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Man Charged With Murder of Sister's Boyfriend in Columbia

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police have arrested a manย  in connection with Saturday nightโ€™s deadly shooting on Bailey Street. Bobby Ray Robbins,21,ย ย is charged withย Murder,ย Possession of a Weapon during aย Violent Crime, andย Failure to Stop on Police Command. Robbins is accused of shooting…

UPDATE: Escaped Inmate Captured

UNION COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The South Carolina Department of Correction have captured an inmate that escaped from the Union County Courthouse on Friday. Authorities said Brent Tyson Austin was back in Police custody Sunday night. . Austin was last seen…

Coroner Identifies Victim in Fatal Shooting in Columbia

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The person killed during a shooting on Bailey Street has been identified. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the victim as 26-year-old Jerome D. Palmer. Officers say the shooting happened between 5:15p.m. and 5:30p.m. on Saturday…

Sumter Man's Body Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds

SUMTER,SC (WOLO)- The Sumter County Sheriffโ€™s Office is investigating after a man's body was found Saturday morning. Deputies found Jarvis Omar Rush,34, on East Newberry Avenue about 10:30 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators said the shooting appeared to have…

108-Year-Old Midlands Trailblazer Passes Away

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Family friends of Donella Brown Wilson confirm the 108-year-old passed away Friday. The Calhoun County native and former Booker T. Washington High School student was a longtime educator, civil rights activist, and fixture in the Waverly Historic…

Sen. Tim Scott calls President Trump's "s---hole countries" remark disappointing

[gtxvideo vid='JDN5Lqgn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JDN5Lqgn.jpg' vtitle='Sen. Tim Scott calls President Trump's comments disappo'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Senator Tim Scott says Senator Graham confirmed to him that the report of the President's comments regarding "s---hole countries" was "basically accurate." In a statement…

Deadly Flu Season Already In 2018

[gtxvideo vid='a5LqQB1T' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a5LqQB1T.jpg' vtitle='FLU 2018']   Columbia, SC (WOLO)--ย ย More than a dozen people have died from the flu this season in South Carolina.ย  There has been widespread flu activity for the fourth week this flu season.ย According to DHEC,15 people have…

Deadly Crash I20

Lexington,SC (WOLO)---- one person is dead after a crash on interstate 20 at mile marker 74. Stay with ABC Columbia News as we continue to follow this breaking story on air and online. [gtxvideo vid='H6zYYier' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/H6zYYier.jpg' vtitle='Deadly Crash I20']

SC family mourns loss of 24-year-old soldier killed in Iraq

[gtxvideo vid='02CJ4e1s' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/02CJ4e1s.jpg' vtitle='SC family mourns loss of 21-year-old soldier KIA'] (WOLO) - An upstate family is mourning the loss of a solider. Army Specialist Javion Sullivan, 24, was killed January 8 in Iraq. Sullivan's family says he was dedicated…

"Truckers Against Trafficking" Empowers Truck Drivers To End Human Trafficking

[gtxvideo vid='j5JrEMl8' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j5JrEMl8.jpg' vtitle='truckers against trafficking']   Columbia, SC (WOLO)--ย  Thursday, thousands of South Carolinaโ€™s truckers joined theย fight against trafficking. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a partnership that trains people who drive big rigs on how to spot and how…

Sheriff Releases New Details in Nightclub Shooting

Richland Co., S.C . (WOLO)--ย  Sheriff Leon Lott released new details Thursday afternoon in a deadly shooting at the Black Pearl nightclub on Broad River Rd. Investigators say Trevonne Judge and Torance Peoples were found dead at the scene. According…

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