Twitter will start deactivating accounts inactive for more than 6 months
(CNN) - Social media giant Twitter announced it will start getting rid of accounts that aren't used. Yesterday they announced that if if you haven't…
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Amazon will give "Alexa" more emotion to sound more human
(CNN) - Things are about to get real personal with Amazon's "Alexa." The artificial intelligence bot will soon be able to respond with happy, excited, disappointed…
Deputies arrest Lexington County man accused of assaulting woman in grocery store parking lot
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) - Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of assaulting a woman in a grocery store parking lot.…
Average price of Thanksgiving dinner is slightly up
(CNN) - The average price of a Thanksgiving meal is up this year but only by a penny. The American Farm Bureau surveys the price of items traditionally…
"Both victims were truly victims": Allen Benedict Court investigation finds hundreds of safety violations
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --Nine months after two men died due to carbon monoxide poisoning at Allen Benedict Court, Fifth District Solicitor Byron Gipson says no criminal charges will be filed against the Columbia…
Staying safe on the roads during 'Blackout Wednesday'
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is a historically busy travel day across the country, but Wednesday night is also known as one of the biggest drinking nights of the year. The night before Thanksgiving can be known…
Deputies : four arrested in illegal gambling operation
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- Richland County deputies say four people were arrested Wednesday in connection with an illegal gambling house. Deputies say they responded to the tip that there was a gambling house on Valley Down Road in the Gadsden.…
Suspect targeted, touched victim without consent in store parking lot: Sheriff
Lexington County deputies say a man was arrested at his West Columbia home following an investigation into an assault in a grocery store parking lot.
Sumter man out on bond after alleged assault, kidnapping
Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff's Department say a man threatened to kill a woman and then take his own life following a violent struggle in October.
No criminal charges will be filed in carbon monoxide deaths at Allen Benedict Court apartments
Fifth District Solicitor Byron Gibson announced Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filled in the deaths of two men in January due to carbon monoxide poisoning at Allen Benedict Court.
Trio arrested on drug related charges in Orangeburg
Two Orangeburg residents and an Upstate man have been charged with drug-related charges during the investigation of unrelated incidents.
Suspect in the Dubard-Boyle Road murder is captured overnight
Richland County deputies say they have captured a suspect wanted for murder on Dubard-Boyle Road this morning.
Number of flu cases in South Carolina steadily on the rise
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --More and more people across the state are starting to come down with the flu. Officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says nearly 100 people…
Three arrested for drugs, guns in Orangeburg Co.
Orangeburg Co., S.C. (WOLO)-- Ornageburg Co. deputies say three people are facing drug charges after investigators were looking into a recent shootings. In addition to the drugs, deputies say they found two rifles. Deputies say on Monday Marvin Gay, 30,…
S.C. holds N.C.-based charity in contempt of court, issues bench warrant for CEO
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- For the first time ever, the South Carolina Administrative Law Court is issuing a bench warrant for the CEO of a charitable group. The group, Miracle House…
DPS director will not be back for third term
Columbia, S.C. (AP)--The director of the South Carolina agency that oversees state troopers says he will not be nominated for a third term. State Public Safety Department Director Leroy Smith wrote an email…
Update on carbon monoxide related deaths at Allen Benedict Court Apartments expected Wednesday
A press conference will be held on Wednesday regarding the carbon monoxide related deaths of two men at a Columbia apartment complex early this year.
Arrest made in armed robbery, shooting on Stoneridge Drive
Two men were injured during an armed robbery on November 20 on Stoneridge Drive and now a suspect is in custody.
46-year-old man ID'd in Percival Road fatal shooting
The Richland County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal shooting in the 5100 block of Percival Road.
Suspect charged with attempted murder following shooting on Rosedale Arch
A 21-year-old man is behind bars in connection to an overnight shooting that left one man injured.
