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USC donor Darla Moore urges trustees to restart president search without controversy

ABC Columbia Staff, Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The namesake of USC’s School of Business, and the University’s largest donor, has urged its board of trustees to stop the current search for a president and start over. Darla Moore has donated more than $75 million to her alma mater and Thursday night emailed the board saying, “… The process should be started over to…
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Lexington PD urging drivers to put down cell phones, responding to 100+ collisions per month

Lexington Police are asking drivers to be cautious and pay attention on the roads, as more than 100 collisions are reported each month.
Maria Szatkowski,

Town of Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) — Lexington Police are asking drivers to be cautious and pay attention on the roads, as more than 100 collisions are reported each month. “Last month we had 122 collisions. In recent months we’ve had as many as 170 collisions. So the 12-month average is about 135 collisions,” said Cpl. Cameron Mortenson of the Lexington…
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LCSD looking for break-in suspect seen wearing ski mask

ABC Columbia Staff,

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A masked burglar has been breaking into cars in Swansea. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department released the above picture, hoping someone could help identify him. LCSD says the man pictured, along with a friend, is believed to have been involved in several vehicle break-ins & burglaries in the Graceland Ct area. If you know who he…
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SCDC: Prison postal director arrested for giving contraband to inmates

ABC Columbia Staff,

(WOLO) – A postal director at a state prison has been arrested, accused of providing contraband to inmates. According to SCDC, Brenda Wideman provided inmates with food and clothes banned from McCormick Correctional Institution. They say she was paid for cooperating with inmates. Officials say she admitted to knowing of the delivery of tobacco and marijuana to inmates in the…