Alicia Barnes

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Man Pleads, Gets 18 Years in Spartanburg County Slaying

A Wellford man has pleaded guilty in a 2014 shooting death and has been sentenced to 18 years in prison
ABC Columbia Staff

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Wellford man has pleaded guilty in a 2014 shooting death and has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that 25-year-old Dannie Isaiah Hamilton went on trial this week in Spartanburg County Court for murder in the death of 25-year-old Brandon Soloman Bryant. On Wednesday, Hamilton pleaded guilty to voluntary…
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Charleston Drops Plans for Moratorium on New Hotels

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Charleston is no longer considering a moratorium on new hotels in the downtown area but city will conduct a three-month study of the impact of hotels.
ABC Columbia Staff

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Charleston is no longer considering a moratorium on new hotels in the downtown area but city will conduct a three-month study of the impact of hotels. Local media outlets report city council was to have considered a yearlong moratorium Tuesday but the item was pulled from the agenda. The moratorium was proposed by Mayor John Tecklenburg…
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19-Year-Old Man gets 45 Years in Chester Slaying

ABC Columbia Staff

CHESTER, S.C. (AP) _ The attorney for a Chester man who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a shooting death two years ago says he will appeal the sentence as too harsh. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that 19-year-old Robert Isaiah Graham was sentenced Monday. Graham pleaded guilty to murder last year in the death of 16-year-old…
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WATCH: Robbed While Helping SC Flood Victims

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) Richland County deputies are looking for two people they say stole a man’s wallet while he was helping flood victims. Investigators say on October 5th two people captured on surveillance video took the victim’s wallet from his car as he assisted those affected by the flood on North Ridge Road. Since then, deputies say, the suspects used…
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Foundation Complains About Cross at Seneca Water Plant

SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ A foundation has filed a complaint about a memorial cross embedded in the stonework at Seneca's water treatment plant
ABC Columbia Staff

SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ A foundation has filed a complaint about a memorial cross embedded in the stonework at Seneca’s water treatment plant. Multiple media outlets reported that the Freedom From Religion Foundation says the cross is an unconstitutional display that amounts to government endorsement of Christianity. Seneca city administrator Greg Dietterick says the city has no comment. The cross…

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Watch: To Kill A Mockingbird Author Dies

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)_American writer, Harper Lee, famous for her race relations novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" has died
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)_American writer, Harper Lee, famous for her race relations novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” has died. The classic won Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.  Harper Lee was 89 years old. Categories: Local News Tags: Alicia Barnes, Harper Lee

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WATCH: Lexington Murder Victim Illegal Immigrant

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Lexington county coroner Margaret Fisher says the reason why she can not identify a man who was shot and killed this weekend in Lexington is because he was in the country illegally. Restaurant owner Gregorio Leon turned himself in Sunday for the murder that took place on River Chase Way near Corley Mill Road. Leon was…
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WATCH: Haley stumps for Rubio in Upstate

Fresh off of her endorsement of Republican Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio, Gov. Nikki Haley is following through on her promise and hitting the campaign trail.
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) —  Fresh off of her endorsement of Republican Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio, Gov. Nikki Haley is following through on her promise and hitting the campaign trail. Thursday morning, Haley spoke at a Rubio rally in Greenville where she told a crowd of supporters the Florida senator is the right choice for Commander-in-Chief. “We need to show that…
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Man Chased by Deputy Hits Vehicle, Kills Driver

POWDERSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ The driver of a pickup truck is dead after his vehicle was hit by a motorist being chased by a Greenville County sheriff's deputy
ABC Columbia Staff

POWDERSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ The driver of a pickup truck is dead after his vehicle was hit by a motorist being chased by a Greenville County sheriff’s deputy. Anderson County Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman tells local media outlets that the wreck happened about 4:30 a.m. Thursday in Powdersville. Boseman says a deputy was chasing a car along state Highway 153…