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US mayors urge lawmakers to end recess, pass stronger gun background checks bill

(WOLO, CNN) – More than 200 mayors are calling on the US senate to take action on gun control now. In a letter on the US Conference of Mayors website, mayors urge senate and congressional leaders to end the recess and pass a bipartisan bill extending background check review periods and increase law enforcement’s ability to trace criminal weapons. Thursday…

Update: Elderly man missing for nearly a week found safe

CPD needs help finding an elderly man missing for nearly a week

(Courtesy: CPD/Twitter) Maynard McGuinn found safe Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Columbia Police Special Victims Unit (SVU) say a missing 71-year-old man has been found safe at a local homeless shelter. Authorities say employees saw Maynard McGuinn’s picture on the news where they found him. Police said McGuinn was reported missing for nearly a week, and suffers from a medical condition that…

Parents meet with Cardinal Newman to address concerns over school threat

On Thursday, parents and community members met with Cardinal Newman School officials in a town hall to discuss the recent student threat.

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — On Thursday, parents and community members met with Cardinal Newman School officials in a town hall to discuss the recent student threat. Principal Robert Loia addressed hundreds of concerned people at a closed town hall, answering questions as best he could, and explaining what actions the school is taking. Loia said another student has been expelled…

Governor’s office points to 2018 debate to reiterate stance on potential hate crime law: “We have enough hate crime laws”

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – With the growing call for hate crime legislation in South Carolina in recent days from lawmakers and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, we asked the governor’s office what Henry McMaster’s stance is on a potential hate crime law. We were referred to a 2018 republican gubernatorial debate in which the governor was asked about the need…

Escaped inmate captured in SC after 23 years on the run

AYNOR, SC (WOLO) – An inmate who escaped prison more than two decades ago, has finally been arrested in South Carolina. According to the Horry County Sheriff’s Office, Stanley rogers was arrested in Aynor, about 30 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach. Stanley Rogers (HCSO) He escaped a North Carolina prison in 1996 while serving a 40 year prison sentence for…

Coroner says mother of missing 5-year-old girl was stabbed to death

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – The Sumter County Coroner has confirmed the cause of death for the mother of missing five-year-old, Nevaeh Adams. He told ABC Columbia he believes Sharee Bradley was stabbed to death with some sort of sharp object. The official cause released is “sharp blunt force injuries to the head and neck.” THIS JUST IN: The Sumter County…