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McDaniels Automotive Group Gala benefits Lexington Medical Center’s 3-D mammography campaign

West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – This Thursday (3/8) the McDaniels Automotive Group is hosting a gala that will be benefitting Lexington Medical Center’s Campaign for Clarity, a capital campaign to expand 3-D mammography throughout Lexington Medical Center’s network of care. “We’re very excited to make 3-D mammography a reality for all patients at Lexington Medical Center,” said Barbara Willm, vice president…

Richland county man arrested on child pornography charges

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Officials say, Gilbert Baco, 71, of  Columbia, SC, has been arrested on twelve charges connected to the exploitation of a minor. Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) which led them to Baco. Investigators say Baco distributed and possessed files of child pornography. Baco was arrested on Friday (3/2).  He is…

Police need help finding missing Orangeburg teen

Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO) – The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information that may lead to locating a missing teen. Family members of 14 year-old, Jamella Houser, reported her as having gone missing on Sunday. Houser is known to frequent areas such as, the St. Paul Apartments area, Seminole Street in Orangeburg, and also the Mett’s Trailer Park…

Point blank shooting suspect arrested

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Richland County deputies have arrested a suspect in a recent shooting that was caught on camera. Investigators say Jonte White, 35, was arrested Monday (3/5) at the Days Inn on Bush River Road. He is charged with attempted murder. According to deputies, on February 11 White shot a person multiple times at the BP on…

Sumter drug deal busted after suspect accidentally texts Deputy

Quinton Jackson and Michael Shannon Sumter, S.C. (WOLO) – Texting the wrong number is bad. Texting a deputy when you think you are texting your drug customer is even worse. On Thursday (3/1), A Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy received a text from someone asking to sell a quantity of marijuana. An agreement was made that the unknown texter would meet…

Pastor: Loaded gun found in day care student’s lunch bag

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – A pastor of a church day care in South Carolina says a teacher found a loaded gun in a student’s lunch bag and safely confiscated it. Lake Bowen Baptist Pastor Brad Atkins to the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg it appears the child’s mother put the gun in a zippered outer pouch but forgot to remove it when…