former columbia city councilman brian dequincey newman and current richland county councilman kelvin washington are charged with failure to file tax returns. our michal higdon was at their hearing and joins us with the details. the bond hearing lasted about 30 minutes and finished just over an hour ago. kelvin washington was brought up first and was charged with 3 counts of willful failure to file a tax return. washington is accused of failing to file state tax returns for 2012, 2013, and 2014...totalling nearly half a million dollars of income during he was given a personal recognizance bond of 15 brian newman was next and charged with two return for 2012 and 2013...failing to report just over 200-thousand dollars of his income. he was granted a 10- thousand dollar p-r bond. now these are misdemeanor charges and were filed as a result of the department of revenue's investigation into the use of the penny

. >> kelvin washington also turned himself in today and is free on bond. news 19's sonia gutierrez joins us now with more. >> reporter: the bottom line is they haven't decide whether or not to plea anything. washington turned himself in this morning for failure to file tax returns three years straight. his attorney says he is expected to appear in court in february. they are planning to take action before then and they haven't considered what to plead in the case. returns for 2012, 2013, and 2014. that is over $400,000 of income washington says he has been self-employed with his company. if convicted he faces fines of up to $10,000 or one year of prison per charge. that is 3 years. washington has been on the counsel since 2008. coming up in the next half hour we will have more on his case. >> thank you. >>> the department of revenue released a statement on the arrest. he said the public deserves accountability for the government and officials. the department will force the accountability by taking action against those who violate the law. >>> the chairman

kelvin washington, not far behind, around 9:00 a.m. i will show you where they came in at this loading dock outside of the detention center. as you mentioned, they are both report taxes. we had a bond hearing here at 10:00 a.m. a few hours ago. richland county councilman kelvin washington is being represented by mike duncan. he was there as his attorney. according to the department of revenue. washington failed to file individual tax returns in 2012, 2013 and 2014. he is facing three different charges. that totals about $426,000. and former city councilman dequincey newman was also in a bond hearing. he is being represented by there. he got a $10,000 pr bond. same charges. the revenue of department says income and did not file a return for 2012 or 2013. they say he wants to reiterate that these charges do not have the investigation into the richland county any tax. they planned for newman to have today were they say they will enter into a plea. and get the sentencing over with. so that he can move on in this. and no word yet on when wa

dawndy and judi---the county councilman is kelvin washington. he and former city councilman newman both according to the department of revenue had failed to file state tax returns. washington for three years---newman for two. newman pleaded guilty to failing to file state tax returns for the years 2012 and 2013. he told a judge he thought he'd filed for those years. his admission involved back taxes totalling a little more than $98 hundred dollars which he has agreed to pay along with prosecution costs of an additional thousand dollars. these charges came about as the state department of revenue was looking into the backgrounds of connected to the penny tax effort. newman's attorneys said this afternoon his problems were in no way related to misuse of tax revenues---simply a personal oversight. this simply came out of the civil side of the department of revenue's investigation. they turned it over to the criminal division. they consider it a misdemeanor....there's not any huge conspiracy here. newman has been given a suspended sentence---and pro

supported by nevada state senator kelvin atkinson and assembyman elliot anderson. congresswoman dina titus has written a letter to the public utilities commission of nevada. she is asking the panel of three regulators to reverse their decision last month - that led to higher rates and charges for solar power customers. she says - quote - "(solar power) has diversified our state's economy, created thousands of good-paying jobs, and provided local residents with the opportunity to utilize our natural resources to improve the environment while saving money... "it is critical that those nevadans who have made the investment in rooftop solar not have the rug pulled out from under them." the change in net companies like "solar-city" and "solar-run" to completely pull out of nevada. a restaurant manager denies ever telling a job applicant she was too fat - to make good tips. "it hurts me as far as for her to think that a-way. because i'm not that a-way and people in this town know i'm not that a-way." now - a fierce

the event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. we are continuing to deal with a cold front pattern that develops within the pacific northwest and shifts east/southeast through southern nevada. today we have a small chance for showers within the valley with much better chances around rock and the spring and sheep mountain ranges. our window really lies within the morning and then builds back in around the later afternoon into the early evening. above 7000ft should yield snow and ice with accumulations

today's event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. goldwyn has been throwing his support behind clinton throughout the state, appearing at the university of nevada reno yesterday. a 3 vehicle accident on the 215 at warm springs this morning headache. eastbound 215 was closed from the airport connector to warm springs for more than 5 hours after the driver of a lexus went the wrong way on the 215, striking 2 other cars. police are investigating the accident. another crash overnight left more than 2 thousand people without power for a short time ...after a car crashed into a transformer near sahara and fort apache. the power went out around 1 this morning... however the lights were restored just over an hour later. no word on injuries in that crash. right now.. a river flood warning is still effect for sarasota, florida and the surrounding area. the national weather service blames two tornadoes for the damage and two deaths. siesta key and sarasota key were hit the hardest as storms pounded central florida overnight. strong and gusty wi

kelvin atkinson, assemblyman elliot anderson, members of native american tribes and the nevada conservation league. ((annette mangus/battle born progress: as a native nevadan, i am appalled by what i've seen and the behavior i've seen out where the bundys live. it's just inexcusable.)) the group is sending apology and thank you notes to the people of oregon for what they refer to as putting up with the mess....and a care package for law enforcement in oregon....as they deal with the bundys and their extremists there as they occupy the federal building.... ((vanessa murphy)) battle born progress also started a petition to urge the d-o-j to take action. they're saying if the bundys and they're exremist followers are not arrested now....what else could happen from here? back to you. ((denise valdez)) > senator dean heller says a draft report of proposed terrorism funding.. once again drops las vegas from getting money. heller sent a letter to the homeland security asking why las vegas dropped to it's 29-th most at risk city.. from 24-th last year.

richland county councilman kelvin washington turned himself in today as well. he has a court date next month. news 19's sonia gutierrez attorney today and looked into washington's background. she joins us now with more. >> reporter: that's right. we looked into his case and this is what we found. >> reporter: kelvin washington turned himself in this morning for failure to file tax returns. he was leased on a $15,000 pr bond. his attorney says washington is scheduled to appear in court in february. but he says they are planning to take action before then. and he is not ruling out a plea agreement in the case. the department of revenue says he didn't file for 2012, 2013, and 2014. that is $400,000 of income. washington tells news 19 that right now he is self-employed. he worked for the department of transportation from 1990 to 2012 as an engineer. if convicted he faces fines up to $10,000 or one year of that is a total of three years. they will not uphold any serious violation of the law or betrayal of the public trust. we will work to remove any incidence of wro

arrest cliven bundy and his sons now oversized face of cliven bundy-- everyone from state senator kelvin anderson to pauite tribe representatives took the podium. their main message-- to launch a petition calling for the d-o-j to arrest the bundy militia. for weeks-- the bundy militia have siezed a wild life refuge bulding in burns, oregon over the fight of land rights. so far-- none of the bundy militia has seen any consequence...but according to state senator kelvin atkinson their arrest is long overdue. "the folks that i represent...and i'm sorry to say this commit less crimes and are behind bars..and at some needs to do what they need to do and make sure him and his men are behind bars as well" the group battle born progress-- was behind today's protest. they also sent over-- what they're calling a "nevada says sorry" care package that will go out to fish and game officers in oregon as they continue to deal with the bundy situation. in studio lesley marin channel 13 action news. "12:18- also breaking right now -- reports say former alaska governor sarah palin is endorsing donald trum

richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing three counts of willful failure to file a tax return for three consecutive years. and former city councilman brian newmananis facing two counts of failure to pay taxes in 2012 and 2013. both men are out on bond. while the charges arose following an investigation by the department of revenue into the county's penny tax program... newman's attorney's says the the current charges. 33 newman received two years of probation. the time will be reduced to six months after he pays nearly 11-thousand dollars in taxes owed and court costs. in a statement richland county council chairman torrey rush says the matter is being dealt with by authorities and 'if there is any required action by richland county council, we are prepared to call a meeting and act accordingly.' those arrests are putting the richland county penny tax program back under the microscope. one county council man... seth rose says... rebuilding confidence in the penny tax program is a top priority... and that changes need to take place. rose hahaproposed three motions.... in

councilman kelvin washington was charged with three counts of willful failure to file a tax return. now, washington has been replaced on the county's transportation committee. councilman norman jackson has been replaced too. when asked why he removed the two councilmen, chairman torrey rush said all committees are reappointed at the begegning of the year, s s he decided to reshuffle the committee. councilman seth rose has been before a very big meeting of afternoon -- where councilmen will discuss a collection of proposals meant to fix the problems with the penny tax program. councilman rose introduced the majority of them and tells me he's excited about the new leadership role. "tomorrow's a very important meeting, and it's the first step in moving forward and getting some corrective measures in place and measures in place. / and i wanted to be a part of the committee, so i could help advocate for these motions and other measures that i think will be very important moving forward." that meeting is at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. i reached out to councilman washington for comment

what is next for kelvin? >>> i'm convinced he'll run the e.p.a. what god to meet some interesting people. >> i met two guys trying to understand the power of water that shapes the landscape. lab. >> reporter: at cal terk jess studies how rocks and gravel cause grain in lab experiments, interacting with water and gravity and nature. can you talk me through the major components of this sperms. >> we draw water from the tank using a pump to the top of the test section, and the water runs over the gravel and we recirculate the water and we adjust the speed of the pump to adjust the discharge. we are trying to identify the condition at which things will move. we'll increase the discharge more, and that will be enough to overcome the existing stress derived from the for example of the grains and initiate a failure and the grains will move down the slopes. >> reporter: what is most exciting about the experiment is nature. >> that's the beauty of laboratory experiments, we can simplify things going on in the natural world and observe them and with the pos

if they were, you would have seen kelvin melton wearing prison khakis, white t-shirt, in shackles. he told the judge that while he did have a cell phone in his prison cell, he did not use it to orchestrate the kidnapping of frank janssen who was taken from his wake forest home in april 2014. janssen is the father of wake county assistant district attorney colleen jansen who prosecuted melton and sent him to prison. federal prosecutors contend melton used the phone to contact gang members on the outside and paid them to pull off the kidnapping, apparently as revenge. but minutes ago, melton told the judge, and here's his quote, "it's put out there like phone. other inmates are using the phone. one who is admitting committing this crime, they're not talking to him, meaning his attorneys. he said this dude is willing to come forward. as you may recall, there have been attorney/client issues throughout this whole thing. kelvin melton had a motion to get new attorneys, the judge did not grant that, saying these attorneys were doing a good job. these attorneys now fear their relationship

charges against newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington came up after a state investigation into the use of penny sales tax money. today -- newman pleaded guilty to failing to file state tax returns for 2012 and 2013. he has agreed to pay 98- hundred entered a plea. elloree homeowners will have to wait until tomorrow to find out who was burned inside their the homeowner was not there during yesterday morning's fire. the orangeburg county coroner says the remains were so badly burned they're having to rely on dental records to make a positive i-d. sled is heading the investigation with the help of the sheriff's office. today president obama laid out executive action on gun safety measures. some of the measures include expanding background checks for private sales, bolstering a database of prohibited buyers and hiring more agents to do background checks. he also wants to increase funding for mental health care and research to develop technology. obama's executive action has south carolina lines. will whitson takes a look at why democrats say there's more work to be done -- and

former council chair kelvin washington is one of two midlands civic leaders trouble as the department of revenue investigatedd use of penny sales tax dollars . jack kuenzie spoke with one of attorneys. judi---we had a number of developments yesterday in the case against former c cumbia city councilman brian dequincey newman. not so much on specifics about washington---though the allegations against both are similar in some ways. both men accused of failing to file state tax returns---washington for three years s nning starting in 2012---newman for two years starting the same year. dor says washington over that three year period had income totalling almost $427 thousand dollars. the state says he failed to report that and pay taxes adding up to a little more than $72 hundred dollars---that's according to arrest warrants. newman pleaded guilty just a few hours after by the end of the day, he'd paid a back tax bill plus court costs of more than $10 thousand 800 dollars. one of washington's attorneys---mike duncan--described his case as being in a holding pattern with no similar plea hear

they are former columbia city councilman brian dequincey newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington. both men turned themselves in. news 19's sonia gutierrez spoke with washington's attorney today and joins us with the very latest. what did you find out? >> reporter: washington and his attorney hasn't decided what to plead. he turned himself in this morning for failure to turn in tax returns for three years straight. his attorney says she expected to appear -- he is expected to appear in court in february. they are planning to take action before then including a possible plea in the case. washington faces three counts of not filing tax returns for 2012, 2013, 2014. that is $400,000 of income. washington says he has been self-employed with his company. and if convicted he faces intos of $10,000 for -- faces fines of $10,000. he has been on the counsel >> thank you. >> meanwhile former columbia city councilman brian dequincey newman plead guilty today the charges that he failed to pay and file his taxes over two years. he appeared this afternoon that courthouse where we fin

jackson was removed from the ad hoc committee along with councilman kelvin washington--who ran into personal income tax problems as a result of the dor probe. jackson appeared at today's meeting anyway. live on hampton street jack kuenzie wis news ten. cold is again settling in the midlands...let's get your latest forecast with meteorologist ben tanner. prepare for another very cold night with lows in the wednesday is partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s and a 20% chance of a late day, early evening sprinkle or flurries. cold showers will develop thursday afternoon with highs near 50 degrees. expect periods of rain friday and some rain may highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 90%. the system quickly moves out early saturday, colder air behind the storm will sneak into the area on the back end in time for a flurry or two in the state house today, one lawmaker has behind the storm will sneak into the area on the back end in time for a flurry or two early sunday looks mostly sunny, highs near 50. in the state house today, one proposed a crack-down on journalists in the state. today, republic

earlier this month, newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington were hit with tax charges. newman pleaded guilty on charges of failing to file state returns for 2012 and 2013. newman's law license was suspended by the south carolina supreme court on january 8th. inside the state house- state representative mike pitts is doubling down on his proposed bill which would require all south carolina journalists to register but he also told our will whitson,he's not sure his idea will go anywhere. will joins us live in the newsroom. nine press outlets at his news conference he does not believe journalists in the state should have to register- like what is proposed in his bill- but he does hope the bill is debated- pitts both praised journalism as a watchdog of democracy- before telling each of the nine outlets he didn't believe press in the state lived up to the standard. "i saw a bias. i saw editorializing instead of reporting." alone at the podium in the south carolina state house lobby- upstate representative mike pitts delved into his reasons for the "responsible journalism" b

police say they caught up to 26- year-old kelvin singleton in windsor about 30 minutes after the call came in. he )s been charged with armed robbery, attempted kidnapped, and larceny of a motor vehicle. police say he was also wanted in charlotte for assault with a deadly weapon, he s being held in the chowan county jail under a 500- thousand-dollar bond. own. at tonight )s game -- people walked around with buckets trying to raise money for amber brown and her family to help cover medical bills. this is the first home game for the team since brown was rushed to the hospital. her family tells newschannel three her teammates found her unresponsive in her dorm room on new year )s day. they believe it s diabetes- related. at last check - a hospital spokesperson said brown was at last check - a hospital spokesperson said brown was in critical condition. hampton police need your help finding a bank robber. this is the man they )re looking for. police say 27-year-old anthony echevarria walked into the langley federal credit union on fox hill road friday around 6. they say he showed a gun, dem

could have predicted when kelvin benjamin went down in training camp. e are 16-1 and a win away from a trip to the super bowl. the eyes of football fans all over the country will be on charlotte, north carolina, tomorrow night. >> it's only four teams left. usually the butter is spread out a little thinner. but now, when you got two games left, all attention is going to be on those games. just imagine, you know, if we are lucky enough to be in the one game left. >> guys understand that these games now are faster, more physical. each play matters more. thankfully, we have had experience in the past that will benefit us at this point right now.>> it took 10 years to get back here. who longs -- who knows how long it is going to take? the opportunity that we have brad: thomas davis thought carolina would get back to her quicker than they did. he certainly doesn't want to let the other team in the game was called by many all season long as the best in the nfc. carson palmer leads the second highest scoring offense in the league behind carolina. >> these guys

richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing three counts of willful failure consecutive years. and former city councilman brian dequincey newman is cited with failure to pay taxes in 2012 and 2013. the charges resulteded from the investigation of the department penny tax program, newman's attorney says the investigation is not related to the current charges. >> i think the bottom line here is that he's not involved in the penny sales tax investigation. he pled straight up to two counts of failure to file taxes and what is telling is there's no plea agreement. if he was involved in some conspiracy that they were still investigating there would be a plea agreement that would have provided for him to cooperate. >> newman received two years of probation. that time will be reduced to six months after he pays nearly $11,000 in taxes owed and court costs. >> in a statement, richland county council chairman tory rush says the matter is being dealt with by authorities and if there's any required action by richland county council, we're prepared to call a meeting and act accordingly. >>

kelvin denison was arraigned this afternoon. he's the man who rolled into a td bank branch on monday, told a teller he had a bomb and a gun and demanded cash. denison is also accuse of >>> when news 4 at 6:00 returns -- >> frozen pipes bursting after a deep freeze. >> never had this problem before. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg with why fewer people may have winterized their houses this season. >> but first a look at what is meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamole. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us. get the internet speed that's right for you. from 3 megs to ultra fast 300 megs they even made it easy to switch with a one-hour arrival window. why settle for less, when you c

charges against newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington came up after a state investigation into the use of penny sales tax money. newman pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to file state tax returns for 2012 and 2013. he has agreed to pay 98- hundred dollars along with prosecution costs. councilman washington has not yet entered a plea. governor nikki haley will be on the national stage next week as the face of the republican party. house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announced tuesday afternoon governor haley will deliver the g-o-p's response to president obama's state of the union address. the governor says she plans to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing our country. the state of the union immediately followed by haley's speech air next tuesday. a new mixed-use development did not get the final vote needed to move forward in west council members delayed that vote after hearing a lot of public scrutiny. the development is known as "brookland," and if approved, would be built in the now vacant piece of land at the intersection

charges against newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington came up after a state investigation into the use of penny sales tax money. today -- newman pleaded guilty to failing to file state tax returns for 2012 and 2013. he has agreed to pay 98- hundred dollars along with officer charged with murdering a man as he ran for a traffic stop will have limited mobility after he was released from jail on bond yesterday. the terms of michael slager's bond state that he can leave his house for a few reasons--including to attend church, visit the doctor, meet with his slager was caught on cell phone video shooting walter scott back last april. he was released from jail on 500 thousand dollars surety bond yesterday evening. his trial is set for october. an orangeburg county man charged with attacking a nurse during a medical exam will stay locked up. 28-year-old bryan pierson was ordered held without bond today. he's charged with kidnapping and first- degree assault and battery. orangeburg county deputies say the assault happened at the regional medical center in orangeburg on new year's

today's event was held at state kelvin atkinson's house... in north las vegas. goldwyn has been throwing his support behind clinton throughout the state, appearing at the university of reno yesterday. now for the latest developments out of the middle east. three americans--all former prisoners of iran--now at ramstein air force base--in germany. as abc's elizabeth hur reports, it's still unclear when the men will return to the u-s. but in the meantime, they're reconnecting with their families. three americans--held for months--even years--behind bars in iran--landing first in switzerland then germany. president obama sot: this is a good day.//when americans are freed and returned to their families, that's something we can all celebrate. gfx: the wife of american pastor saeed abedini tweeting-- "saeed just landed in geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in just a few hours! thank you for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the re

charges against newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington came up after a state investigation into the use of penny sales tax money. jack kuenzie is at the richland county judicial center with the latest. dawndy and charles---the former city council member wasted no time resolving problems. a bond hearing this morning----and a guilty plea this afternoon. newman pleaded guilty to failing to file state tax returns for the years 2012 and 2013. he toto a judge he thought t 'd filed for those years. his admission involved back taxes totalling a little more than $98 hundred dollars which he has agreed to pay along with prosecution costs of an additional thousand dollars. these charges came about as the state department of revenue was looking into the backgrounds of people connected to the penny tax effort----but in to make it clear his issues were personal and have nothing to do with tax revenues. "he's not involved in the sales tax investigation. he pled straight up to two counts of failure to file taxes and what it's telling us is that there's no plea agreement that he was involve

kelvin dennison of queens tried to rob the td bank in sunnyside yesterday, claiming he had a bomb. police say the teller handed over cash, and dennison fled. back in june, prosecutors say dennison was caught on surveillance cameras robbing another bank. he pledded guilty, amend was freed to enter a mental health facility. >>> a queens pet store becomes the target of a firebomb attack, as cbs 2's tony aiello reports, the alleged arsonnest made an embarrassing mistake. >> the people fast asleep upstairs were safe. incinerated quick. this would have been a big, big, big fire. >> reporter: indeed, if not for jose cardonea, who stayed late to care for this cat who delivered three kittens. he was able to grab a hose, after a man with a hoody threw a molotov cocktail through the window. cardonea prevented major damage. >> i don't understand why people want to hurt somebody else. >> reporter: in addition to surveillance video of the man in the hoody, investigators have other evidence to work with. including the colt 45 bottle that was packed with a flammable liquid. the arsonist must be on

kelvin washington with the us marshals office told us a short while ago they're still working to figure out why james was in the columbia area in the first place. the coroner has not conclusively ruled his a suicide but did indicate the fatal wound was most likely self inflicted. richland county sheriffs department has is taking over this case and continuing to investigate. live in columbia, sb wis news 10. another sunny start on this esday in the over the capital city through the wis skycam. tim miller is in the first alert weather center with more on changes that are on the way this week. today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows middle 40s. rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. rain chance 80% wed 60% thursday clearing by friday today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows middle 40s. rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. rain chance 80% wed 60% thursday clearing by friday right now we are following breaking news out of southern california

the council chairman tells wis that councilman kelvin washington has been taken off the county's transportation ad hoc committee, which oversees projects related to the county's transportation penny. that penny program is still under the microscope after an audit by the department of revenue found discrepancies. councilman norman jackson has also been taken off the committee. councilman seth rose has been added on. the chairman is still looking for the second a collection of proposals tonight meant to fix problems with the program. "well, i've taken an active role by sponsoring the motions that i think will be a major start in the corrections that are needed with the penny program, and i wantntd to be a part of the committee, so i could help advocate for these motions and other measures that i think will be very important going forward." chairman torrey rush said all committees are reappointed at the beginning of the year, so he decided to reshuffle the committee. wis reached out to councilman for comment but didn't hear back. however, councilman jackson said he was very upset that he was remov

richland county council chairman torrey rush tells wis -- councilman kelvin washington, who was arrested just weeks ago on tax charges has been removed from the committee. councilman norman jackson has been removed as well. the committee oversees projects related to the county's transportation penny, which is still under the microscope after a department of revenue audit found discrepancies. councilman seth rose has been added to the committee as one of the replacements. weeks ago he proposed several changes in an effort to bring more transparency to the penny program. "well, i've taken an active role by sponsoring the motions that i think will be a major start in the the penny program, and i wanted to be a part of the committee, so i could help advocate for these motions and other measures that i think will be very important going forward." when asked why he removed the two councilmen, rush said all committees are re- appointed at the beginning of the year, so he decided to reshuffle the committee. wis reached out to councilman washington for comment but has not heard back. however, cou

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. >> jennifer: meanwhile richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing three counts of willful failure to file a tax return for three consecutive years in a statement richland county council chairman torrey rush says the matter is being dealt with by authorities. if there's any required actctn by richland county council, we're prepared to call a meeting and act accordingly. abc columbia news, jennifer ready. received two years of probation. >> ben: that time will be reduced to six months after he pays $11,000 in taxes owednd court costs. >>> those arrests are putting the richland county penny tax program back under the microscope. >> alicia: for the latest on that investigation, here is abc klum bee years -- columbia's beth rousseau. >> beth: regardless, one county councilmember says the immediate action is necessary so he's stepping up. rebuilding confidence in the penny tax program is a top priority for councilman seth rose following a troubling report from the d.o.r.. >> i can't think of anything more important than installing trust in this program and making sure any wrongs

today's event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. goldwyn has been throwing his support behind clinton throughout the state, appearing reno yesterday. also on the political front today. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina. the former hewlett-packard c-e-o held a town hall meeting at the siena community association ballroom. she touched on a number of topics during her speech, including federal land management, gun control and enforcing current laws. after today's town hall, fiorina then headed to reno for another campaign event. she will be back in town tomorrow for coffee meet and greet at the peppermill fireside lodge at 8 a.m. hundreds of families made their way up mount charleston to enjoy some fun in the snow this holiday weekend. troopers actually had to start turning away vehicles at 1:30 this afternoon! action news reporter ginal azara has the story from the mountain. intro: hundreds of cars lined the shoulder of the highway of kyle and lee canyons. you can see where they were once parked earlier today! but it loo

were taken out one replaced swe e got 4 members3 norman jackson is no longer on the committee and kelvin washington- who was investigated on charges he did not pay his personal taxes- is also out ***nats of meeting*** but a lot of rose's motions were met with tough questions from councilman bill malinnowski "mr rose just needs to get a copy of that if he hasn seen it because this is already a point that is being handled like you e asking for right here" "this motion is going through the proper channels, it sounds like you agree you just don want to take it up or vote on it and i don think that right" "it not that i don want to take it up i just don wish to reinvent the wheel,rose presented four motionsthe motion i submitted has to do with making the chairperson of the citizens watchdog committee an ex officio member of the committee you just watched, that has never been proposed getting from them quarterly reports and a yearly audit. that was referred back to committee....so that will be discussed at a later meeting.. another motion deals with the public relations firms that the departme

police say kelvin dennison entered a td bank on monday and handed the teller our note. they say he was arrested back in july after robbing another bank. he was ordered to undergo mental health treatment for a year, but last month. >>> an alleged con man who posed as a wounded warrior is now behind bars. police say jeremy wilson pretended to be a former soldier to prey on the kindness of others. the scam allowed him to rent a luxury downtown apartment and lease a new bmw. police towed his car and told him it was evidence in a bogus shooting case. when wilson went to retrieve his car, he got arrested. >>> camille cosby will not give a scheduled deposition today in a civil suit against her husband. a federal judge agreed to the postponement. mrs. cosby was scheduled to be deposed by lawyers representing seven women claiming to have been sexually assaulted by bill cosby. last week, lawyers for cosby filed a motion to stop her from being deposed altogether. that motion was denied. >>> does a reputed mobster know something about a $500 million art heist? the fbi thinks so. he

police say this is the second time in six months that 23-year-old kelvin denison has been arrested for a bank robbery. he was just discharged last week from a mental health treatment facility only to apparently commit the same crime again, this time robbing a bank in sunnyside after claiming he was armed with a bomb and a gun. in july police say he was caught on surveillance robbing another bank in sunnyside. >>> two new york cops hurt tonight after their cruiser collided with a car in queens. happened about 9:00 tonight in the jackson heights section. police say the nypd cruiser colliding with a livery car. squad car ended up on the sidewalk hitting a brick fence in front of a sidewalk. >>> also new tonight, three officers in connecticut recovering right now after they were hit by a car driven they say by a drug suspect. officers in east hartford approaching a car they believe was being used for drugs. get away, ended up pinning two officers against another car then striking a third cop as he drove off. all the officers are expected to be okay. the driver was arrested after a short ch

the event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. it looks like the gloves are really coming off in the war of nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere. in a new ad, cruz going after trump again for his "new york city values" using the donald's own words against him. i'm very pro-choice, i hate the concept of abortion, i hate it. still i just believe in choice, and again, it may be a little bit of a new york background because there is some different attitude in different parts of the country, while campaigning in south carolina, cruz said trump "doesn't react well to the polls," and that we need to have a commander in chief who's stable and steady and a calm today's the day that british lawmakers will formally debate a petition seeking to ban donald trump from entering the united kingdom in a response to his proposal to ban muslims from entering the united states. the issue will be taken up in westminster hall at 4:30 p.m. local time, according to cnn. gained more than 560 thousand.. only needed 100

the event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. we are continuing to deal with a cold front pattern that develops within the pacific northwest and shifts east/southeast through southern nevada. today we have a small chance for showers within the valley with much better chances around rock and the spring and sheep mountain ranges. our window really lies within the morning and then builds back in around the later afternoon into the early evening. above 7000ft should yield snow and ice with accumulations predicted be between a trace and half an inch. for the valley, mainly cloudy skies will be common with high temperatures within the lower 60s. the city but high elevations will have wind speeds ranging between 10 and 25 mph. once this front passes, temperatures drop slightly to the upper 50s and then rebound fast to the low and mid 60s by wednesday. partly cloudy skies will be common through the rest of the workweek and into the weekend along with high temperatures within the low and mid 60s. if you are hoping to spend your holiday ou

earlier this month, newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington were hit with tax charges. newman pleaded guilty on charges of failing to file state returns for 2012 and 2013. newman's law license was suspended by the south carolina supreme court on january 8th. the verdict is guilty for a blythewood man for what prosecutors describe as one of the "largest fraudulent single disability compensation claims in va history." prosecutors say dennis paulson claimed he couldn't use his hands or feet and was wheelchair- bound. but the government says paulsen continued to lead prison and half a million dollars in fines a charleston judge has signed an order involving details of how evidence in the walter scott murder case will be independently tested. the defense wants michael slager's taser and uniform tested from the day he shot and killed walter scott during a traffic stop last april. the defense and the state have agreed that the testing must be done by february 12th -- and if anything is lost or destroyed, the state can use that information in court. slager was released from ja

s>> kelvin watch -- he is charged with three counts of failing to file income tax returns. authorities say that washington failed to report more than $426,000 of income from 2012, county councilman adopted a penny sales tax program. the department of revenue officials found the issues while they were investigating officials tied to that program. the quincy newman's attorney stressed that the tax charges are not related to any pack -- penny tax money.>> he pled straight up to two counts of failing to file taxes.>> councilmembers who have worked with both men say they are surprised by the charges but they plan to cooperate with the investigation.>> when i learned of the individuals and inking about the families and the public concern, it was very -- i was very saddened.>> washington and newman have no previous criminal records. calvin washington is due in court next month. in columbia, shelley dom check, watch fox news -- wach news. probe into potential acquittal while doing the program was last month. they are saying in part that it will not perpetuate any serious violation

yesterday's event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. goldwyn has been throwing his support behind clinton throughout the state, appearing at the university of nevada reno on saturday. though the race might be tight in iowa...a new poll suggests clinton is crushing sanders with an overall lead... clinton has 59-percent support from democratic primary voter nationwide, according to the nbc news/wall street journal poll. that's compared to 34-percent for sanders. but sanders would do better than clinton in a hypothetical sanders would beat trump by 15- points, compared to clinton's ten-point advantage. also on the political front.... republican presidential candidate carly fiorina is heading back to town this morning. she's having a meet and greet at the peppermill fireside lodge at 8 a.m. on sunday the former hewlett- packard c-e-o held a town hall meeting at the siena community association ballroom. she touched on a number of topics during her speech, including federal land management, gun control and enforcing current laws. after then t

kelvin washington is one of two midlands civic leaders hit with tax charges as a result of a department of revenue investigation. jack kuenzie is in the newsroom with details. dawndy---as we've reported, councilman washington and former columbia city council member brian newman were accused of failing to file state retuus. both turned themselves in and yesterday for a short period of time, ended up detained together at the newman moved quickly to resolve his case---getting a hearing a few hours later in general sessions court and pleading guilty to failing to file state returns two years in a row. he has paid his almost $11 thousand dollars in back taxes and court costs and his attorneys say he is not likely to be back before a judge on personal tax-related matters---though as an attorney himself, he might have to deal with a suspended law license. washington has not yet had that day in court----and one of his attorneys told us today his case is in a "holding pattern." his situation is different in that he is a current office holder and could be removed by the governor if there are indi

state revenue officials brought against kelvin washington and brian newman. the charges are an outgrowth of a dor investigation into the use of penny tax revenues. lawyers for the two say those charges do--not--involve penny tax dollars. but the agenda for a special county council meeting tuesday now includes a motion to modify the penny tax program. among suggestions---giving members of an advisory committee authority to review spending. along with that, a new name--the citizens' transportation advisory and oversight committee. on a related note, state judicial officials today suspended newman's law license. the lexington one school board has narrowed its list for superintendent down to three finalists after a nationwide search. yesterday, the board has announced greg little, "lonnie" luce, and jeffrey salters as the three choices. the decision comes after the announcement by current superintendent karen woodard that she is lexington one says the candidates will spend some time next week meeting with principals and other leaders in the district. the board ho

charges against newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington came up after a state investigation into the use of penny sales tax money. newman pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to file state tax returns for 2012 and councilman washington has not yet entered a plea. helping out students and families in need after the destruction from the flooding. students and leaders from river gate elementary school in charlotte will travel to columbia today deliver flood relief items to their goal is help students who 10:30 this morning. money is also coming in by the hundreds of millions to assist flood victims. two federal agencies say they've given more than 219 million dollars in grants and loans to help people deal with the flooding aftermath. that includes 79 million dollars in grants by fema's individuals and households assistance program. fema's public assistance program has also provided 17 point 2 million dollars in grants to local governments and communities. that's in addition to more than small business association. if quitting smoking is on your list of new year's resolutions, d

the coroner says it was 28- year-old kelvin johnson. this happened about 9:30 last night near cheyenne and nellis. officers arrived to find the victim in the parking lot next to a vehicle. he was taken to umc where he was pronounced dead. investigators are trying to determine if this was a robbery or if the victim was targeted. witnesses told police they saw a man jump over a wall and take off in a white suv.. possibly an expedition. if you have any information, call crimestoppers./// ((denise valdez)) > we've also killed... while crossing the road on sunday. the coroner identified her has 50-year-old ana garcia. it happened on sahara near valley view. feet away from a marked crosswalk. they believe the driver of the vehicle stayed and coopertated on scene. speed played a factor. ((denise valdez)) > red rock search and rescue... just got a new tool... to help our community. n-v energy donated a 4-by-4 vehicle to the non profit today. while it's no longer suitable for daily use by nv energy, the vehicle is exceptionally maintained and ca