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Midlands Missionaries Stuck In Haiti Finally Get To Return Home

[gtxvideo vid='MLJhjJM4' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MLJhjJM4.jpg' vtitle='STUCK IN HAITI'] CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO)-- A mission team from the Midlands is stuck in Haiti because of violent protests. The team was only supposed to be there a week but had to stay longer due to…

Attorney General announces Raise in Aid for Families of Murder Victims

[gtxvideo vid='K857UiVI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/K857UiVI.jpg' vtitle='Attorney General on Raise in Aid for Families of Murder'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--According to Attorney General Alan Wilson, the South Carolina Legislature has approved a new Proviso, giving additiional aid to murder victims families. Wilson says the…

President Trump's Primetime Pick for Supreme Court

[gtxvideo vid='cR7z1yvU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cR7z1yvU.jpg' vtitle='Primetime Pick for Supreme Court'] WASHINGTON, (WOLO TV)--Happening Monday night here on ABC Columbia, President Donald Trump says he will make his selection for the vacancy on the Supreme Court Monday at 9pm ET. The President says…

US Marshals search for fugitive with SC ties

The US Marshals Service is asking for your help locating a Connecticut man accused in a murder and attempted murder that has connections to several states including South Carolina.

Chapin Church group stranded in Haiti amid protest

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A group of volunteers from a Chapin Church are stranded in Haiti amid continued demonstrations in the capital of Port-au-Prince and a northern city following a fuel price hike. Chapin United Methodist Church wrote in a post…

One dead, one injured as a result of annual 'firework war'

[gtxvideo vid='i8KrRzCb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i8KrRzCb.jpg' vtitle='Firework war'] Cheraw, S.C. (WSOC) -ย One person was killed and another seriously injured in Cheraw, South Carolina Wednesday night while shooting off fireworks, according to police. Officers said a 24-year-old man died when an artillery shell hit…

Anderson firework fight

A three year old is recovering after Anderson Deputies say a fireworks fight turned into gunfire.

26-year-old dies as a result of motorcycle crash

[gtxvideo vid='6M9urwj7' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6M9urwj7.jpg' vtitle='Motorcycle driver killed'] Lexington Co, S.C. (WOLO) - A 26-year-old died as a result of a crash on Charleston Highway this morning. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash involved a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle. The…

CPD officer arrested in domestic dispute

[gtxvideo vid='KlVEYa9T' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KlVEYa9T.jpg' vtitle='CPD officer arrested'] Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - A Columbia Police Officer is facing charges after being arrested Thursday (7/6). Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say on May 13th, John Wagner forced his way into the…

Lexington indecent exposure arrest

  Lexington (WOLO) --- The Lexington Police Department arrested 25 year old David Trujillo after authorities say he exposure himself to an juvenile inside the Lexington Public Library. According to police,…

CPD Officer Charged with Burglary, Domestic Violence, Stalking

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--ย  A Columbia police officer is facing charges after being arrested Thursday. Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say on May 13th, John Wagner forced his way into the victim's home, shoved her several times, and stole…

Fatal Accident on Charleston Hwy

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)--The highway patrol is investigating a fatal accident on Charleston Hwy. near Minolta Dr. Troopers say around 6am Friday a tractor trailer struck a motorcycle. Investigators say the driver of the motorcycle was killed. The driver's identity…

RCSD and CPD collect nearly 300 guns in joint effort to reduce gun violence

[gtxvideo vid='qewc220s' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qewc220s.jpg' vtitle='60 Day Gun Sweep'] Richland County, S.C. (WOLO) - Richland County Sheriff's Department and the Columbia Police Department have teamed up in an effort to reduce gun violence in the Midlands and according to Sheriff Leon Lott,…

Coroner identifies victim in West Columbia apartment shooting

West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a shooting that happened just after 2 p.m. this afternoon in the New Brookland Apartment Complex in West Columbia. According to Fisher, 26-year-old Samir Bernard…

First Transgender Woman Running For State Senator

COLUMBIA, S.C (WOLO)-- For the first time in State history a transgender woman is running to be a state senator. The historical special election will fill former senator John Coursonโ€™s seat. Courson…

Columbia Police to Host Art Exhibit at First Thursday on Main

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Artwork by the men and women in Blue will take center stage Thursday night. The Columbia Police Department will help host its' first Art Exhibit at First Thursday on Main. According to Columbia Police officials, the art…

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