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Abccolumbia.com
April 2, 2018
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say they are looking for a missing 13-year-old who they say may do harm herself. Sherri Lynn was last seen by her family on April 1 leaving in a green Jeep Cherokee with South Carolina tag JFW416, deputiesÃâà...
WIS
April 2, 2018
Meetze will be commanding the new Richland County 911 Communications Center, set to be operational by mid-2019, according to RCSD. Meetze has been with the sheriff's department for 24 years and is hailed as responsible for creating the agency's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer Program in 2004.
The State
April 2, 2018
A driver in a stolen car led Richland County deputies on a short chase in the Irmo before crashing and running away on foot. The chase began around 3:30 a.m. Monday on Longcreek Drive, where deputies spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen, according to Deputy Katelyn Jasak, spokeswomanÃâà...
WACH.com
April 2, 2018
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is asking for the community's help in finding a missing child with special needs. Lott says Sherri Lynn Campbell ... It was at this home that Campbell took a green 1997 Jeep Cherokee with South Carolina tag JFW416, according to Lott. Campbell's mother alsoÃâà...
WIS
April 1, 2018
(Source: Mikayla Clifton). RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WIS) -. A 63-year-old is out on bond after being arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run in Richland County that happened on March 29.
The State
April 1, 2018
It was a shock to anyone who enjoys watching members of the Richland County Sheriff's Department on the police show "Live PD." That's the A&E reality television program that has highlighted the work of sheriff's deputies, and making celebrities out of them. Despite that, the tweet read, "After carefulÃâà...
The State
March 31, 2018
A 63-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 20-year-old pedestrian Thursday night. Benjamin Parker Jr. is charged with hit-and-run involving death. He was being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on Saturday afternoon. Officials sayÃâà...
The State
March 30, 2018
A pedestrian was killed late Thursday night in Richland County in a fatal hit and run, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The Highway Patrol is seeking the vehicle involved, which they believe is a burgundy 1992 to 2002 Chevrolet or GMC 1500 Series pickup truck. Troopers believe the truck isÃâà...
WIS
March 30, 2018
The incident happened around 11:40 p.m. on South Cedar Creek Road in Richland County, according to South Carolina Department of Public Safety. ... vehicle of interest, contact the South Carolina Highway Patrol at 803-896-9621 or 1-800-768-1501, or you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
The State
March 11, 2018
Three crashes – all involving the same car – shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 Sunday morning while crews cleaned up the collisions and a fuel spill. As of 10 a.m., one of the eastbound lanes of I-20 is open, according to Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The crash that setÃâà...
Abccolumbia.com
March 11, 2018
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has identified a stabbing victim from early Thursday morning near Simmons Street and Bluff Road. Watts says Erik Ballou, date of birth 04/25/1989, of Northshore Road died Friday. According to Watts, an autopsy indicated that the cause ofÃâà...
WIS
March 10, 2018
The South Carolina Department of Revenue has said the county is illegally misusing some of the funds on a small business program (called the Small Local Business Enterprise program), on a mentor-mentee program, and on a couple “public information” firms. Days ago, the state supreme court seemed toÃâà...
The State (blog)
March 10, 2018
S.C. counties and others gave tax breaks worth more than $221 million to new and expanding businesses in 2016. For the first time, the counties and ... Richland County, for example, reported tax breaks given by just the county, totaling almost $2.5 million in tax year 2016. Separately, the Richland 1 schoolÃâà...
Live 5 News
March 10, 2018
The South Carolina Department of Revenue has said the county is illegally misusing some of the funds on a small business program (called the Small Local Business Enterprise program), on a mentor-mentee program, and on a couple “public information” firms. Days ago, the state supreme court seemed toÃâà...
WACH.com
March 10, 2018
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH)--An important decision by Richland County council is affecting your tax dollars. The council came under the microscope after they were accused of mishandling penny tax funds. The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered the council to stop spending that money. After much discussion Friday night,Ãâà...
The State
March 10, 2018
Richland County deputies Chris Mastrianni and Kevin Lawrence were the first Columbia-area law enforcement officers to appear on the program. So far, 15 Richland County Sheriff's Deputies have participated on “Live PD.” A spokesperson for the department said that Sheriff Leon Lott sees the show as anÃâà...
The State
March 9, 2018
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate the spending. More than 1,000 ... Kershaw counties. South Carolina has 16 circuit solicitors. ... The horse race is in Kershaw County, which is in Johnson's circuit along with Richland County. In his email to TheÃâà...
Bond Buyer
March 9, 2018
The South Carolina Supreme Court found that Richland County misspent millions of dollars from a voter-approved 1% sales tax collected for transportation projects. The ruling, handed down Wednesday, remands the case back to a circuit court for further proceedings that could include ordering the countyÃâà...
ColaDaily.com
March 9, 2018
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the South Carolina Department of Revenue, agreeing that Richland County, since 2016, improperly spent part of the county-wide Penny Tax. The DOR said that Penny Tax money should go only to transportation projects. But a 2016 audit by theÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 8, 2018
He has a long list of accomplishments: At age 22, he received the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian award, for his work with youth and at a domestic abuse center. He served as chief deputy and legal counsel for the Richland County Sheriff's Department, and was a captain and judgeÃâà...
Live 5 News
March 8, 2018
Richland County calls for rare Friday meeting to address penny c - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports ... Nearly 24 hours after the state Supreme Court affirmed that the South Carolina Department of Revenue does have authority to investigate Richland County's penny tax program forÃâà...
WIS
March 8, 2018
It is examining expenses and will cooperate with the S. C. Department of Revenue. Other details were scarce. "Silence is deafening,” said Michael Letts, the leader of Richland County Citizens for Better Government. “Silence usually tells you we've got a problem, and we're trying to figure out what's the bestÃâà...
The State
March 8, 2018
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned “dubious” spending in Richland County's transportation penny sales tax program and ordered a halt to further spending until the county ensures the money is being spent legally. The justices directed a circuit court judge to require the county to establishÃâà...
The State
December 31, 1999
The front-seat passenger in a vehicle that fled from a Richland County Sheriff's deputy after a shoplifting incident was killed when the driver attempted to smash through the fence on the interstate just ... The collision occurred at 11:59 a.m. according to Cpl. Bill Rhyne of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The State
December 31, 1999
Smoke from a brush fire is causing traffic delays on Interstate 20 for Monday morning commuters. The S.C. Highway Patrol reported congestion on I-20 near mile marker 80, which is the Clemson Road area. S.C. Department of Transportation traffic cameras show thick smoke from brush fires in the area.
