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Mother of a mental health patient who died trapped in a flooded transport van testified for change

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Legislators are meeting to discuss policies and procedures of transporting mental health patients. Two patients in a Horry County Sheriff’s Office transport van drowned in floodwaters during Hurricane Florence after deputies went around a road block. Diana Green, the mother of one of the victims, spoke at Monday’s hearing saying “there has to be another way.”…

RCSD: 13-year-old used stolen gun to shoot at classmate before getting on the bus to school

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A 13-year-old has been arrested for attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a classmate off school campus. The unidentified juvenile faces charges of attempted murder, unlawful carrying of a pistol, unlawful possession of a firearm by a person under 18, first-degree burglary and petty larceny. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, the charges are connected…