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Illegal chop shop busted with drugs and guns in Gaston

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Officers say they seized an assortment of firearms and drugs before busting a chop shop last week at a Gaston home. Three men and three women were arrested on a wide array of charges. “Deputies received a community tip about possible drug activity at a home in the 300 block of Blackville Road,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay…

State offices closed for Confederate Memorial Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – State offices closed Thursday (5/10) in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. South Carolina is one of six states that recognizes the holiday, though the dates vary. May 10 is significant because it is the day Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died and the day Union soldiers captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Categories: Local News, News, Politics, State…

RCSD investigating shooting in Hopkins that injured one

Hopkins, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a shots fired call near the 200 block of Greenlake Drive in Hopkins. Officials say they received a call that multiple shots had been fired at 7 p.m. this evening. A male victim has been taken to Palmetto Health Richland with a gunshot wound to the upper body….

Mother, 2 kids killed in fiery crash on I-95

Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO) – A mother and her two children died in a fiery crash on I-95 near Holly Hill, SC on Monday. Amber Stanley, 24, and her two children Jack (4) and Autumn (2) from Callahan, Florida, all died as a result of the crash. Officials say the incident occurred when Stanley struck an alligator that was crossing I-95….

Sheriff shuts down bar operating illegal strip club

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The show is over for a bar Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says was operating a strip club illegally. Friday (5/4) afternoon the Sheriff issued a stop work order for “Mi Casita” sports bar and lounge on Decker Boulevard. Investigators say there have been more than 30 calls to the location from incidents ranging from fights…