All lanes are back open on I-20 west bound due to fatal accident
South Carolina Highway Patrol says all lanes of I-20 west bound are currently blocked due to an accident that's under investigation.
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Chapin man arrested on 20 counts of child pornography
[gtxvideo vid='DzmuGk8a' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DzmuGk8a.jpg' vtitle='chapin arrest'] Chapin, SC (WOLO) ---A Chapin man has been arrested on multiple counts of child pornography. the south carolina attorney general's office says 65-year-old Dieter Bartschat is charged with 20 counts of third degree sexual exploitation…
Midlands woman to give two graduating seniors shopping sprees
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- After surviving her own troubled childhood, a Midlands woman is making it her life work to inspire kids across the Midlands. This Christmas she's looking to send a pair of teens…
Richland deputies need help to locate man missing since Sunday
Do you recognize this man? Local law enforcement officials are hoping you have seen this man who has been missing since this weekend.
USC winter commencement sends off more than a thousand graduates
More than 2 thousand students get their sheep skin during USC's winter commencement
Volunteer Fire Chief arrested in York County sex sting
A volunteer Fire Chief has been charged after authorities say he solicited an undercover police officer during a random sex sting operation.
Tractor Trailer accident along interstate slows traffic
[gtxvideo vid='k7xY77mY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/k7xY77mY.jpg' vtitle='TRACTOR TRAILER'] Columbia, SC (WOLO) ---If you sat in traffic on Interstate 20 near 277 this morning, here's why. The Highway Patrol responded to 277 North to this overturned tractor trailer. The accident detoured traffic to interstate…
Update: Man accused of duping victim out of money as contractor arrested
CPD says they have arrested and charged a 51-year-old man accused of swindling a victim out of thousands of dollars for a phony project.
UPDATE: Two people killed during early morning crash identified
Two people have died after State Troopers say an SUV heading in the wrong direction slammed head on into another vehicle on I77.
Troopers say I-26 and I-77 is back open after wrong-way driver causes fatal accident
South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are reporting a big accident this morning on I-26 & I-77 and are still investigating.
1,100 General Motors workers to get new positon
COLUMBIA S.C. (WOLO)- General Motors says 1,100 of its workers will be moving into new positions in its other facilities. Late last month, General Motors announced that it…
Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash in Lexington County
LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- A motorcyclist is dead after a head-on collision in Lexington County. The incident happened in the 5100 block of Platt Springs Road at 3:15p.m. Sunday. According to officials, Leonard P. Morrow,…
State approves SCANA buyout, $22 customer rate cut
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — South Carolina regulators on Friday approved a deal to rescue a utility company reeling in the wake of a multibillion-dollar nuclear construction failure. Following more than an hour of comment and debate, the Public Service Commission voted…
Thousands of troops to remain on US-Mexico border as Trump's original military deployment comes to a close
Days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump announced the deployment of active duty troops to the southern border to stop caravans of migrants making their way through Mexico. On Saturday, that original border mission comes to a close, but thousands of U.S.…
Man in hospital after shooting in Richland Co.
RICHLAND COUNTY,SC (WOLO)- Richland county deputies are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Deputies responded to the 200 block of Oakley Drive just before 8p.m. when they located the victim who had been shot in the upper…
Coroner Identifies person found in pond at Finley Park
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The person found in a pond at Finley Park Friday (December14,2018) has been identified. Jerry Jermaine Hickson, 29, of Myrtle Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to…
2 dead men found shot in car near Holly Hill
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say two men found dead in a vehicle on a rural dirt road had gunshot wounds to their heads. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports the bodies of 34-year-old Ricky Antoine Taylor…
Sober or Slammer campaign starts today
Local law enforcement agencies get ready to hit the road in full force looking for impaired drivers for their annual sober or slammer campaign.
Search for "armed and dangerous" murder suspect
The Richland County Sheriff's department is hoping you can help them locate a murder suspect they say should be considered armed and dangerous.
Feed an officer campaign fills the hearts of local law enforcement
Volunteers came together to fill the hearts, and stomachs of local law enforcement officers during the Feed an Officer Campaign.
