Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–One person is in custody in a deadly weekend shooting. Investigators say Michael Robinson shot and killed Rodney Francis last Saturday. According to police the shooting took place outside of Rue 77 on the corner of Assembly and Lady street. Investigators say the shooting was not random and stemmed from a previous argument between Robinson and Francis. Categories:…
Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)– A Sumter man is accused of using his computer to share child pornography. A spokesperson for the attorney general’s office says William Phillips is charged with 15 counts related to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators say that Phillips was involved in exchanging files containing child pornography via peer-to-peer file sharing. Categories: Local News, News, Sumter
ATLANTA (AP)– A judge in Atlanta has denied bond for a 24-year-old woman accused of robbing jewelry stores across the South. Federal Magistrate Judge Linda Walker said Thursday that there’s a risk Abigail Lee Kemp would flee or be a danger to the community if released. Federal prosecutors have accused Kemp and 35-year-old Lewis Jones III of teaming up to…
Ft. Jackson, S.C. (AP)–The Army’s largest training installation welcomed Fort Jackson’s new command sergeant major in a change of responsibility ceremony Thursday. The ceremony for Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian was held at the Solomon Center. Christian takes responsibility as the most senior enlisted officer from outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. William Hain. Christian comes to the position after serving as…
(Photo: Rich Wandover) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bi-partisan group of South Carolina senators is advocating a 5 percent cost-of-living raise for state employees. Republican Sen. John Courson of Columbia said Thursday it’s time to say `thank you’ by passing a budget that increases paychecks starting in July. Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler says many employees’ take-home pay has actually…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Federal authorities say a fugitive that has been on the run for a year may have ties to South Carolina. The US Marshals Service is looking for convicted felon Andrew Williams. Williams, 46, was arrested in June 2014 in Virginia for possession with intent to distribute drugs and on firearm charges, authorities say. He allegedly violated…
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans nighttime lane closures on Interstate 95 while a contractor dismantles the old US 301 overpass bridge in Orangeburg County. The schedule is as follows: Monday, Jan. 18, and Tuesday Jan. 19: one southbound lane will be closed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, and Thursday,…
(ABC News) — Most State of the Union responses take direct aim at the sitting President, criticizing him for his leadership and agenda. But Nikki Haley’s speech last night had a second target: the “angriest voices” in her own party. The South Carolina Governor said her remarks were at least partially aimed at presidential frontrunner Donald Trump – an attack…
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A headstone has been placed at the grave of an infant who died after being carried into a creek near Socastee. Local media outlets report that the gravestone was paid for by community residents and was placed Wednesday at the grave of 5-month-old Grace Carlson Santa Cruz at a cemetery in Conway. The child’s mother, 33-year-old…
Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rand Paul. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty; second right: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (ABC News) — The first Republican debate of 2016 takes place tonight in South Carolina, just 18 days before the Iowa caucuses. Hosted by the Fox Business Network, the debate will feature seven candidates: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson,…
