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Officer Assaults Inmate

GAFFNEY, S.C. - A former Gaffney police officer has been charged with assault on an inmate at the Cherokee County jail. Court records show that Billy Hyatt has been charged with third-degree assault and battery. Hyatt was a former sergeant…

Child Struck in Hit and Run

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Columbia police continue searching for the driver of a car they say ran up on a sidewalk and struck a child Thursday evening. Authorities say the incident happened around 6pm in the 23 hundred block of…

Citizen's Tip Leads to Arrest of Irmo Woman

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Authorities credit a tip from a concerned citizen which led to the arrest of 35-year-old woman accused of stealing two packages off a porch. Related: Suspect Possibly Linked to…

Update: Man Identified Inside Burning Home

HOPKINS, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County officials have released the name of a man found dead in a fire at a home in Hopkins. Coroner Gary Watts says 84-year-old Cleveland Edmonds of Hopkins died in the fire overnight Wednesday. An…

How a tiger made difference to amazing atheletes

[gtxvideo vid='ynh2vvMD' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ynh2vvMD.jpg' vtitle='tigerman'] COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - There is just something rewarding about being an athlete - you work hard to become as skilled as you can, and compete against others who have done the same thing.  The spirit…

Honor the Dream Drive Ends Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (PRESS) -- The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor the Dream Food Drive held by the City of Columbia, Richland School District One and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation will end on Thursday, December 22.…

Suspect Arrested in Garbage Body Case

SALUDA, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say they have charged a man with killing a Ridge Spring woman whose body was found at a trash dump in Edgefield County. Saluda County Sheriff John Perry said in a news release that 46-year-old…

DJJ Christmas Books

[gtxvideo vid='KwQaznY9' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KwQaznY9.jpg' vtitle='DJJ Christmas Books'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Fathers at the SC Department of Juvenile Justice, behind bars, might not get to hold their little ones. But they can be there in spirit thanks to books. ABC Columbia's Grace…

The Cost To Travel this Holiday

Traveling for the holidays doesn't have to leave you breaking the bank. Here are some easy ways you can get the most bang for your hard earned buck.

Rep. Jim Merrill Hearing Set this Week on Ethics Charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A former South Carolina House majority leader will be in court this week to face misdemeanor corruption charges. Prosecutor David Pascoe announced Tuesday that a bond hearing for GOP Rep. Jim Merrill of Charleston is set…

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