Forest Acres, S.C. (WOLO ) — It was almost a year ago that Forest Acres police officer Greg Alia was gunned down responding to a suspicious persons call at an area mall. Alia’s Wife Kassy has worked tirelessly to keep his memory alive. Now Kassi is embarking on a bigger goal, honoring her husband by raising money to help his…
I hope you’re enjoying “The Catch” on this #TGIT on ABC Columbia. We’re working hard in the newsroom preparing ABC Columbia News at 11. Let’s get you primed before we go live at 11: #HEROESINBLUE: Officers and their spouses understand the dangers of the job. Many have told me they find some comfort in the training they receive. But,…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Turning tragedy into triumph. Months after her husband, Forest Acres Police Officer Greg Alia was shot and killed in the line of duty, Kassy Alia is using her personal experience to honor men and women she calls “Heroes in Blue.” Shortly after her husbands death, Alia started the hashtag ‘HeroesinBlue’ and has since turned it into…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Since the death of her husband, a Forest Acres police officer, Kassy Alia has been hard at work advocating for families of law enforcement officers. Her husband, Gregory, was slain on Thursday, September 30, 2015 and just a few months later in March, she was helping lead the charge in raising $190,000 for the family of slain Greenville officer…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The intersection of Forest Drive and Beltline Boulevard will be renamed ‘Officer Gregory Thomas Alia Boulevard,’ after fallen Forest Acres police officer Greg Alia. “Greg was always my hero and I think for those who knew him he was theirs and for many others he’s really become our superhero,” said Greg’s wife, Kassy Alia. For Kassy, renaming…
