kelvin washington is out of jail after he was arrested over the weekend. highway patrol troopers say saturday night, washington rear-ended another vehicle on bluff road in hopkins. this latest arrest comes right after washington pleaded guilty earlier this month to multiple counts of not filing a tax return. and now meaghan norman reports his fellow members of the county council are concerned. charles and judi, if convicted kelvin washington faces at least a 51-hundred dollar fine and up to 15 years in prison. his license could be suspended and he could be required to have an ignition interlock device in his car for three years. washington has not made a public statement after bonding out of jail yesterday afternoon. this is the second time in two months washington has been in bond court. washington was removed from the committee dealing with penny tax projects and revenue. county council members are concerned especially with this latest arrest. "with his second arrest it's become abundantly clear that mr. washington has some issues at home that he needs to

kelvin washington did not have much to say to reporters as he walked out of the alvin s. glenn detention center, sunday. highway patrol troopers believe washington was driving drunk saturday night when he rear-ended another vehicle on bluff road in hopkins. troopers say that other vehicle ended up crashing into a utility pole and the two men inside are still in the hospital -- one, in intensive care. a judge set washington's bond at 25-thousand dollars and ordered him not to contact either torrey rush, the chairman of richland county council released a statement that reads in part quote: "i want to ensure the public that this body and its individual members take this very seriously. our collective responsibility to the public is compromised when such an event like this occurs... we will continue to monitor this situation..." kelvin washington was also arrested last month when a department of revenue investigation found he had been delinquent on his taxes for several years. washington pleaded guilty two weeks ago to three counts of 'failure to file a tax return'. a lexingto

kelvin washington did not have much to say to reporters as he walked out of the alvin s. glenn detention center. highway patrol troopers believe washington was driving drunk last night when he rear-ended another vehicle on bluff road in hopkins. troopers say that other vehicle ended up crashing into a utility pole and the two men inside are still in the hospital -- one, in intensive care. a judge set washington's bond at 25-thousand dollars and ordered him not to contact either victim. torrey rush, the chairman of richland county council released a statement that reads in part quote: "i want to ensure the public that this body and its very seriously. our collective responsibility to the public is compromised when such an event like this occurs....we will continue to monitor this situation..." kelvin washington was also arrested last month when a department of revenue investigation found he had been delinquent on his taxes for several years. washington pleaded guilty two weeks ago to three counts of 'failure to file a tax return'. coming up -- von gaskin has a check of your

richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing felony dui charges. we have the latest on the arrest. plus it's a win for hillary clinton in the palmetto state. now all the candidates have their sights set on super tuesday. what we can expect going into tomorrow's vote. and the oscar goes to ... we have all the highlights from a night full of fame, fashion and film at the oscars. "good morning, columbia" starts right now. captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com. >>> eric: glad you are waking unwith us on a monday. good morning, columbia. thanks for joining us. i'm eric weisfeld. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 6:00. >> eric: we talked about it, cool start but it will be a good day. >> rochelle: you might want to put a light coat on the little >> eric: they can take it off later. >> rochelle: it will be better, we're going to turn things over to meteorologist jonathan kennedy, how does it look? >> jonathan: yes, make sure the jacket is the full zip you can takeoff eas

richland county councilman kelvin washington is out on bond after being charged with felony dui. troopers say kelvin washington was driving on bluff road near martin luther king boulevard when he rear-ended another car. one of the passengers in the car was transported to the palmetto health richland hospital with serious injuries on saturday. >>> meanwhile, attorneys say the mexican drug cartel has a hit on a man after he shot and killed his wife's lover on valentine's day. his attorney says that he was a member of the cartel. during a court hearing, the claims were not challenged. >>> deputies are continuing to search for a suspect in a motive after a woman was shot saturday. this happened around 9:00 at night. shot in the upper body. they have determined that she was is -- simply an innocent bystander. if you have information, you should call crime stoppers. >>> if you have not been outside yet, get ready for a shock. it is really warm out there. temperatures throughout the midlands are already closer to 70 degrees. it is 60 in lexington. sixty-four in camden. and manning, 64.

kelvin washington was arrested last night and charged with felony dui after a crash on bluff road in hopkins. just last month, washington was arrested on tax charges after a department of revenue investigation found he had been delinquent on his taxes for several years. he pleaded guilty two weeks ago to three counts of not filing a tax return. this afternoon, washington is out of jail. wis' mike desumma was at the bond hearing. he joins us live from alvin s. glenn detention center with the latest. meaghan, during the short hearing investigators spoke on the major impact this crash caused. the south carolina highway kelvin washington was driving drunk --- when he rear ended another car on bluff road at a high rate of speed. authorities say the two men riding in that car are still in an area hospital --- one in intensive care. washington himself had nothing to say to reporters as he left the alvin s. glenn detention center just hours ago. he posted bond not long after it was set this afternoon at 25-thousand dollars cash surety. according to neighbors who live near the crash site -- t

kelvin washington pled guilty to the charges this afternoon. the judge sentenced him to three years probation and a $2,500 fine. when he pays the fine had other thrown out. prosecutors say the errors were not public funds. washington failed to file tax runs -- returns. >>> the new hampshire presidential primes are history and now the candidates are focusing on south carolina nevada. -- south carolina pnevada. donald trump and bernie sanders are facing new attacks from opponent and different voters. cbs reports from new hampshire. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie and former ceo of hewlett-packard carly fiorina have suspected their presidential campaigns. cbs newsed governor chris christie came to his decision after talking to donors. donald trump says his victory in the new hampshire primary will not be his last. on cbs this morning donald trump said his campaign is shaking up politics as usual. because i am going to win virginia, michigan. [ talking at the same time ] >> south carolina? [ talking at the same time ] >> i am going

kelvin washington was also arrested last month when a department of revenue investigation found he had been delinquent on his taxes for several years. washington pleaded guilty two weeks ago to three counts of 'failure to file a tax return'. if you're in the lugoff area -- we're getting word from officials that there is an overturned log truck... you're taking a look at the scene that't'blocking lanes of traffic on us-1 at sc-34. crews are on scene and are the area. you can use boulware road off 34 for a detour or i-20. we're told there are no injuries. we have a sunny and warm start to the work week as we take a live look over the capital city through the wis skycam. tim miller is in the first alert weather center tracking a nice next few days before our next major weather maker moves in. quick little disturbance comes our way today, look for a few more clouds as temperatures reach the lower 70s. i won't rule out a sprinkle or light shower skies turn mostly cloudy tuesday into wednesday as a cold front moves towards the state. rain chances increase late tuesday night into wednesday. h

that led to charges against county council member - kelvin washington- and city of columbia council member -brian newman. if the county does not take action, the dor letter states that the department is prepared to enforce the state's tax laws. the democratic primary in the palmetto state is tomorrow. and bernie sanders and hillary clinton square off ...battling it out for votes. clinton is holding a rally at s.c. state university. and sanders is speaking with supporters at claflin university. that's where we find billie jean shaw. bernie sanders will host an hbcu stop and rally at claflin university in orangeburg. he'll talk about making college inequality and criminal justice reform. in one last push to rally support from orangeburg county voters, bernie sanders will speak at claflin university. our billie jean shaw is there where supporters are already starting to come in. bernie sanders has a lot of supporters here at claflin today which isn't a surprise since the vermont senator is pulling heavy support from college students. the question is will that support help him win over south c

getting reaction on the latest arrest for richland county councilman kelvin washington tonight. >> three different shootings have residents concerned. we will talk to deputies on why the area is seeing more crime and a lottery retailer has made state lottery history. find out how. you won't believe it. news 19 at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >>> from the station that is on your side you are watching news 19 at 6:0000p.m. >> richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing dui good evening and thank you for being with us. i am jr berry. >> p.m. and darci strickland. >> constituents talked to news 19's joyce koh about his arrest. >> reporter: good evening. the reaction was mixed today from the several people that i spoke with. some saying he should step down from his position and others want to hear his side first. >> i think it is a sad day when something like that happens. we hold our officials to a high standard. at least we think we do. >> reporter: some resident say he failed his duty to them. >> to represent us you need good character, good decision making and he failed that. >> repor

richland county councilman kelvin washington is expected to plead ilty this afternoon to charges of failing to file tax returns. washington is accused of failing to file returns for three years in a row, starting in 2012. those charges emerged after the state department of revenue began investigating administration of the richland county penny tax. washington was charged last month after a department of revenue investigation into the penny tax program found evidence he failed to file state tax returns. he's out of jail on a $15,000 p-r bond. lake wind advisory until wednesday at 11pm - expect wind gust up to 35mph wednesday will be sunny to partly cloudy, and breezy with highs in the

that led to charges against county council member - kelvin washington- and city of columbia council member -brian newman. if the county does not take action, the dor letter prepared to enforce the state's tax laws. in the newsroom, sb wis news 10 a company that operates farms in lexington county has pleaded guilty in federal court to hiring illegal immigrants. hw group, entered a plea agreement in u.s. district court in columbia. according to court documents, the group hired as many as 350 people in the country illegally. agriculture officials say this highlights the importance of pushing immigration reform policies at the federal level - not only be securing the borders, but by putting policies in place that make hiring affordable workers a reality for local farms. " we need immigration reform that allows for guest workers to be brought i by our farmers and other industries that cannot find a sufficient for for us to grow the ag industry carolina, we need a qualified labor force that comes in and helps us harvest our crops." hw group, llc was ordered to pay along with paying a fine, the g

county councilman will have to pay 25 hundred dolalrs in fines for failing to file his state kelvin washington pleaded guilty this afternoon to three counts of failure to file a return. prosecutors say from 2012 to 2014, washington earned more than 426 thousand dollars -- which washington was charged during an investigation tax program...however he has not been tied to any alleged 'questionable spending' within the debate continues into how we improve our state's roads. the senate finance committee met again today with state transportation officials about costs and priorities. meaghan norman is in the newsroom with details. dawndy, after a two-day session with state transportation officials, some lawmakers say they have a better idea of what's possible and how much it could cost. secretary of sc-dot christy hall testified before the senate finance committee about how decisions are made about which roads get priority. she says the bridges, interstates, primary and secondary roads are all important. hall broke down several scenarios of what could be done with different investments. with 200-mill

once kelvin washington pays the fine the other part will be thrown out. the department of revenue says he filed to file returns in 2012, 2013 and 2014. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> today we had sunshine but we also had some cold temperatures and the winds gusted up to 37 miles per hour at the airport. at the airport this morning 27 degrees. 28 degrees in the city. we only managed to get up to 40 in the city and 41 at the airport. 14 degrees below normal for this time of year. clear skies. winds beginning to diminish. 35 degrees. winds out of the west at 11 miles per hour. that is still producing a wind tonight winds light breeze. low of 23. tomorrow sunshine and 50 degrees with an increase in clouds tomorrow night and a low temperature of 32. the weekend forecast is coming up. >> all right. thank you. >>> police seized 4 dozen marijuana plants from a home that was an indoor marijuana growing operation. 45 plants were discovered at a home off caroline drive in south columbia. at least two bed roommates

kelvin washington stood before a judge this afternoon and pleaded guilty to three counts of willful failure to file a return. the judge responded by ordering washington to three years probation and a fine. wis' mike desumma joins us from the newsroom with more. wis's mike desumma was in the courtroom --- and joins us now from our newsroom with more. meaghan, dawndy the fine is twenty five hundred dollars to be exact. washington gets probation along with a suspended prison sentence tax returns for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014. in all he did not report more than 426 thousand dollars in earnings during that time. the charges were brought against the councilman late last year -- during a state department of revenue investigation into the richland county penny tax program. newman was also charged and sentenced on two counts of failure to file a return. he also had to pay a fine. neither newman or washington has been charged in connection with any 'questionable spending' being alleged in the penny tax program. since last year washington's attorney say he has filed his back returns. in the newsro

. >> reporter: kelvin washington was released from jail sunday morning after being charged with driving under the influence. according to police, the accident happened at the intersection of bluff road and martin luther king boulevard and hopkins. washington hit another car with at his bond hearing sunday afternoon. the family of the two victims spoke and said that both victims are still in the hospital. icu. >> reporter: anything to say to the victim? did? >> reporter: his arrest comes just weeks after being charged for not paying taxes. washington was released sunday afternoon on a $25,000 bond. >> reporter: in part he says, i want to ensure the public that this body and its individual members take this very serious. our collective responsibility to the public is compromised when such an event like this occurs. in the coming days we will continue to monitor the investigators to manage this matter. >>> a car crash early this morning left one person dead according to the south carolina highway patrol. the driver of a 2006 honda was traveling eastbound on gardener ferry road. the car wen

council chairman torrey rush released a statement saying...it is our understanding councilman kelvin washington was is involved in a car accident and charged with felony dui. as investigation and as we gather more facts i want us all to extend our prayers and thoughts to the victims in this situation. i want to ensure the public that this body and its individual members take this very seriously. our collective responsibility to the public is compromised when such an event like this occurs. in the coming days we will continue to monitor this situation and rely on the law enforcement agencies investigating this matter. 3 the restaruant owner accused of shooting and killing his wife's lover on valentine's day may be wanted by the mexican drug cartel. that's according to greg leon's attorney... dick harpootlian. he says the cartel now has a hit on leon after he killed arturo santos.. they say santos was a member of the cartel. during a court hearing... the claims were *not challenged by u.s. attorney... jim may.officials say leon shot santos multiple times at the 'park and ride' facility on corley

3 kelvin washington is charged after being involved in an accident that serioulsy injured one man.news 19's... chuck ringwalt... was there as washington walked out of jail after posting bond... this afternoon. he joins us now... in the studio with the latest...chuck. 3 ***take on cam*** washingtgtn wawaed out of the e richland county jail around 3:30 this afternoon...***v o***the judge granted him a 25 thousand dollar surety bond....and washington posted it a short time later.accordin g to the south carolina highway patrol, the incident occurred at about 7:45 saturday night.troopers say washington was driving along bluff road near martin luther king boulevard when he rear ended another car as it began to slow down.one of the passengers in the car.. he hit was transported to palmetto health richland with serious injuries. the other passenger in that car and washington himself were also transported to the same hospital with minor injuries.you may remember that washington was sentenced earlier this month to probabtion and a fine for not paying his taxes over a three year period.we caught

sunday.this will this morning, councilwoman joyce dickerson was named to replace councilman kelvin washington. washington was charged last month after a department of revenue investigation into the penny tax program found evidence he failed to file state tax returns. he's out of jail on a $15,000 p-r bond. he served on the comet board since october of 21. lawmakers traded jabs and tempers flared in the south carolina senate today because they haven't been able to pass a roads bill- but the debate opened doors for fights on other issues. will whitson explains. the frustration lawmakers felt at the snail's pace road reform has moved through the senate opened the door for other issues within the body- edgefield "heck, we've had more discussion today about roads than we have in a year. and i appreciate that, because i'll tell you, today is the end of the 4th week." lawmakers vented frustration that- a month into legislative session- there seemed to be little progress on big bills- and days the senate is in lasting less than an hour. edgefield " the only productive thing we've done all year -i'm s

. >>> kelvin washington on pled guiltypled guilty for farrelling to file a tax return. he was ordered to pay back $2500 in fines as well as $1,000 in court costs. he was also sentenced to probation today. last month, the former city councilman also pled guilty to similar charges. these charges stem from an investstation into richland county's penny tax program. attorneys for the men say the charges are not related to that investigation. >>> talking politics, a day the republican field is thinning out. today, both chris christie and carly fiorina dropped out of the presidential race. >> other candidates who did well in new hampshire are looking ead to the next big vote. dianne gallagher has the latest from washington. >> we are going to make america so great again, maybe greater than ever before. >> reporter: donald trump scored a big-time win in new hampshire with twice as many votes as the next closest candidate, a surprisingly strong second-place finish from john kasich who wasted no time getting to south carolina. >> i need your support. i need your help here. >> rep

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a richland county councilman will have to for failing to file his kelvin washington pleaded guilty this afternoon to three counts of failure to file a return. prosecutors say from 2012 to 2014, washington earned more than 426 thousand dollars -- which all went unreported. washington was charged during an investigation into the richland county penny tax program...however he has not been tied to any alleged 'questionable spending' within the program. a columbia city project - halted after two portions were completed in 2010 and 2012 - is now fully funded and ready for construction again. improvements to the north main were done between 2008-2012 with federal funding. the portion between anthony avenue and fuller avenue has not been completed. the project includes upgrading the pavement, putting in sidewalks and lights - as well as landscaping. "there's a lot of interest in the north main area. we just want to make sure it continues to be inviting for new businesses, and at the same time , make it more attractive to the businesses that are already there." city officials say they now have n

that led to charges against county council member - kelvin washington- and city of columbia council member -brian newman. if the county does not take action, the dor letter states that the department is prepared to enforce the state's tax laws. one suspect is dead after a shooting attack on a berkely county deputy shortly after midnight, deputy kimber gist was getting out of her patrol car in goose creek when she was shot . at the time she was investigating a suspicious vehicle behind a closed grocery store. officials say she's now out of surgery, in good spirits and thankful for eveyone's thoughts and prayers. police in north charelston say they found her suspected shooter dead in a home with a self-inflicted gun shot wound. leaders of the sheriff's office are speaking about the situation and their investigation right now. we'll have more onn this developing situation as new information comes in, and on it shaped up to be a pretty day and should be a great weekend in the midlands as we see the sun shining over columbia through the wis skycam. meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert

. >> councilman kelvin washington facing a felony d.u.i. charge after a south carolina highway patrolman says he rear ended another car saturday night. authorities say it happened along bluff road and martin luther king boulevard. the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the passenger with minor injuries. washington bonded out of jail last night but this is not his first run-in with the law. last month, the 51-year-old was arrested for not paying his taxes for three years. he was ordered to pay a fine andnd sentenced to probation. richland county council chairman rush released this statement writing in part "our collective responsibility to the public is compromised when such an event like this occurs. in the coming days, we will continue to monitor the situation and rely on the law enforcement agencies investigating this matter." >>> an officer is expected to recover after being shot while on duty. during an early morning scuffle following a traffic stop. the suspect has been identified smith. he was found dead later of

least one person is still in the hospital after a crash involving richland county councilman kelvin washington. but they are able to treat her and check to see if it spreads or if it progresses. >>> this basically says it boils down to cat ownership in one short video. [ bleep ]. >> i have a cat door that he can come in. but nope, he wants to come in the door. >> so the cat here has its own kitty-cat door, but kitty-cat wants to use the human door. >> and he's going to get it. >> no, because he's a cat. >> welcome to the house, joe, come on in. [ bleep ]. >> so after all that it doesn't want to come in. >> mind games they are playing with us, these cats. now this was actually posted to twitter but bernie burns. he's been competing in the amazing race at the moment. but from the whole youtube borrowed video site, he's known as one of the creators of trail blazing red versus blue and he's the star of the new youtube red movie "laser team" as well. >> he's conquered a bunch of challenges. this one he's still working on. >> welcome to the house, joe, come on in. you [ bleep ] >>> being the girl of

councilman kelvin washington plead guilty to the charges yesterday afternoon. the judge sentenced him to three years probation and a fine of over 2- thousand dollars. according to the judge....when washington pays the fine the other part of the sentence will be thrown out.prosecutors say the errors they found were with washington's personal finances, and not any misuse of public funds.according to the department of revenue, washington failed to file individual tax returns in 2012, 2013, and 2014. 3 3 legislation moving through the house.....could save farmers devastated by last fall's flooding.yesterday the house ways and means committee voted 21-0 to approve in disaster-declared counties to apply for grants of up to $100,000 each. the grants could cover 20 percent of a farmer's total loss.the flood destroyed crops and kept farmers from planting winter crops.the ag commissioner has said more than 330-million dollars worth of crops were destroyed. 3 state senators working on a plan to fix our roads ... had some tough questions for the people who decide which roa

a sprinkle or light shower skies turn mostly cloudy tuesday into wednesday county councilman kelvin washington. washington has been charged with felony dui after highway patrol troopers say washington was impaired when he crashed into the back of another vehicle. he bonded out of court sunday afternoon. the crash happened saturday evening on bluff road in hopkins. troopers say two men were inside the other vehicle -- one man is still in the hospital in intensive care. we are still waiting on the department of public safety to release additional details of the crash including washington's blood alcohol level. we know the name of the man killed in a crash that happened early sunday morning. the coroner says charles cobb was thrown from a car during a single car crash that happened on garners ferry road around 4:30 am. investigators say cobb was the passenger in the vehicle when it crashed and say wearing a seatbelt. the coroner says the driver was taken to palmetto health richland and is in serious condition. the highway patrol continues to investigate. over the weekend voters in south carolina

: the comet board of directors has a new member - after replacing richland county councilman kelvin washington. -replacing him: joyce dickerson. -washington served on the board from october 2011- february 2016 as the vice chair of the board and chair of the budget committee. -washington charged with three counts of willful failure to file a tax return. -washington reportedly failed to file state tax returns for 2012, 2013, and 2014, failing to report a total of $426,776 of income during those years. washington has not been in court yet on these charges. he is out on a 15,000 personal recognizance bond. we'll keep you updated as we learn more. new numbers show how presidential candidates are shaping up in new hampshire, ahead of the according to real clear politics, donald trump is leading the gop race at 32.8 percent. meanwhile, marco rubio and ted cruz are neck in neck. rubio is at 11.8 percent. and cruz is at 11.3 percent. meanwhile, democratic presidential caucus data in new hampshire has bernie sanders at 54.6 percent. and rival hillary clinton is at 38.8 percent. and things are heating up

. >>> new at 10, richland county councilman kelvin washington is found guilty of failing to file his tax returns. he entered a plea in the room this afternoon. the judge gave him three years probation and ordered him to pay a $2500 fine. the violations were found during a department of revenue investigation into the penny tax program. voters remember post -- pass that program in 2012 while washington was chairman of the city council. he was arrested on tax charges week ago, they replaced him with the vice chairman of the board. today, he pleaded guilty for failing to file taxes. washington was arrested as former councilmember newman. the very same day he was arrested. he paid $10,000 in fines and legal fees. he is no longer on probation at this point because he was able to pay off all of the money. since then,-- newman has stepped down as chairman of the board and the state supreme court has suspended his law license indefinitely. >>> thousands of dollars of marijuana found inside a south carolina home. they found more than 45 plants tuesday and that has more -- a street value of mor

kelvin washington did not have much to say to reporters as he walked out of the alvin s. glenn detention center, sunday. highway patrol troopers believe washington was driving drunk saturday night when he rear-ended another vehicle on bluff road in hopkins. troopers say that other vehicle ended up crashing into a utility pole and the two men inside are still in the hospital -- one, in intensive care. 25-thousand dollars and ordered him not to contact either victim. torrey rush, the chairman of richland county council released a statement that reads in part quote: "i want to ensure the public that this body and its individual members take this very seriously. our collective responsibility to the public is compromised when such an event like this occurs... we will continue to monitor this situation..." quick little disturbance comes our way today, look for a few more clouds as temperatures reach the lower 70s. i won't rule out a sprinkle or light shower skies turn mostly cloudy tuesday into wednesday as a cold front moves towards the state. rain >>> it's fundaymond and we're

kelvin washington will not have to serve any prison time --- provided he pays a twenty five hundred dollar fine. mike desumma was in the courtroom this afternoon and joins us from our newsroom. mike. judi -- washington was also given three years probation as part of the sentencing -- one for each year he failed to file a state tax return. according to prosecutors that was from 2012 until 2014. during that time washington failed to report more than 426 thousand dollars in earnings. investigators charged washington late last year during a state department of revenue investigation into the richland county penny tax program. the councilman has not been tied to any alleged 'questionable spending' in the program. today washington addressed the court --- saying a career transition period was why he got behind in his tax work. "just didn't take care of my personal assets in with regards to transitioning from public work...working work...just got behind." washington's attorneys expect he will have civil penalties coming in addition to his sentence in court today. they say since the charges came dow

. >>> rochelle: richland county council member kelvin washington has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of failing to file a tax return. a judge ordered washington to pay back $2500 in fines as well as $1,000 in court costs. he also sentenced him to probation. last month, former city councilman brian dequincy newman also pleaded guilty to similar charges. the charges stem from an investigation into richland county's penny tax program. attorneys for both newman and washington say the charges are not directly related to that >>> rochelle: a camden man is in custody accused of trafficking heroine. >> eric: kershaw county sheriff jim matthews says last week deputies arrested ronald boone. with two unces of heroine, pot, and pills. matthews says heroine abuse has been on the rise across the country and his deputies are determined to not let it get out of control in kershaw county. >>> eric: columbia police's organized crime and narcotics unit has uncovered thousands of dollars rth of marijuana inside a homemade grow house. justin helps has been charged with manufacturing marijuana after offi

kelvin washington pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to three counts of failure to file a return. prosecutors say from 2012 to 2014, washington earned more than 426 thousand dollars -- which all went unreported. washington was charged during an investigation into the richland county penny tax program...however he has not been tied to any alleged 'questionable spending' within the program. a columbia city project - halted after two portions were completed in 2010 and 2012 - is now fully funded and ready for construction again. improvements to the north main street corridor were done between 2008-2012 with federal funding. the portion between anthony avenue and fuller avenue has not been completed. the project includes upgrading the pavement, putting in sidewalks and lights - as well as landscaping. the north main area. we just want to make sure it continues to be inviting for new businesses, and at the same time , make it more attractive to the businesses that are already there." city officials say they now have new federal grant dollars and penny tax funds to finish the remaining

highway patrol troopers say kelvin washington was driving drunk saturday night when he rear-ended another vehicle on bluff road in hopkins. troopers say that other vehicle ended up crashing into a utility pole and at last check-- the two men are still in the hospital. one is reportedly in intensive care. a judge set washington's bond at 25-thousand dollars and ordered him not to contact either victim. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning i'm mary king with the t good to be alive right about now good, good, good to be alive right about now >>> 7:30, monday morning, leap day, february 29th, 2016. what are we going to do with the extra day? the oscar red carpet has been rolled up for another year. the stands are coming down at the dolby theater. al and natalie were there up late and up early now. >> the first hour was fun to watch. >>> the 88th awards ended with a surprise with "spotlight" taking home the award for best picture. in the acting categories, lee leonardo dicaprio got his first oscar

when richland county coucilman kelvin washington will appear in court next...after he was arrested for a felony dui over the weekend. the highway patrol says washington was driving along bluff road near martin luther king boulevard when he rear ended another car as it began to slow down.one of the passengers in the car.. was taken to palmetto health richchnd with serious injuries. the other passenger in that car and washington were also taken to the same hospital with minor injuries. now you may remember that washington was also sentenced earlier this month to probabtion and a fine for not paying his taxes over a three year period.news19 was there as the councilman walked out of alvin s. glenn detention center at about 3:30 yesterday after making his 25-thousand dollar bond. 3 councilman washington, anything to say about the charges brought against you. no comment. anything to say to the victims? do you feel sorry about what you did? have you had contact with any of the people involved in the incident councilman? how many drinks did you have? could you tell us how many drinks you had t