For the first time, we are seeing what really transpired during the arrest of State NAACP President, Dr. Lonnie Randolph. He is accused of refusing to pay for dry cleaning and becoming combative with police. His attorney wants all charges dropped. Also, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin sounds off on the trouble his police department constantly finds itself in.
A Midlands toddler is caught in the middle of a deadly shooting in Richland County.
Scam alert, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs wants to warn you about some suspicious calls that are preying on the elderly and disabled.
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Dorian has formed in the eastern Atlantic and remains far from land.
South Carolina's highest court says it won't rehear a case involving a Charleston-area couple's attempts to adopt a girl of Cherokee heritage.
The trial of Marcus Bailey is in its second day. He is accused of killing Almanita Smith at her Northeast Columbia home last August. This case brings light to an ongoing problem in South Carolina - domestic violence.
City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin minces no words involving two critical incidents involving city employees and high-profile members of the community.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find a man it's deemed armed and dangerous.
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Two people have died after an explosion in the garage of a home in Jasper County. Coroner Martin Sauls says 61-year-old Harry Drayton and 21-year-old Maurice Thomas were declared dead following the explosion about 6 p.m. Monday.
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Police have made an arrest in the suspicious death of a Bishopville man.
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-A former South Carolina Treasurer says he plans to fight a recent d-u-i charge against him. Thomas Ravenel was arrested yesterday in New York after a traffic stop.
A Richland County murder trial is moving forward in court.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and her mother in plea deal that prosecutors say was offered when an investigator in the case was arrested.
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a 23-year-old man on Sunday, July 21 on charges that the man broke into two homes on R.B. Baker Drive near Chapin and one home on Crystal Creek Circle near Chapin.
Even before the world gets a good look, the royal baby has already achieved rock star status, including here in the Midlands.
We continue to follow a developing story in the Capital City.
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-An insurance company says it's leaving South Carolina because of regulations related to health care reform.
A robbery suspect gunned down by Richland County deputies had a lengthy wrap sheet and a possible history of mental illness, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. Authorities can't confirm, though, exactly what caused him to go on a massive shooting spree yesterday. a-b-c columbia's monique williams has more.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ An after-school program started in Charleston to help children control their tempers and make good choices has received a $2.5 million grant to expand to other communities.
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin today announced the creation of the Mayor’s Panel on Violent Crime and Bond Reform to improve upon and recommend new tools for law enforcement to keep career criminals in jail and off the street once they’re arrested.
An armed robbery at a Richland County convenience store ultimately leads to a shootout with deputies.
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Interim Columbia Police Chief Ruben Santiago encourages the public to call CRIMESTOPPERS with information regarding an indecent exposure incident.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal agency estimates it will cost $150,000 a year to administer the Endangered Species Act along hundreds of miles of the Southeast coast designated as critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles.
A lawyer representing Columbia Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago, filed a civil lawsuit late this afternoon, claiming former Columbia Police Captain Dave Navarro has committed slander, defamation and has intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon his client.
CATAWBA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina company and its contractor have been fined for what a state agency calls ``serious violations'' related to an accident that killed a worker.
