RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Richland County deputies are investigating a gas station shooting that sent a teenager to the hospital. Deputies say it happened just before 11:00 p.m. Friday (9/15) night at the Citgo in the 7600 block of Garners Ferry Road. Deputies say shots were fired in the gas station’s parking lot. One of the bullets hit a…
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Deputies arrested a teenager late Wednesday (9/14) after they found a dead dog with stab wounds and another severely injured dog inside the teen’s home. Patrick Esparza, 17, faces two counts of ill treatment of animals. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, the animals were found inside Esparza’s Dubbs Avenue home. Sheriff Jay Koon…
MINT HILL, NC (WCCB, WOLO) — Police have charged a 31-year-old substitute at Rocky River High School with taking indecent liberties with a student. Lamont Barrett, according to police, had inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old male student while working as a substitute teacher at the high school. Police say Barrett also showed the teen inappropriate videos involving sexual acts. Barrett…
Lexington County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Lexington man who they say was in possession of marijuana and a large amount of cash when he was taken into custody after a high-speed chase early Thursday morning.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Downed trees and scattered limbs are a pretty common scene across parts of the Midlands and across the state. At the height of the storm and clean up process, SCDOT announced nearly 200 road closures. Crews have been busy since chopping down trees and as of news-time Wednesday (9/13), there were 54 road closures. Categories: Local…
A South Carolina State trooper was arrested a month after deputies say he disregarded a stop sign and collided with a minivan – killing the passenger.
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – The Lexington County SWAT team arrested an attempted murder suspect Sunday (9/13) morning. Kyle Obara, 35, faces two attempted murder charges for shooting at two men who visited his home early Sunday morning. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, Obara fired a handgun at the men as they fled his Weaver Drive home. The two…
SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – One person in Sumter died in an Irma storm related incident. The Coroner’s Office says William McBride, 54, died Tuesday (9/12) from carbon monoxide poisoning. The Coroner says McBride was running a generator inside his home for several hours with only a window cracked for ventilation. Categories: Local News, News Tags: SCNews
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Officials blame tropical storm Irma for a fatal accident on I-77 Monday (9/11). Authorities say Zhen Tain, 21, hit another car near the Bluff Road exit causing his car to overturn which trapped him inside. The National Weather Service says at the time of the accident there was heavy rain and wind gusts up to 40…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Monday (9/11) marks the 16th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks. Events intended to mark the occasion across the Midlands were canceled though, due to Tropical Storm Irma. In New York, the Pentagon, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and across the nation citizens paused to reflect on the tragic events of that day. President Trump spoke at the…
