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Teen speeds 53 mph over limit, charged in death of pedestrian
Teen speeds 53 mph over limit, charged in death of pedestrian — An 18-year-old has been charged with reckless homicide in connection to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in June. Madeline Kuester turned herself in to officers with the Columbia Police Department on July 1. On June 18...
Ring Video Footage Provides Key Insights into June 27 Columbia Shooting
Images from a Ring video captured the moments leading up to the tragic June 27 Columbia shooting, shedding light on the incident that has rattled the local community. The footage has been instrumental in piecing together the events of that fateful day. The Incident Unfolds. The video footage shows key...
South Carolina man arrested for attempted murder after causing series of crashes in Stafford
A South Carolina man is in jail this morning after allegedly causing a series of intentional crashes on U.S. Route 1 in Stafford County yesterday evening before deputies pitted his vehicle to end the rampage. According to a release, on July 1 at 6:05 p.m. First Sergeant D.W. Fetterolf with...
SC Law Enforcement searching for escaped inmate from Tennessee
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is searching for an inmate who escaped a detention center in Elizabethton, Tennessee on June 20, 2024. According to SLED, Billy Reed Fletcher, 43, is believed to be in South Carolina. Officials say he was last seen leaving a...
Columbia Police enforcing false alarm ordinance
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– In an effort to reduce the number of false alarm calls generated by residential and business security alarm systems, a new ‘excessive false alarm’ ordinance is now being enforced, says Columbia Police. Police say the process enables the enforcement of amended City Ordinance Chapter...
Richland County house fire causes significant damage, firefighters treated on scene
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Two firefighters had to be checked out but are OK after an intense house fire in Richland County on Sunday night. According to the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, crews responded to the 400 block of Oak Manner Drive off Clemson Road just before 9 p.m. The first on the scene saw smoke already showing from the home. The fire eventually spread into the attic before breaking through the roof.
USAir Flight 1016 crashed in Charlotte 30 years ago
Today, a memorial for USAir Flight 1016 stands at the new Charlotte Douglas Airport overlook. It honors the people who died on board the flight from Columbia, S.C. to Charlotte on July 2, 1994. Why it matters: "Airplanes don't fly nearly as much into thunderstorms as they used to, as a result of the accident," former Charlotte Douglas International Airport aviation director, Jerry Orr, said in 2004. Flashback: "The plane broke into three parts, and burst into flames," Charlotte Observer writer David Perlmutt wrote in 2004. Capt. Michael R. Greenlee equated the fall to "a rug being pulled out from...
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