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Charleston Considers Another Memorial to Church Victims

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Charleston City Council is considering another memorial to the victims of the shootings at Emanuel AME Church. The council takes up a resolution Tuesday night to dedicate 15 trees outside the city's new Gaillard Center in…

RCSD Continues to Investigate Weekend Shootings

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating three separate shooting incidents from the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, Sheriff Leon Lott said they are continuing to investigate but all 3 might be gang or drug related.…

Utility company files suit against Town of Lexington and EPA

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Utility company Carolina Water Service is suing the Town of Lexington and the Environmental Protection Agency. CWS tells ABC Columbia it filed the suit in U.S. District Court Friday. Lexington Mayor Steve MacDougall says he learned about the…

Ted Cruz's Surge in Iowa Has Donald Trump Playing Defense

Since Donald Trump and his helicopter descended on the Iowa State Fair back in August, the billionaire businessman has been the steady front-runner in Iowa, surviving attacks from fellow candidates, controversial proposals and a short-lived burst in two polls from…

One dead after shooting on Lee Road Sunday night

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Lee Road Sunday night. This happened at the Spinx gas station where Lee Road intersects with Hard Scrabble Road. Department spokesman…

Deputies investigate drive-by shooting in northeast Richland County

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting at Brookside Crossing Apartments in Northeast Richland County. The complex is off Parklane Road in the Dentsville area. RCSD Spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says authorities arrived on scene…

Investigators Searching for Suspects in Tow-Truck Theft

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) -- Lexington County Sheriff's deputies are searching for two suspects in a tow-truck theft. Authorities say the suspects took the two-truck from a business in the 5000-block of Platt Springs Road on December 6. Security system cameras at…

Deputies: House fire caused by meth manufacturing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies say a house fire Saturday morning was started by meth manufacturing. RCSD Spokesman Lt. Curtis Wilson says the RCSD bomb squad, deputies and Columbia and Richland Fire Departments responded to the 800-block of…

Columbia resident earns Grammy nomination

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A Columbia musician is among those musicians nominated for Best Children's Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards Molly Ledford, the lead singer in Columbia-based band Lunch Money, partnered with her friend,…

Forest Acres frame shop reopens after flood

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — For one Forest Acres shop owner, the holiday season signals new beginnings. "It was very important to us to get back open again before the holidays got going really good," The Picture…

Two Men Arrested in Connection with Bank Robbery

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Richland County Sheriff Leon announced the arrest of two men wanted in connection to an armed robbery. Authorities say that just before 5 p.m. on Dec. 1. 21 year-old Terrance Bouknight entered the SC Federal Credit…

Gun Sales: White House to Seek Expanded Background Checks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team to complete a proposal and submit…

19-year-Old Behind Bars After Series of Break-Ins

        COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A teen is behind bars in connection with a series of break-ins and thefts. Columbia Police say 19-year-old Collin Daves stole a Jeep Cherokee from Linwood Drive and allegedly stole a credit card from…

Winthrop Drops Name of White Supremacist from Award

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Winthrop University's top academic award will no longer bear the name of avowed segregationist and former South Carolina governor "Pitchfork" Ben Tillman. Media outlets report the university's president Dan Mahony told faculty, staff and students…

Sumter Co. Deputy First on Scene to Wife's Fatal Accident

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) -- A Sumter County Sheriff's Deputy responded to a fatal accident Wednesday morning, to learn that the victim was his wife. The accident happened on Lewis Road off Highway 15. Authorities say, 45-year-old Teresa Browder was hit…

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