Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department provided gifts and Christmas dinner to a midlands family in need Monday afternoon. Sheriff Leon Lott said on November 30th, Demetria Osborne left him a message at his office asking…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina has 40 new Highway Patrol troopers. Local media outlets…
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…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) -- On Thursday afternoon, Richland Two parents along with several organizations including Color in Change delivered a petition with more than 150,000 signatures to solicitor Dan Johnson's office. The petition is in support of dropping the…
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department offers advice on how to prevent theft during the holidays.
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…
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) -- Carolina Harbor Waterpark is taking shape at Carowinds, the theme park that straddles the South Carolina-North Carolina state line south of Charlotte. Local media outlets report that reporters…
Holly HILL, S.C. (WOLO) - A Holly Hill man is behind bars after officials with the Holly Hill Police Department say he exposed a 5-year-old girl to HIV after sexually assaulting her. The…
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…
Local sheriffs speak out about residents taking up arms in light of recent attacks.
