COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)_People in need will have more access to free dental and eye care in the Midlands. The United Way announced it is expanding its clinic at the Richland County Health Department by more than five thousand feet. Categories: Local News Tags: Alicia Barnes, Richland County, United Way
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)_Crack cocaine and guns, that’s what police say landed a Kershaw County man behind bars. Kershaw Deputies say during a traffic stop they found 15 pounds of marijuana, 17 grams of crack cocaine and 12 grams of powdered cocaine inside a car driven by 30-year-old Raymond Jones, Jr. Jones is charged with trafficking marijuana, and trafficking crack cocaine,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Figures show South Carolina had 48 officer-involved shootings in 2015, the highest number since the State Law Enforcement Division began keeping track in 1999. The State newspaper in Columbia reports that in 26 of the 48 instances, suspects pulled guns on officers. SLED numbers show that’s up almost 45 percent from 18 instances in 2014….
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (AP) _ Georgetown County sheriff’s deputies say the death of a man whose body was found in a motel in Murrells Inlet is suspicious. Coroner Kenneth Johnson tells media outlets that 37-year-old Gary Kyle Smith of Lancaster died early Thursday. His body was found in a room at the motel on U.S. 17 Business. There was no…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal magistrate has given lawyers for Seneca more time to get details about emails sent to a public relations company after a city police officer shot and killed a man last summer. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported the ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of 19-year-old Zachery Hammond. Hammond was killed in…
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) _ A State Law Enforcement Division investigation concludes that two Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies were justified in shooting a man while trying to serve a search warrant at his home. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that the result of the seven-month investigation has been turned over to the local prosecutor. Authorities say that 28-year-old Phillip Michael…
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) _ Police say the death of a 68-year-old woman found in her home in Hanahan is suspicious. The Berkeley County Coroner’s office has identified the woman found shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Monday as Frances Anderson. Hanahan Police Capt. Michael Fowler tells local media outlets that the death appears suspicious. He did not say how police learned…
USC Announces who will get a free wedding of their dreams.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Offshore oil and gas, solar power and nuclear energy in South Carolina are the focus of an energy forum being held in Charleston. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control director Catherine Heigel is the keynote speaker for the daylong event Friday. Representatives of environmental groups and the utility industry are also speaking during the…
A bill intended to make it easier for the public to obtain police dash cam video has been postponed in the senate.
