Deputies: Man Sexually Assaulted Young Girl for 5 Years
A 50-year-old Columbia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly sexual assaulting a young girl over the course of five years.
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Body of Missing Benedict Student Found in Pond, Officials Say
LANCASTER, SC (WOLO)- The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed the body found in a pond Saturday morning is that of a missing Benedict College Student. Jerell White, 22, was last seen…
RCSD Saves Child After High Speed Chase
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A father is facing multiple charges after leading deputies on a high speed chase and putting his 2-year-old daughter in danger. The incident was capture on the A&E…
Lawsuit Says S. Carolina Prisons Ignore Inmate Rape Reports
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Three inmates are suing the agencies that run South Carolina prisons, saying officials don't do enough to try to stop sexual assaults behind bars. The inmates are asking…
SC Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A prosecutor says a man who strangled a woman in front of her 8-year-old great-granddaughter during a burglary has been sentenced to life in prison. Solicitor Dan Johnson said a Richland County jury found 44-year-old James…
Columbia Walmart Supercenter First in SC to Debut Pickup Tower
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A Midlands Walmart unveiled a new feature that will make ordering online a lot easier for residents. The remodel of the Walmart Supercenter at 7520 Garners Ferry Road is…
Ammonia Leak Caused Evacuation at Newberry County Plant
NEWBERRY, SC (WOLO)- An ammonia leak at the Louis Rich Plant in Newberry County caused the evacuation of 200 employees Saturday Morning. The employees that were evacuated to the Newberry County Detention Center parking lot have been cleared to return…
Attempted Armed Robbery in Columbia Sends One Person to The Hospital
COLUMBIA, SC(WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Friday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1500 block of Hallbrook Drive. Officers believe the shooting stemmed from an attempted armed robbery. One…
RCSD Investigate Shooting on Ranch Road
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are investigating a Friday night shooting that sent one person to the hospital. Deputies responded to the 3600 block of Ranch Road just after 11pm.…
Greenlawn Memorial Park Hosts Appreciation Cookout
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Greenlawn Memorial Park is hosting a community appreciation cookout for volunteers who helped clean up hundreds of desecrated graves. According to organizers, it will take place Saturday from 11:00…
Poll: Most Beautiful Campus in the Country in SC
[gtxvideo vid='oM0gyVsC' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oM0gyVsC.jpg' vtitle='Poll: Most Beautiful Campus in the Country in SC'] CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have voted the College of Charleston as the "Most Beautiful College Campus" in America. The college was announced as the winner…
Plea Deal Offered to Former SC Police Officers
[gtxvideo vid='daz4GnAb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/daz4GnAb.jpg' vtitle='Plea Deal Offered to Former SC Police Officers'] CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina prosecutors are offering plea deals to all the four former Horry County police officers charged with sexual misconduct in office. WPDE reports the…
SCDC, SLED: Drone May Have Delivered Wire Cutter To Help Prisoner Escape
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- In a joint announcement, the director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the chief of State Law Enforcement Division said they believe drones and contraband played a…
Former Hostage Jack Swerling Reacts To Jimmy Causey's Capture
[gtxvideo vid='elmIgdKs' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/elmIgdKs.jpg' vtitle='SWERLING REACTS'] Everyone is relieved Jimmy Causey is off the streets again, but no one is more thankful than Jack Swerling. Swerling and his family were held at gunpoint by Causey in 2002. Swerling spoke with us…
New Soccer Rules: Silence on the Sidelines in SC this September
[gtxvideo vid='oxjZudkM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oxjZudkM.jpg' vtitle='New Soccer Rules: Silence on the Sidelines'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Officials at the largest youth soccer organization in South Carolina are asking parents to remain silent for a whole month while watching league games from the sidelines, following…
Deputies: Man leaves Wounded Girlfriend in Wheelchair at Hospital
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say they are trying to figure out who shot a woman whose body was left in a wheelchair by her boyfriend inside a South Carolina hospital. Authorities said 20-year-old Mayra Sanchez was pronounced dead by…
Escaped Inmate Captured in Texas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Prison officials in South Carolina say an inmate has been captured in Texas after his second escape from a maximum security prison. The South Carolina Department of…
SC GOP Chair Says He Will Buy Voter Data for White House Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's Republican Party is opening its wallet to provide a White House panel looking for signs of election fraud with some of the data about voters that the state's election commission declined to produce. South…
Columbia Police Helping 'Fan the Heat'
[gtxvideo vid='gPMWxL9Y' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gPMWxL9Y.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police Helping 'Fan the Heat''] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The intense heat in the Midlands means plenty of your neighbors need help beating the heat. The Columbia Police wants to help by giving neighbors in need a way…
Deputies: Largest Marijuana Bust in Sumter County
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Deputies say a husband and wife are charged in one of the largest drug busts in Sumter County history. A tip to law enforcement saying when and where a large load of marijuana…
Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Experts Weigh in on New Mental Illness Training Requirement for Law Enforcement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Lawmakers unanimously passed a bill in the house and senate that sponsors hope will lessen misunderstandings in the field of policing. "Look, what we don't want is for a life,…
SC Election Commission Refuses to Turn Over Voter Information to White House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina State Election Commission is refusing to turn over voter information to a White House panel investigating voter fraud. The commission on Thursday posted on its website the reasons it is rejecting the request…
63 pounds of marijuana seized from Sumter couple
Authorities say an ongoing investigation led to the arrest of a Sumter couple accused of trafficking a large amount marijuana into the county.
Possible witness of man's murder sought by RCSD
A person who may have witnessed the murder of a Richland County man is wanted for questioning by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
