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Another South Carolina basketball alum makes Olympic roster
South Carolina basketball legend A'ja Wilson will don the red, white, and blue once again the summer as she represents Team USA in the Summer Olympics. As the best player in the world, it is no shock that Wilson is on the National Team, but news came out on Tuesday that Wilson will not be the only former Gamecock basketball star to be an Olympian this summer.
Shaw Industries Faces Lawsuit for PFAS Pollution in South Carolina
Shaw Industries, a major textile manufacturer in Irmo, stands accused in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, including the Congaree Riverkeeper organization and the Southern Environmental Law Center. The lawsuit alleges that Shaw has been polluting South Carolina’s lower Saluda River with toxic forever chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These pollutants have been detected upstream of the West Columbia and Cayce drinking water systems, raising concerns about public health risks and environmental damage.
Fire in Marion Co. allegedly due to overheated machine
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Crews responded to a small fire Wednesday afternoon at DMA Industries on Averette Street in the Nichols area of Marion County. Officials said they believe a machine inside the plant overheated and sparked the fire. Officials said the sprinkler system was activated and helped...
Marion County man wanted on domestic violence, assault charges
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Marion County deputies are searching for a man wanted on multiple charges including domestic violence and assault, the sheriff’s office said on Facebook. Don Antonio Oliver Jr., 34, of Mullins, is wanted on charges including first-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree assault and battery and second-degree domestic violence. Anyone with […]
Marion man's federal murder trial may be delayed again
(WPDE) — Lawyers for Jaremy Smith, of Marion, are again requesting that his trial for the murder of a New Mexico State Police Officer be continued for at least 60 days, according to newly filed court documents. Smith was set to be tried Monday, July 8. Smith is also...
Beachgoers happy to see fewer trucks on Horry County beaches after woman’s death
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — News13 is continuing its four-part series looking into the vehicles used by different Grand Strand law enforcement agencies on the beach after a Myrtle Beach woman’s death last month. Sandra “Sandy” Schultz-Peters, 66, was hit and killed on June 13 by an Horry County police pickup truck near the Nash […]
Mullins Police Department unveils new patrol car design
MULLINS, S.C. (WPDE) — The Mullins Police Department is debuting a new look these days. For the first time in nearly a decade, the police force has changed the detailing on its patrol cars with a brand new look. People in the community seem to love the change, as...
Coastal Carolina University offers first look at planned $12M Highway 544 overpass; state, federal funding in hand
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Coastal Carolina University has pulled in $10 million worth of federal and state funding to help finance a walkway over Highway 544 — a project that school officials have spent years trying to complete. CCU President Michael Benson announced on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday that the money is hand. A […]
Victim identified in deadly Florence shooting on West Evans Street
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — The victim of a deadly shooting in Florence was identified on Friday morning. Lydell Preston Titus, 33, of Florence, was shot and killed on West Evans Street on Wednesday afternoon, according to coroner Keith von Lutcken. According to Florence police, Dino Piere Scott and the...
1 dead, another injured in Columbia Fourth of July shootings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Two people were shot at apartment complexes in Columbia on Fourth of July. One man who was shot at around 3 p.m. at the Woodland Terrace Apartments, on South Beltline Boulevard near Rosewood, died after being taken to a local hospital, the Columbia police said. The...
Francis Marion University’s campuswide $80 million renovation projects near completion
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Atter nearly two years of work, Francis Marion University is nearing the end of $80 million worth of upgrades that its president says will help meet the needs for future generations of students. “The people in this region and community have worked with this university a long, long time to make […]
Add to cal: Free summer fun at the CMA
There’s plenty of summer left, COLA — and plenty of time to enjoy free access to the Columbia Museum of Art . Cool off at tomorrow night’s Spritz Mix Happy Hour happening from 4-7 p.m. (and again throughout the month), featuring a build-your-own spritz bar, rotating DJ sets, and art activities.
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