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19-year-old gouges own eyes out near upstate church

ANDERSON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Witnesses in the upstate say a woman used her hands to gouge out her own eyes. The 19-year-old was allegedly walking outside of a church but moments later was seen kneeling near train tracks. When Anderson County deputies and emergency medical crews got to the woman, they say she was holding her eyes in her…

Hudson Automotive Group donates $25k SC Troopers Association

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A midlands car dealer wants to make sure the families of state troopers killed in the line of duty have the resources they need. Tuesday (2/6) morning the Hudson Automotive Group donated $25,000 to the South Carolina Troopers Association. Troopers say its good to know someone in the community has their back. Categories: Local News, News,…

Accidental tsunami warning sent along SC coast

CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – No, a tsunami is not heading for the South Carolina coast. Tuesday (2/6) morning, private forecast provider AccuWeather sent an errant push notification to cell phones up and down the east coast issuing a tsunami warning. The company is now blaming the mishap on the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service however, tweeted that there…

3 high school student killed in Laurens Co wreck

LAURENS COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Three high school students were killed in a head on collision in the upstate Sunday (2/5). The Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 11:30 a.m. on US 221 in Laurens County. The Coroner says none of the teens were wearing a seatbelt in a pick-up truck that crossed the center line and hit a…

Expecting mother, unborn child identified in fatal wreck

DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – The Darlington County Coroner’s Office released the names of five people killed in an accident over the weekend. The victims included Chikari Douglas-Rouse, 28, of Hartsville and her unborn baby boy known only as Douglas-Graham. The Coroner’s Office says the expecting mother was in labor and headed to the hospital when the wreck happened. Eight…