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Man's Response to Wrong Number Text Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

[gtxvideo vid='VxefOCo2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VxefOCo2.jpg' vtitle='Man's Response to Wrong Number Text Goes Viral for...'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - When it comes to cool, Columbia native Roger Hawkins has it down. The real estate agent by day, punk rock lead singer by night,…

Richland County Sheriff's Department Mourns K-9 Tosca

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- The Richland County Sheriffโ€™s department lost a member of their team over the weekend.ย They are still waiting on test results toย determine the official cause of death, but the Richland…

Suspect Arrested in Lexington Shooting

  Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Lexington Co. Deputies say a 24 year old man is in custody after firing shots in the parking lot of a Leesville convenience store. Investigators say Tony Robinson is charged with attempted murder and unlawful carrying…

Armed Robbery Suspects Caught on Camera

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Deputies are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in an armed robbery and assault that happened at Whiskey Tavern in June. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the culprits, seen in…

Lancaster Officers Search for Endangered Missing Person

[gtxvideo vid='OfNlItyZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OfNlItyZ.jpg' vtitle='Endangered Person'] LANCASTER, S.C. (WOLO) - The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office and SLED need the community's help in finding an elderly man who disappeared from his Lancaster home. According to authorities, 75-year-old Bobby Baker was last seen…

Lexington Co., S.C (WOLO)--A woman in her 80's was killed Monday night when she was run over in a driveway in Lexington County. A spokesperson for the sheriff's department says it happened on Murrayhill Circle near Saint Andrews Rd. No…

Midlands Gas Prices Jump 7 Cents Over Last Week

[gtxvideo vid='VCqlfhIn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VCqlfhIn.jpg' vtitle='Midlands Gas Prices Jump 7 Cents Over Last Week'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - There's been a big spike at the pump. According to Gas Buddy, prices in the Midlands have jumped 7 cents over the last week.…

SCDP Calls on AG to Resign

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP, Post and Courier)-- The state Democratic party is calling on Attorney General Alan Wilson to resign. In a statement issued Monday Vice Chairman Anthony Thompson cited a Post and Courier Report that Wilson tried to have…

Railway Repaired after Train Wreck

[gtxvideo vid='Rrza9fSH' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Rrza9fSH.jpg' vtitle='Railway Repaired after Train Wreck'] LUGOFF, SC (WOLO) - Crews have repaired a stretch of railway after a train wreck last weekend. Monday (8/7), officials said all cars have been removed from the track. Authorities believe a…

Former Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence Charge

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) (WOLO) -- A former State Representative pleaded guilty Monday to a domestic violence charge. Chris Corley entered the plea to the first degree domestic violence charge in an Aiken County courtroom. According to the AP, the judge…

Hundreds of Former Fluor Employees Meet With Attorneys

[gtxvideo vid='EK7gXUb0' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EK7gXUb0.jpg' vtitle='NUCLEAR LAYOFF']   Winnsboro, S.C. (WOLO)-- ย Last week SCE&G and Santee Cooper laid-off thousands after pulling out of a Nuclear Reactor project. Many have nowhere to go, including contractors that worked under Fluor. Monday, hundreds of laid…

United Way Launches New Information App

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The United Way has launched a new app to help residents find resources in health and human services. Theย SC 2-1- 1 app can be downloaded ย for freeย on Android or Apple devices. According to the United Way, they…

Urgent Call for Blood Donations Issued

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - The American Red Cross is calling on you to give blood in these final weeks of summer - in a season where donations are always low. In August, the Red Cross says its regular donors might…

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