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Columbia School Bus Rear-Ended, Driver Ticketed

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A handful of students were taken to the hospital Tuesday (10/24) morning as a precaution after an accident involving a school bus. Investigators with the Columbia Police Department say it happened on Cushman Drive near 277. According to police a pick up truck rear-ended the bus. Police say the driver of the truck was ticketed for…

Deputies Respond to Elementary School for Student with Gun

Officials confiscated an unloaded BB gun

SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – An unloaded BB gun was confiscated from a 9-year-old student Monday (10/23) at Shaw Heights Elementary School in Sumter County, according to the Sheriff’s Office there. A news release from SCSO Monday afternoon says Deputies were called to the school around 2 p.m. for a report of a student with a gun. It says when they arrived…

Quorum Report: Hospitality Tax Use

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – This is the first story in a series partnering with online investigative journalism site Quorum Columbia. We’re looking into how surplus tax dollars are being used at the Richland County Council’s discretion; Specifically, according to Quorum, how county funds allocated for a park have sparked an official investigation. For the latest Quorum  investigation regarding the Pinewood…

Shaw AFB Airmen Arrested for Satanic Graffiti on Historic SC Church

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Four active-duty personnel at Shaw Air Force Base have been arrested and accused of spraying satanic graffiti on a historic church Wedgefield. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says they identified the four suspects Thursday (10/12) night with an arrest shortly after. Sheriff’s say the images they shared on social media helped them identify the group. PICS:…

Attorney for Suspended State Senator Asks Judge to Dismiss Misconduct Case

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The attorney for a South Carolina Senator accused of pocketing more than $130k is asking a Judge to dismiss the indictments. State Senator John Courson has been suspended since March. He is accused of using campaign donations for personal expenses and misconduct in office. His attorney argues that Solicitor David Pascoe, the special prosecutor investigating corruption…