'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dead at 39
"True Blood" actor Nelsan Ellis has died, his manager confirmed to ABC News. The actor, who portrayed Lafayette Reynolds in HBO's hit series, died on Saturday in Los Angeles after complications from heart…
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Elementary-School Bus Driver Crochets Toys For Every Kid on Her Route
Wisconsin bus driver Trudy Serres crochets toys for each of the elementary school kids on her route. Whatever they ask for -- no matter how wacky the requests -- they get. She’s done ice cream cones, unicorns, “Star Wars” characters…
American college graduate beaten to death in Greece; 8 arrested, police say
An American tourist was beaten to death on Friday after a fight erupted at a bar on an island in Greece, and at least eight people have been arrested in connection with his killing, according to local police. Bakari Henderson, a…
Ammonia Leak Caused Evacuation at Newberry County Plant
NEWBERRY, SC (WOLO)- An ammonia leak at the Louis Rich Plant in Newberry County caused the evacuation of 200 employees Saturday Morning. The employees that were evacuated to the Newberry County Detention Center parking lot have been cleared to return…
Attempted Armed Robbery in Columbia Sends One Person to The Hospital
COLUMBIA, SC(WOLO)- Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Friday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1500 block of Hallbrook Drive. Officers believe the shooting stemmed from an attempted armed robbery. One…
RCSD Investigate Shooting on Ranch Road
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are investigating a Friday night shooting that sent one person to the hospital. Deputies responded to the 3600 block of Ranch Road just after 11pm.…
Greenlawn Memorial Park Hosts Appreciation Cookout
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Greenlawn Memorial Park is hosting a community appreciation cookout for volunteers who helped clean up hundreds of desecrated graves. According to organizers, it will take place Saturday from 11:00…
Poll: Most Beautiful Campus in the Country in SC
[gtxvideo vid='oM0gyVsC' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oM0gyVsC.jpg' vtitle='Poll: Most Beautiful Campus in the Country in SC'] CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have voted the College of Charleston as the "Most Beautiful College Campus" in America. The college was announced as the winner…
Plea Deal Offered to Former SC Police Officers
[gtxvideo vid='daz4GnAb' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/daz4GnAb.jpg' vtitle='Plea Deal Offered to Former SC Police Officers'] CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina prosecutors are offering plea deals to all the four former Horry County police officers charged with sexual misconduct in office. WPDE reports the…
SCDC, SLED: Drone May Have Delivered Wire Cutter To Help Prisoner Escape
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- In a joint announcement, the director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the chief of State Law Enforcement Division said they believe drones and contraband played a…
Former Hostage Jack Swerling Reacts To Jimmy Causey's Capture
[gtxvideo vid='elmIgdKs' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/elmIgdKs.jpg' vtitle='SWERLING REACTS'] Everyone is relieved Jimmy Causey is off the streets again, but no one is more thankful than Jack Swerling. Swerling and his family were held at gunpoint by Causey in 2002. Swerling spoke with us…
New Soccer Rules: Silence on the Sidelines in SC this September
[gtxvideo vid='oxjZudkM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oxjZudkM.jpg' vtitle='New Soccer Rules: Silence on the Sidelines'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Officials at the largest youth soccer organization in South Carolina are asking parents to remain silent for a whole month while watching league games from the sidelines, following…
Deputies: Man leaves Wounded Girlfriend in Wheelchair at Hospital
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say they are trying to figure out who shot a woman whose body was left in a wheelchair by her boyfriend inside a South Carolina hospital. Authorities said 20-year-old Mayra Sanchez was pronounced dead by…
Escaped Inmate Captured in Texas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Prison officials in South Carolina say an inmate has been captured in Texas after his second escape from a maximum security prison. The South Carolina Department of…
SC GOP Chair Says He Will Buy Voter Data for White House Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's Republican Party is opening its wallet to provide a White House panel looking for signs of election fraud with some of the data about voters that the state's election commission declined to produce. South…
Columbia Police Helping 'Fan the Heat'
[gtxvideo vid='gPMWxL9Y' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gPMWxL9Y.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police Helping 'Fan the Heat''] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The intense heat in the Midlands means plenty of your neighbors need help beating the heat. The Columbia Police wants to help by giving neighbors in need a way…
Deputies: Largest Marijuana Bust in Sumter County
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Deputies say a husband and wife are charged in one of the largest drug busts in Sumter County history. A tip to law enforcement saying when and where a large load of marijuana…
Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Experts Weigh in on New Mental Illness Training Requirement for Law Enforcement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Lawmakers unanimously passed a bill in the house and senate that sponsors hope will lessen misunderstandings in the field of policing. "Look, what we don't want is for a life,…
SC Election Commission Refuses to Turn Over Voter Information to White House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina State Election Commission is refusing to turn over voter information to a White House panel investigating voter fraud. The commission on Thursday posted on its website the reasons it is rejecting the request…
63 pounds of marijuana seized from Sumter couple
Authorities say an ongoing investigation led to the arrest of a Sumter couple accused of trafficking a large amount marijuana into the county.
