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Body Found-Charleston County

Deputies in Charleston County are investigating the death of a man found dead in a house on Johns Island last week as a homicide
ABC Columbia Staff

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies in Charleston County are investigating the death of a man found dead in a house on Johns Island last week as a homicide. News outlets report the Charleston County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the body discovered on Jan. 22 as having belonged to 35-year-old Jason Arion. Charleston County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Eric…

Local News

Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed in Barbershop Shooting

Kimberlei Davis

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C (WOLO) —  We now know the identity of the individual who was shot and killed while attempting to rob a barber shop Friday night. 35-year-old Adeyemi Herschelle Hannibal died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body when he and an accomplice attempted to rob patrons at the ‘Next Up Barber and Beauty’ located on Fort…
State

Heritage Stamp Will Feature Richard Allen, Founder of AME Church

Kimberlei Davis

Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the AME Church, will be on a forever stamp Credit: USPS COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and it’s first bishop, will be featured on the next issue in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Commemorative Series. The stamp will be unveiled Feb. 2 at Mother Bethel AME…

State

Jury: SC Man Exaggerated Impairment, Scammed Govt of $1.5M

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Blythewood man has been convicted of scamming federal agencies out of more than $1.5 million by exaggerating the impairment of his multiple sclerosis. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says 45-year-old Dennis Paulsen was convicted Monday. Paulsen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and discharged from the Navy in the early 1990s. Prosecutors say Paulson was unsatisfied with…
Politics

GOPers Call Trump the Likely Winner; His Lead Stays Big, With Cruz Behind (POLL)

ABC News

(ABC News) — Donald Trump holds his lead for the GOP nomination and has soared in expectations: 64 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents now expect him to be the party’s nominee, up sharply in the last two months. Expectations that Trump will win the nomination have jumped by 25 percentage points since November among Republican-leaning voters in a new…

State

SC Election Reminders

Kimberlei Davis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – With the upcoming presidential election, here are some important reminders. The deadline to register to vote in the Republican primary was Jan. 20. The Republican Presidential Preference Primary will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20. To vote in the Democratic primary, you must be registered by January 27. The Democratic Presidential Preference Primary will be held…
State

South Carolina Senate to Take Up Road Money Proposals Again

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several senators want more time to discuss a bill to change the board that helps run the South Carolina Department of Transportation. A Senate subcommittee listened to arguments Tuesday on whether to structure the DOT board districts by congressional districts or the agency’s engineering districts. They also discussed whether the governor should start appointing DOT commissioners….

Local News

House Measure Aims to Limit Ceremony, Keep Chamber on Task

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House members are trying to increase their productivity by limiting random introductions of school groups, beauty pageant winners and other constituents who drop by the Statehouse. A proposal advanced to the House floor Tuesday would create a 15-minute time slot on the calendar for “special introductions,” with each limited to 90 seconds. Recognitions of…
Local News

Suspect Sought in Multiple Home Improvement Center Thefts

Kimberlei Davis

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department need the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted for shoplifting at multiple home improvement stores. 35-year-old Matthew Deaver is wanted for three counts of shoplifting after he allegedly stole electrical tools from the two Lowes locations and a Home Depot. Officials say Deaver walked in to the Lowes located at…