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Red Cross Encourages Blood Donations During Holidays

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- You have a chance to save a life this holiday season. Officials with the Red Cross say they usually see a decline in blood donations around this time of year and they are urging residents to give…

Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Weekend Shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot at an apartment complex near Interstates 20 and 26 Saturday evening. Fisher said 35-year-old Felix Jamal Jones of Newberry died as a result of a…

SC State Museum Holds Winter Solstice Solar Observation Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina State Museum is holding a special day of solar observations to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Astronomy educator Larry Metcalf is using an array of telescopes to help visitors view solar features such as…

Donations Needed for "Honor the Dream Food Drive"

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The City of Columbia, Richland School District One and the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Foundation are accepting donations for the annual "Honor the Dream Food Drive." The food drive is held each year to honor…

Popular Sumter attraction reopens after floods

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) --  Popular attraction, Swan Lake Iris Gardens, reopened in Sumter Saturday, after being closed for two months in the wake of historic flooding. Officials at the gardens said they finished repairs of several damaged areas to get them back…

RCSD investigating kidnapping and armed robbery

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the kidnapping and armed robbery of a man with special needs Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the 44-year-old was forced into a car at gunpoint in the 3000 block of River Drive,…

New York woman arrested at State House during rally

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A woman from Buffalo, New York, was arrested while yelling at people attending a Statehouse rally organized by the South Carolina Secessionist Party. The Department of Public Safety says 27-year-old Jatonia Devina Sanford was arrested Sunday…

Deputies investigating death in Hopkins

HOPKINS, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a death in Hopkins. Richland County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says a 65-year-old woman was found in a home on Quail Hills Drive around 7 p.m. Friday. The…

Teen arrested for stealing packages off doorsteps

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's Department officials say they arrested an 18-year-old West Columbia man, after he took packages off doorsteps. Authorities say Ryan Huff is charged with petty theft. That's a misdemeanor in South Carolina. They say he…

Deputies investigating deadly shooting in Lexington County

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near the Red Roof Inn on Berryhill Road. Investigators say the victim is a 35-year-old black male. They say he was driven…

Police: Service Dog Shot, Killed

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Columbia police are looking for two men they say shot and killed a therapy dog. Investigators say Harlem, a dog used to treat depression, was shot and killed during a robbery attempt Thursday on Ardincaple Dr. If you…

Sheriff Needs Help Locating Attempted Murder Suspect

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is requesting the community’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Sheriff Lott said that just before 7 a.m. Saturday, November 21, deputies found a victim lying in the roadway near Castle Pinckney…

Moped Driver Identified After Fatal Accident

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual that died Thursday, as a result of a moped crash last Saturday in the 300 block of Taylor Street . Watts said 61-year-old Johnny Sparrow of…

Police Arrest 10, Seize Guns and Drugs in Takedown

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Midlands Gang Task Force arrested ten people after receiving  complaints of gang and illegal drug activity in the Bethel Bishop Apartments. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the MGTF consisting of the Richland County…

Fort Jackson Soldiers Leave for Holiday

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) -- As the clock strikes midnight, some 6,000 Army soldiers from Fort Jackson begin heading home for the holidays. In an annual tradition at the Army's largest training installation, soldiers start to leave in the early…

Unemployment in SC Down for 6th Straight Month

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The unemployment rate in South Carolina dropped again in November, the sixth straight month the rate has declined. The state Department of Employment and Workforce announced on Friday that unemployment was 5.5 percent last month, down…

Syrian Refugee Families in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Two refugees from Syria have relocated to South Carolina and, despite the wishes of Gov. Nikki Haley, another Syrian family is coming. A Social Services Department spokeswoman tells local media that two Syrians were relocated to…

Missing Kershaw County Boy Found In New Hampshire

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- Officials with the Kershaw County Sheriff's Department say that a boy reported missing has been found safe in New Hampshire. 7-year-old Charles Chandler was never enrolled in school since he left Kershaw County, on November 24…

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