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Richland County coroner identifies body found in woods behind Wendy’s
RICHLAND CO., S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford has identified the victim as Watson Smith “Smitty” Strickland Jr., 74, of Columbia, said the coroner’s office. Smitty’s body was found on Wednesday, August 14, in a wooded area next to a parking lot on Averyt...
Court denies appeal for man convicted in 2019 USC student murder
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The man convicted of killing a USC student had his appeal denied by the SC Court of Appeals on Wednesday. In 2021, Nathaniel Rowland claimed he was innocent just before being sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 kidnapping and murder of USC student Samantha Josephson.
Columbia unveils large-scale ‘urban canvas’ downtown
A new art feature graces a building in downtown Columbia. The city of Columbia unveiled a new large-scale urban canvas art tapestry on the south facing wall of Todd & Moore Sporting Goods on Tuesd...
Win tickets to Fan Appreciation Night at Segra Park!
COLUMBIA, S.C. — WLTX is giving ONE lucky winner a chance to win tickets to Fan Appreciation Night at Segra Park!. One winner will receive 4 all-star dugout seats to the Columbia Fireflies game taking place on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 5:05PM. Enter to win using entry form below.
‘Took out the whole thing’: Squirrel blamed for outage that left more than 6,600 without power in Garden City, Murrells Inlet areas
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — A power outage that affected more than 6,600 Santee Cooper customers in the Garden City and Murrells Inlet areas of Horry and Georgetown counties was because of a squirrel, the utility said Wednesday afternoon. “A squirrel got into the substation and took out the whole thing,” the utility told News13. […]
GIRLS GOLF DEFEATS HAMMOND 167-220 IN SEASON OPENER
Congratulations to the Girls Golf team for defeating Hammond in their season opener match on Tuesday, Aug 20th. The Lady Dogs came out on top 167-220, and 8th grader Stella Burch had the low for Camden with a score of 39. GO LADY DOGS!
Camden residents raise environmental concerns over proposed 370-home development
Camden, S.C. (WACH) — A proposed development in Camden has people who live there asking a lot of questions. And tonight, they were hoping to get some answers at Camden city hall. Dozens of people packed the room at tonight's meeting even though they were not allowed to speak...
SC State PSA Celebrates One-Year Milestone of Climate-Smart Grown in SC
ORANGEBURG, SC – SC State University Public Service & Agriculture (SC State PSA) commemorated its one-year partnership with Climate-Smart Grown in SC, a climate-smart commodities partnership with Clemson University, during a celebratory event for enrolled SC State University farmers on Thursday, July 25, at Camp Harry E. Daniels Conference Center, in Elloree, SC.
4 SC women conspired to disguise drugs as legal mail, officials say
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four women in the Upstate area of South Carolina are accused of conspiring to provide contraband to inmates by disguising drugs as legal mail. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) The South Carolina Department of Corrections said the following women were charged in the...
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