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Fatal accidents strike Columbia Road in Orangeburg County, sparking urgent calls for safety and improvements
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A week ago, one person died in a car accident on Columbia Road (US-21) in Orangeburg County. Five days later, on that same road, four people lost their lives in a multicar wreck. One of those victims was just nine years old. Lance Corporal Brittany...
Suspect in Cordova double-murder stabbed twice in Orangeburg jail
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - A man accused of shooting and killing two people was stabbed twice while detained at the Orangeburg County Detention Center. An incident report from the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said Richard Antone Haynes was stabbed in the shoulder and lower back on May 9 when inmates were released from their cells for recreation time.
4 people killed in traffic accident north of Orangeburg
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - Four people were killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Orangeburg County. The crash happened on Columbia Road near Waterspring Road just north of Orangeburg around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, three vehicles were involved. Troopers said a Nissan Murano, occupied by...
Missing in South Carolina: Police searching for teen not seen in days
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Above video: Your Thursday headlines. Police in South Carolina need your help finding a missing teenage boy. Antavius Kyleen Jones, 16, was reported missing on Tuesday, out of West Columbia. He is described as 5 feet 6 inches and 180 pounds with brown eyes and...
Cicada Double Brood Is Coming and Is Already Buzzing in Some Regions
Have you heard the buzz of the double cicada brood yet in your area? The Great Southern Brood is already starting to emerge in southern areas of the US, while the Northern Illinois Brood is a bit slower, but still on its way. NBC Chicago reported that cicada shells are beginning to be seen in Illinois, and that's the first sign of the insects' arrival. Ecologist Jennifer Rydzewski told the network that "the periodical cicadas will start emerging when the soil temperature eight inches below the ground gets to 64 degrees."
Local single mom wins $2 million prize playing lottery in Summerville
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — A single mother in the Lowcountry won $2 million playing the South Carolina Education Lottery recently, a lottery official says. “I gasped,” she said, when she realized how much she'd won. “I thought there is no way this is happening.”. The woman was...
Voter registration forms given to non-citizens in SC in compliance with federal law, SLED says
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) says that any voter registration forms given to non-citizens in South Carolina were done in compliance with federal law after preliminary investigation results were released on Thursday. According to investigators, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services...
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