COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Dylann Roof’s sister was in court Monday (4/23) morning. Morgan Roof had her first appearance in a Richland County courtroom on drug and weapons charges. Prosecutors dropped the marijuana charge against Roof but she is still charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds. Roof was arrested at AC Flora High School last month. She was…
Holly Hill, S.C. (WCIV) — The Holly Hill Police Department reports that a major fire is burning at a scrap metal yard called Don’s Car Crushing in Holly Hill. Police asked motorists to avoid the road SC Hwy. 453. According to Orangeburg County Fire District, the fire started at 4:30 p.m. Fire departments are fighting the blaze with several water sources from…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Richland County deputies are searching for two men in an armed robbery and carjacking. Investigators say it happened Thursday (4/19) afternoon on Broad River Road near I20. The victim says he was meeting someone to give them a cell phone when the suspect jumped in the back seat with a gun and the second suspect took…
(WOLO) – The CDC has warned everyone to stay away from all chopped romaine lettuce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an E. coli outbreak linked to chopped romaine has affected at least 53 people in the last month. Illnesses were reported in 16 states including South Carolina. Symptoms of E. coli can be severe, in some cases…
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – It all went wrong for a shoplifting suspect on the run from Lexington Police Monday (4/16) night as he looked for a place to hide. The Lexington Police report describes the beginning of the chase Monday evening as the suspect sped out of the Khols parking lot on Sunset Blvd., crashed and took off running from…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Tuesday (4/17) afternoon the former director of the Virginia Sierra Club, and another former utility company manager says Dominion’s record in its home state is not good and merits deeper scrutiny. They warned against a potential SCE&G and Dominion Energy merger. The event was facilitated by local nuclear watchdog Tom Clements. A spokesperson for Dominion says…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – City leaders say they are making progress on the ever-evolving Bull Street Development Project. Monday (4/16) afternoon members of the Bull Street Commission met to discuss the status of the development which is in the fourth year of a projected 20 year project. Commission Chair Howard Duvall says there are some exciting developments coming. Among the…
GILBERT, SC (WOLO) – Over in Gilbert a family that owns two chicken farms believes they were hit by the confirmed EF-2 tornado Sunday (4/16). One of the homeowners tells us she felt her home lift off the ground. Debris scattered across the yard, windows shattered, and power lines came down. The chicken farm is missing a roof. The homeowner…
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