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SC legislators return to Statehouse one more time to talk to budget

Jun 25, 2019 9:00 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff, Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO, AP) – Lawmakers were back at the Statehouse Tuesday (6/25) for a one day special session. It’ll be the last time they’re here for 2019. The House and Senate were voting on Governor Henry McMaster’s 28 budget vetoes. The governor and legislators agreed on most of the state’s $9 billion budget so there was not much contention….

Orangeburg County murder suspect arrested for June 15 deadly shooting

Jun 25, 2019 5:15 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – A murder suspect has been arrested for a deadly shooting on June 15 off Edisto Drive near Orangeburg. Leroy Bowers, 35, has been charged with one count each of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Fourth Avenue around 11:00 p.m. June 15….

Deputies: Man charged for taking over $30K for unfinished work

Jun 25, 2019 8:55 AM EDT

Kenneil Mitchell,

Orangeburg County deputies say they arrested a man accused of taking thousands of dollars for construction work he never started.

I-20 east at U.S. 1 is blocked after dump truck hits overpass bridge

Jun 25, 2019 7:34 AM EDT

Kenneil Mitchell,

South Carolina Highway Patrol says I-20 east at mile marker 58 will be blocked after a dump truck hit the U.S. 1 overpass bridge today.

SC lawmakers return for one day special session on budget vetoes

Jun 25, 2019 6:55 AM EDT

Associated Press, ABC Columbia Staff,

South Carolina lawmakers are returning to the Capitol before the 2020 session starts in January today for a one-day session.

Suspect arrested for fatally shooting 3 people in Abbeville

Police: 3 dead in South Carolina shooting, hunt for suspect

Jun 24, 2019 8:09 AM EDT

Associated Press, ABC Columbia Staff,

SLED authorities say a 19-year-old has been arrested and charged for killing three people in an apartment complex.

Timothy Jones Jr. files appeal of murder conviction and death sentence

Jun 21, 2019 5:12 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Attorneys for the South Carolina man convicted of murdering his five children have appealed the rulings to the state Supreme Court. Timothy Jones Jr. was found guilty on June 4 and sentenced to death just over a week later. In the notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, Jones’ attorneys referenced Judge Griffith denying the defense’s…