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Authorities arrest West Columbia woman in bank robbery
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A 30-year-old West Columbia woman was arrested on Thursday after police said she robbed a bank. The bank robbery happened at Security Federal Bank in West Columbia at 11:30 a.m. Authorities said the woman “alluded” to having a handgun while demanding money, however, never presented one.
Firefighters warn Lexington County residents may see smoke for few days after large woods fire
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– You may see smoke in the area near highway 321 in Lexington over the next few days. Lexington County officials say it is dUe to a large woods fire. The fire is near the 400 block of South Main Street and Highway 321 in Gaston.
Lexington County Man Charged with Fatal Shooting and Injuring Another
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A man from Swansea has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident early Tuesday morning that left one person dead and another injured. The altercation is believed to have stemmed from a prior dispute with one of the victims. Joey Len Inabinet Jr., 29, faces...
One dead, another injured in Lexington County shooting
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — A Swansea man is accused of shooting two men, one of whom died, Tuesday morning after a fight with one of them days earlier. Joey Len Inabinet Jr., 29, is charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to arrest warrants.
Swansea man accused of killing man, injuring another
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A Swansea man was arrested by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) in connection with a shooting that killed a man and injured another. According to arrest warrants, Joey Len Inabinet Jr., 29, is charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during...
Company in Aiken getting $124K federal clean energy grant
AIKEN, S.C. - An Aiken business is getting a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, part of more than $600,000 coming to South Carolina clean energy projects. Acting State Director for South Carolina USDA Rural Development George Hicks Jr. said $615,644 in grant funding from the Rural Energy for America Program will be split among four projects:
Woods fire in Lexington County impacting traffic on Hwy-321 near Gaston
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Lexington County fire crews, EMS, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and the SC Forestry Commission are on the scene of a large woods fire with a structure on 400 block of South Main Street/ Hwy 321 in Gaston. Hwy 321 is open, but authorities urge...
Woods fire burning in Lexington County
GASTON, S.C. — A woods fire in Gaston is about 75% contained according to Lexington County officials. Lexington County Fire crews, EMS, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department along with the SC Forestry Commission, are on scene of a large woods fire with a structure involved in the area of the 400 block of South Main Street/ Hwy 321 in Gaston.
Man killed, another injured in shooting after days-old feud
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A Swansea man is charged with murder after at shooting in Lexington County. Joey Len Inabinet Jr., 29, is accused of shooting a man at a home on Calvary Church Road on June 25. When officials responded to the scene around daybreak, they say...
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