort Jackson up close and personal thanks to an invite from the Commanding General. Major General Roger Cloutier, Jr. is inviting the public to tour of Fort Jackson and take a look at Soldiers in training on February 19th. According to the official invite, Cloutier, Fort Jackson’s commanding general, will host an…

RCSD: 6 Burglary Suspects Arrested

RICHLAND COUNTY — Two separate burglaries in Richland County led to six arrests this week. 23-year-old Darius Burton, 24-year-old Xavier Anderson and 24-year-old Tevan Ashford are all charged with burglary, according to authorities. Just before midnight Wednesday, January 27 Burton, Anderson and Ashford allegedly broke into a residence in the 8400 block of Monticello Road and fled the scene when they realized the home…

Gov’t Finds ‘Top Secret’ Info in Clinton Emails

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is confirming for the first time that Hillary Clinton’s unsecured home server contained some closely guarded secrets, including material requiring one of the highest levels of classification. The revelation comes just three days before the Iowa presidential nominating caucuses in which Clinton is a candidate. The State Department will release more emails from Clinton’s…

19-Year-Old USC Student Identified

Rachel Bandman RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the University of South Carolina student that was found dead Thursday afternoon at The HUB in downtown Columbia. 19-year-old Rachel  Bandman of Virginia was found unresponsive by a roommate after 4 p.m. Thursday, Watts said. Bandman’s body was found at the Hub, a student…

Charleston Police: Man in Facebook Video Threatens to Kill Police Chiefs

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — State police have arrested a man after they say he posted a video on Facebook threatening to shoot and kill police chiefs of Charleston and North Charleston. The State Law Enforcement Division charged 41-year-old Byron Long on Thursday with two counts of threatening a public official. A sworn statement from a SLED agent said Long…

Timeline: How the Republican Debate and Trump Event Unfolded Side-By-Side

(ABC News) — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump decided to skip tonight’s GOP presidential debate hosted by Fox News and hold a separate event elsewhere in Des Moines, Iowa to benefit veterans. The dueling events made for an interesting split screen for viewers trying to take in both events. Here’s what unfolded at the GOP debate and the Trump event…

USC Student Found Dead

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Corner’s Office is investigating the death of a USC student. Authorities say the body of a 19-year-old female was found at the Hub, a student housing development on Main Street. Richland County coroner Gary Watts says the death is suspicious. An Autopsy is planned for Friday morning. No other details have been given at this…

Update: Early Morning Apartment Fire Displaces Two Families

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The Columbia Fire Department says a space heater placed too close to combustibles started an early morning fire at a midlands Apartment Complex that left two families out of a home Friday morning. Columbia fire officials say they responded to Hunter’s Ridge Apartment Complex off Springhouse Drive around 4:30am. Fire officials say there was fire visible from…

Fans Show Panther Pride at Rally

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WOLO) — Two states are pulling for one team. The Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.   But you don’t have to wait until the February 7 match-up to show some team spirit.    There will be a Panther Pride Rally in Charlotte Friday. Fans can expect live music, appearances by Panthers’ players,…