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Developing: Columbia City officials to update Allen Benedict Court investigation

[gtxvideo vid='8ADBxaFq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8ADBxaFq.jpg' vtitle='Columbia City officials to update Allen Benedict Ct deaths'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--ABC Columbia news has learned that on Monday afternoon City of Columbia officials will provide updates on the investigation into the evacuation of residents and the…

Police: Wife charged with murder after husband stabbed

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a 58-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing of her husband. Bennettsville Police Lt. Larry Turner said officers were called to a home Friday after Gladys Williams attacked her husband after…

Pedestrian killed in Sumter wreck

SUMTER,SC (WOLO)- Troopers are investigating a wreck that killed a female pedestrian in Sumter Saturday night. Officials say Sandy Johns,35, of Sumter died Sunday morning from her injuries. Johns was hit by…

South Carolina child returned to parents facing misconduct charges

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) โ€”ย A family of three is reunited at last. On Wednesday, a Charleston County family court judge ordered the Department of Social Services to return a 22-month-old child into his parentโ€™s custody. Foxx Coker was placed in protective…

Heart health: Prisma Health offering free seminars in February

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- It's time to go red. February is American Heart Month. Prisma Health, formerly Palmetto Health, announced it will offer a series of free seminars led by cardiac providers with expertise in their fields. The first seminars begin…

Drug conviction overturned because officer isn't expert

LAURENS, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned a man's conviction and 5-year sentence on drug charges because prosecutors presented an unqualified police officer as a drug expert. The justices said the officer only had his experience…

Get Psyched conference takes a closer look at mental illness

Columbia,SC (WOLO) --- Mental health is becoming more prevalent in today's world. Friday Midlands Technical College kicked off it's get psyched presentation a two week conference to explore the trouble the mentally ill go through and how to reduce the…

Two new lawsuits filed against Columbia Housing Authority

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--The Columbia Housing Authority is facing two new lawsuits in the wake of two deaths and the evacuation of more than 400 residents following the discovery of gas leaks at the Allen Benedict Court public housing complex. One…

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