moms and dads in kershaw county, your students have now been dismissed. >> and there is kershaw county. there is the squall line that had them under a tornado warning. there might have been. we just haven't had reports. now it is moving into lee county. lee county is under the gun >> and south carolina national ? >>???????? and from the northeast side there isis an not working now. it looks like there has been some kind of structure collapse on great baptist church in lexington. now. they received on an out of the gust front with the squall lines as it was moving through. we had another 30 minutes in downtown columbia, weed two inches and five points in downtown in less than an hour. theres a warning in the five points area, bus because it is flooding, it went up recall fast, and its going to go down fast within 30 to 45 minutes time you are good to go. for away from downtown columbia, the heavy squall lien is east of us. we will still have periods of moderate rainfall for the next several hours, across the viewing area. another storm that we keep a close eye on, this is the leading ed

hernandez remains in the alvin at this hour -- authorities in kershaw county believe they have the man behind several break-ins in the town of bethune over the last month. 22-year-old jeremy rashad woodall was arrested this morning...just days after deputies say he broke into bethune elementary school. that's where we find our mike desumma, live. mike. well len not only do authorities was behind that break in -- but they believe he was here on site again just hours before his arrest. deputies with the kershaw county sheriffs office reported seeing a man with a flashlight here near the school grounds at around 4am. that suspect was tracked with k9s leading police right to woodalls door. the break in itself came at the school on monday night according to the bethune police dept. authorities say a safe was taken from the building. that was just the most recent burglary case to hit the town over the past month. since the beginning of the year 7 locations -- most businesses on main street -- have been targeted by thieves. police say there were also several attempted break ins -- and right n

live in kershaw county, michal higdon, wis news 10. coming off of a win in the gop iowa caucus, presidential candidate ted cruz spoke to a packed house of supporters in greenville last night. cruz said the victory he achieved in iowa can happen in south carolina. he says his campaign has 8,500 volunteers ready to gather the support of south 00:25:07 we're seeing conservatives and evangelicals libertarians and reagan democrats all coming together. and that's what it takes to win. after his rally in greenville, cruz left for new hampshire where he plans to continue his campaign up until the state's primary. following new hampshire, he's expected to head back to south carolina to campaign before our 'first in the south' primary on february 20th. looking ahead... donald trump is scheduled to make two campaign stops in south carolina, before the first in the south primary. on friday, he'll be at the florence civic center at 7 p.m. on wednesday the 17th, he's scheduled to be at the sumter county civic center at 7. trump finished second behin

lawrence place is particularly meaningful l kershaw loynes. kershaw and her four sons are lawrence place-- a 30- home community in columbia that helps homeless families get back on their feet through specialized programs. kershaw and her youngest son cephius will be walking and running in the race saturday as a way to give back and encourage other families who are currently at st. lawrence. kershaw loynes/former slp resident 08:04:47 you can't just wake up one morning and there it is- there is a process, there needs to be accountability. there needs to be a network of people that help you and your family 08:06:44 i'm just a small part of the success that comes out of st. lawrence place.there are many other families like me- it really makes a difference the race for the place 5k will start this saturday at 8am behind st. joseph's catholic church, with a kids fun run starting at 9am. all of the money raised will help support programs for the families of st. lawrence place. there is still time to sign up. we've put a link under the big red 10. th

kershaw >> alicia: thanks for staying with us. crack cocaine and guns, that's what police say landed a kershaw county man behind bars. kershaw deputies say during a traffic stop they found 15 pounds of marijuana, 17 grams of crack cocaine and 12 grams of powdered cocaine inside a car driven by 30-year-old raymond jones, jr. jones is charged with trafficking marijuana, and trafficking crack cocaine, plus possession of a weapon. >>> ben: a group of students with disabilities were left on a broken down school bus for hours. according to a spokesperson for the sumter county school district the bus broke down yesterday near highway 378 and saint paul church road. a district official says the route's normal drivers were out did not have contact information for the students' parents leaving some students stranded until 8:30 yesterday evening. a spokesperson said the driver stayed with them the entire time. the district says superintendent dr. frank baker met with the district's transportation officials to ensure it never happens again. >

kershaw and her four sons used to live at st. lawrence place-- a 30- home community in columbia that helps homeless families get back on their feet through specialized programs. kershaw and her youngest son cephius will walk and run in the race saturday to encourage other families currently living at st. lawrence. kershaw loynes/former slp resident 08:04:47 you can't just wake up one morning and there it is- there is a process, there needs to be accountability. there needs to be a network of people that help you and your lawrence place.there are many other families like me- it really makes a difference the race for the place 5k is saturday at 8am behind there's a kids fun run at 9. there is still time to sign up. we've put a link under the big red 10. let's get an update on your weather with ben. great stretch of weather over the next few days. mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s today then warmer through the weekend! friday sunday: partly cloudy, highs in the upper 60s to middle 70s by sunday. changes coming as it looks wet

authorities say they will continue their investigation. 3 in kershaw county...the man police say shot and kileld a teenener has been arrested and charged for manslaughter. he's 49-year old jimmy joe methe. police says at around 3am they responded to methe's home for a shooting. when they arrived the suspect told them... he shot the teen...17- year-old... brandon spencer... after seeing him and another person ...stealing items from his truck. officials say the other person has not been identified. methe is currently in the kershaw hearing. 3 3 3 3 after the break...we're talking usc women's (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) 3 3 3 3 3 if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alo

it's pushing it's way dune into kershaw county. places north of camden, you will get a little bit out of this. there's not a whole lot left. we'll get a few more flurries and that will app wrap up the flurries tonight, blustery tomorrow. it will be windy and cold. we'll have more sunshine to deal with. it will grab you when you step outside. it will set us up for pretty cold temperatures all week long with a resurgence of some very cold numbers here over the weekend. that by the way includes valentine's day. let's give you -- explain to you why this is all going on here. we got 30s all over the place right now. and all of this is courtesy of a big pocket of cold air that originated in canada and is oozing down the east side of the u.s.it will park itself here for the next several days and so it will be with us, as i say, through the weekend before there's any relief on us. it's early next week before there's any significant relief. here we go. overnight tonight, a few more flurries, we dip down to 27 in columbia. the cold spot, pro

elebrating the arts of kershaw county schoolswill take place at 5:30 at lugoff- elgin high school. the program features dance, theater, choral and instumental performance along with visual art peices from students at all 20 county schools. the event is free. 3 you can support the athletes in the special olympics of south carolina today by taking the plungethe 3rd annual gamecocks rule the pool polar plunge will take place at the maxcy gregg park pool. that's located on park circle. registration starts at 5...with the plunge at 6.a minimum of $25 must be raised in order to plunge. plungers are encouraged to dress up as a group or as an individual, there will be prizes! 3 palmetto health is helping you manage stress tonight. they'll discuss how stress affects your body and performance.in addition to learning the best ways to healing waters will explain how their services can help you reduce stress and will give those attending a gift. this event begins at 6 p.m. at palmetto health baptist's parkridge location. 3 3 3 the usc men's basketball team won its 10th sec game last night defea

a kershaw county judge has granted $200,000 surety bond for 49-year- old jimmy methe. methe is accused of shooting 17-year-old brandon spencer, after methe claimed he caught him stealing from his truck saturday morning. not been identified. two men have been arrested in connection with a drug bust near dreher high school. donald bunch and william graham were both arrested at 1217 butler street after police found drugs in the home. bunch and graham are both being charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine in proximity to a school, and possession of marijuana. new at 7, columbia police have arrested a man accused of breaking into an apartment and assaulting a female. it happened early this morning at 1426 main street. officers say christian robinson walked inside the victim's bedroom and started touching on the victim. robinson is charged with first degree burglary and first degree assault and battery. a report just released today accuses the south carolina department of health and human services -- of exposing

kershaw loynes/former slp resident 08:04:47 you can't just kershaw loynes/former slp resident 08:04:47 you can't just wake up one morning and there it is- there is a process, there needs to be accountability. there needs to be a network of people that help you and your family 08:06:44 i'm just a small part of the success that comes out of other families like me- it really makes a difference the race for the place 5k will start this saturday at 8am behind st. joseph's catholic church, with a kids fun run starting at 9am. all of the money raised will we've put a link under the big red 10. happy birthday to everyone celebrating today!! send your birthday club pictures to: birthdayboard@wistv.com and specify the date in subject line. a senior administration official confirms that today, the white house will announce that the president will travel to latin america next month --- including cuba. cuban leader raul castro and president obama announced in 2014 that the two countries would begin to normalize relations after 50 years without diplomatic ties. guns will be allowed in classrooms at

, my family made it.. then they can also kershaw is an alumni of st. lawrence place. a 30- home community in columbia that helps homeless families get back on their feet through specialized programs. kershaw 08:03:11 with the 2008 financial issues, me and my family we became homeless and i was under employed at the time and st. lawrence place was the opportunity for me to get myself together and for my family to have hope again now they're spreading that hope by walking and running for those who are in the same place they once were. all of the proceeds from the annual lawrence place race for the place 5k go to provide programs for families on campus. lila anna sauls/ceo, slp 08:10:02 programs are how we work with our families, it's everything from the social worker to the children's program worker. it helps us provides life skills and really important safety nets for the families who call this home with 30 families on campus, and 60 more on a waiting list. st. lawrence place ceo lila anna sauls says every little bit helps. and kershaw says she's living

kershaw county we've seen a lot of rain moving through that area, look at the line, broken in nature but still holding its own, we do have some lightning in here. it's starting to push out of lee county and starting to move into sumpter county as we kind of break it up there, as it begins to move into the western portion of florence county. this line kind of starts to fill back in. it's really going to be powerful for us, as we head over toward springfield. this is lifting out to the north, and this is the area that we will really have to watch out for the afternoon, i think for the next storms moving at the 40 mile per hour rate we will have to watch these storms moving fast and as they move fast they are dumping a maximum amount of rain hence the reasons for us having the issues with the flooding, as we go through our storm track, this is what we're looking at as it continues to move about 40 miles per hour, holly hill, 440 is six for you, and a flood at 4:29, and we will be tracking this as we continue right on through the evening >> thanks. we are keeping an eye on what's going o

it will be at north central high school in kershaw. a federal judge has granted a delay in the trial of confessed charleston church shooter dylann roof. at a hearing today--prosecutors told the judge they were ready for trial, but roof's lawyers said they are not. roof himself was not in court today. both sides are waiting for the justice department's decision on whether to seek the death penalty against roof. defense lawyers say roof will plead guilty if the table. roof's death penalty trial for state charges is scheduled for july 11. it's a situation we all hope we never face-- but if you found yourself face-to-face with an active gunman--would you be ready? we're taking a look at what law enforcement says you should do in those critical moments. break 2 they're names we all know. bernardcasualties. have you ever thought about what you would do if you ever found yourself in that kind of others to the test. it's the kind of nightmare situation that you pray you're never in - we've seen and had to cover these kinds of active shooters -

sarah kershaw worked for more than a decade as a reporter for the new york times. 3 gambling... for kids? that's what one nonprofit "the national council on problem gambling and the campaign for a commercial-free childhood" is sending letters to the nfl today, asking the league to *stop offering fantasy sports, to children. they believe the games could lead children towards future gambling addictions. the league started a game called "nfl rush fantasy" last season, for kids ages six to 12. they could pick fantasy teams... and compete for free video game systems. the league defends the game, because it requires parental consent. 3 and... today is "national trading card day." it's been fun hobby for kids... for more than a century. but it's also a pretty good investment. especially if have any of those one *hundred year old cards. including this one... the most *valuable trading card in the world. the "honus wagner t-206 tobacco card " from 1909. one recently sold at auction for about two point eight *million dollars. that price is about five *times as much...as the *second most r

he popped the governor- kershaw "we have to cut $700 million from the budget. and the majority of that cut people in south carolina." "i probably hit back a little too hard." but not all back and forth on the roads debate ended in laughter- tempers flared between lawmakers unsatisfied with work done on the bill- and those who sat on committees like transportation- which made recent attempts to amend the roads bill. mter edgefiled "mcelveen: can you please explain to me and other members of the body why what we passed is junk, in your opinion? why is it's fake." lawmakers will discuss roads again in next week's senate finance committee meeting. ww wis news 10 a gas company is investing more than 10- million dollars in the capital city. dominion carolina gas transmission is relocating its h hadquarters to columbia. the move comes after dominion bought carolina gas transmission the party has started in san francisco.. fans pouring into the bay area three days before kickoff - for the broncos and panthers in super bowl fifty.. as jay gray reports, the focus is on c

good morning efren. 3 3 3 in kershaw county... a student at lugoff-elgin high school is accused of threatening to shoot one of his teachers.he's 18 year old cameron mose oreglia.deputies say a parent who monitors their child's social media accounts tipped them off to what happened. they say that parent noticed a message to their child from oreglia that threatened a specific teacher. the parent passed the message along to school officials, who then notified the school resource officer.deputies say oreglia 3 in orangeburg county... deputies say complaints about suspected drug activity led to the arrest of an orangeburg county man.he's 35-year-old isiah williams.deputies received several complaints about a parking lot at broken arrow road and old number six highway. they say the callers believed the lot was being used as a meeting spot for drug sales. on february 17th, a deputy found two people in a vehicle in the parking lot. officers found two bags with about 4 ounces of marijuana . bond was set at 75-hundred dollars for williams.

that's the wild west and we're not like that in kershaw states."> 3 sheriff matthews said with a long back log of cases... this case may not be heard in trial for months or even years. 3 in richland county...a woman is waking up in jail this morning after deputies say she cut her husband with a knife. deputies say around three, saturday afternoon, 53- year-old vivian jeffrey was trying to cut the tires on her husband's car... when he tried to stop her... that's when they say she cut him several times with a knife.he is expected to be okay.jeffrey has been charged with criminal domestic violence. 3 3 the number 2 usc women's basketball team will take to the court again tonight. they'll face off against number 25 tennessee on the road in knoxville. this is the gamecock's fifth-straight nationally ranked opponent and it's seventh in the last nine game games. tip off for tonight's game is at 7pm. 3 columbia parks and recreaton will host the black history extravaganza today. the event is for all ages and will include live entertainment... activities be

boone is being held at the kershaw county detention center on 200-thousand dollars bond. tonight -- some parents in kershaw county will meet with a school board member to discuss the consolidation plan for mt. pisgah and bethune elementary schools. a parent requested board member ron blackmon to do a q&a session -- and he agreed. blackmon will respond to questions that have already been submitted. the meeting is at 6:30 at north central high school's auditorium. richland county leaders are looking to you for input on a greenway section that would be built along gills creek. the proposed project consists of 4-miles of greenway and a concrete sidewalk from kilbourne to bluff roads. the trail is outlined in red on this map. leaders want the design with construction starting early next year. the richland penny p pgram development team is holding a public meeting tonight from 6:30 to 8. it's at brennen elementary school on deveraux road in columbia. you can read more about it online at wistv dot com. coming up on the news at noon. putting the finishing touches on a project in

kershaw county sheriff jim also a friend of the defendant --- also asked that he be released on his own recognizance. matthews's office did of course bring these manslaughter charges against methe. investigators, are firm in their stance that methe had no legal right to fire on brandon spencer early saturday morning. authorities concluded that the 17 year old was running away from the defendant's property on norton drive when he was fatally shot from behind. spencer and another person allegedly took items out of methe's truck. his attorneys and neighbors say he had been the victim of several break ins in the past. coleman deas --- friend of jimmy methe "if they that close to his home stealing off of his equipment..what's to say they ain't coming back the next night and kicking his front door in and kill his family." jim matthews --- sheriff, kershaw county "i certainly support people protecting their lives inside their homes if they're in fear of great bodily harm or death.but my freedom is more precious than anything i own and i don't want to lose it because i overstepped my bounds and

to liberating the arts of kershaw county schools is taking place at 5:30 p.m. at the back else in it includes pieces of art from students at all 20 schools. the event is free. columbia will present silent voices, an evening of music and visual arts. doors open at ask with a silent auction, and the show starts at seven. performances during the event are created by the members of the homeless community. a donation of $10 will get you in and proceeds go directly to the performers. >> palmetto health is helping you manage stress tonight. they talk about how to respond to and manage stress. this begins at 6:00 6:00 p.m. tonight at palmetto health park ridge location. >> we can support the efforts and the special olympics by taking the plunge like the people in the video. the polar plunge takes place at the park circle pool. a minimum of $25 must be raised anyone who is taking part is encouraged to dress up as a group or individual. there will be prizes. >> 6:58 a.m., and as you had out the door, it's head over to efren afante. >> we are looking at the bard river bri

pretty much from lake murray into parts of fairfield that into kershaw county but it is a very light at worst right now. parts of winnsboro in just to the east of blythewood and extreme western northwestern kershaw county for that is the only area where the rain is falling at least right now. temperatures are mild and it is 57 in saluda and winnsboro. here in columbia we are sitting at 59 degrees. the moisture is already in place for the cloud coverage. a cold front comes in to miss a chance for more rain fell today. when the kids get out of school rain is likely to be warm with 66 degrees as a high temperatures rain "jack of the red hearts" middle to upper 60s all throughout our community and as we get into the afternoon, a lot more rain will pull through. but very active as we get into the deep south and all this activity will be moving through so we will have quite a number of days where we will be dealing with rain. overnight tonight he could be looking at heavier rainfall with a high of 53 degrees and we could see a thunderstorm or two with a high of 68 on wednesday and as thing

a kershaw county man accused of fatally shooting a teenager was granted a 200 thousand dollar surety bond today. jimmy methe is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old brandon spencer. authorities say methe caught spencer stealing from his truck before he shot him. meanwhile, spencer is being described as the ringleader of a group of five teens now charged in another case. the teens, including isaac barrett and hunter mclendon, are charged with armed robbery. it's in connection with a

according to the kershaw county sheriff's department, a parent monitoring their child's social media account discovered the message threatening to shoot a teacher. he is awaiting a bond hearing. in the race for the white house, senator bernie sanders is looking ahead to saturday's primary and beyond. sanders campaigned in the capital city today then took off for kansas city, missouri and other states participating in super tuesday. we're told the senator will be back in south carolina on friday. sanders says he's committed to the palmetto trying to close

please call crimestoppers at 1-triple-8-crime-s-c. 3 3 a kershaw county man charged in the shooting death of a teenager - is now out on bond. he's 49 year old jim methe. methe is charged with voluntary manslaughter after kershaw county deputies say he shot 17-year-old brandon spencer two weekends ago. methe told investigators that he shot spencer after seeing the teen and another person stealing items from his truck. methe's bond was set for $200 thousand dollars. 3 in columbia...authorities continue to look for two men they say fired shots in columbiana mall saturday night columbia police chief... skip holbrook... says the whole thing started with a fist fight around 7pm. eventually shots were fired in the air. that of course sent everyone scrambling for safety...no injuries have been reported as a result of the shooting. holbrook says they have surviellance video that shows two men running from the scene ... another man was also seen in that video... but holbrook beleives he was breaking up the fight... and will not be charged.authorities are asking for anyone with photos or video of th

last month, kershaw count deputies made 21 dui arrests. that compares to 15 in january of last year. the newberry county sheriff's office is warning citizens of a new phone scam where the caller says you owe the government money and if you don't pay you could go to jail. irs scams are the most common ones in 2015, 700 of the 3,000 reported scam calls to the department of consumer affairs were irs scammers demanding that consumers pay taxes owed or face the consequences and that's exactly the kind of scam some newberry citizens are dealing with. vo: department of consumer affairs officials say if you get this call hang up. do not give your personal or financial information over the phone even if the person on the other end claims to be from your bank. once you hang up, follow up. if you think you may owe money to the irs, call them directly. there are red flags to look out for if you aren't sure: if the person on the other end is threatening legal action, saying you only have a short amount of time to respond, or asking you to verify your i

now kershaw county sheriff office says that he was fleeing a scene where those laws do not apply. the funeral for william rucker was held at aj rucker middle school, named in honor of his family. his death just hours before the his son a football and he unexpected collapse and died afterwards, those said that he was well respected in the community. >> he was a good kid always. >> he went around the neighborhood in that big truck of his talking to everyone. >> those of the family say they are coping as best they can. colgate and family dollar came together to offer free dental screenings and oral healthcare at family dollar stores. organizers say it's a good chance for kids to warm up to dentists at an early age. >> we have children scared and maybe even crying and leave happy and satisfied. history month but children dental health month. after the break, the winter weather causes a pile up in pennsylvania. and an earthquake rocked oklahoma this morning, just how strong was it? returns. >> strong winds and heavy snow led to a deadly multi-car pile up in pennsylvania, check out this

. >> in the small county of lancaster south carolina since the quiet town of kershaw a town that was long ago anything but quiet. at the epicenter of a national gold rush. >> at one point in time the goldmine was the largest mine in the united states. it has not been active since before world war ii. there may be a few old-timers that remember that, but we have two generations since the never been around it. >> geologist says franklin roosevelt shut the mine down during the war so americans could focus on warfare industry. the mine site stayed mostly quiet after that. >> they are reopening of mind in a sense has been in operation off and on since 1827. >> they recently got the go- ahead to start money again after all of these years. >> you will see housing and hotels and restaurants growing in this area. it's an opportunity for the people of kershaw and the surrounding area. >> across the street, a tiny white cottage where lifelong resident runs her event. >> it's a nice town. it's a town where you still see people walking the sidewalks and children playing in the front yards. >> all

-kershaw county detention center charged with a weapons law violation. gop presidential candidates are already hitting the campaign trail in the palmetto state. jeb bush will soon be in the capital city after stopping by sumter and florence. dr. ben carson spoke with supporters in gaffney. ohio governor john kasich made appearances in georgetown and myrtle beach. and senator marco rubio was also in the lowcountry. raycom's lisa gresci reports. here at the crown reef resort presidential hopeful marco rubio stood before a standing room only crowd. though right now rubio is trailing third in carolina... the people that filled this room don't doubt his success as president. one of rubios stand out moments was an answer to one of those questions and a promise he made--- to cancel president obama's deal with iran day one in office... he spoke on rebuilding our military, coming out of national debt, and not only improving the american dream but expanding the message behind it to more people. lastly, rubio asked the people of south carolina for their vote. repor

it is already moving out very little in the way of sprinkles now and kershaw county. behind it, a lot of clear skies, that clear skies will start filtering and as we get throughout the morning. 43 lexington, 48 saluted and aiken, 47 newberry to winnsboro. bishop bill 43, 43 here in the capital city. when the kid set out to the bus stop they will need their winter coats, hats, gloves it will be 41 as they had off to school today. once the clouds get away by 9 o'clock it will be 42 degrees, not a big warm-up, 47 by lunch time, 48 by 1 p.m., we will barely get up to 52 degrees it will be windy so it's not going to feel like 52, it's more going to feel like 45. by 6 o'clock 48 degrees. >>> as far as the roadways are concerned, as we head out the we are looking at i 26, over at mile marker 105 105 in between saint anderson piney grove road. traffic is very light right now. but it will be picking up as we go throughout the morning. no accidents reported all throughout our thoroughfares as you're going into columbia. one slowdown we have, charlston highway is your heading no

kershaw and her four sons are alumni of st. lawrence place-- a 30- home community in columbia that helps homeless families get back on their feet through specialized programs. kershaw and her youngest son cephius will be walking and running in the race saturday as a way to give back kershaw loynes/former slp resident 08:04:47 you can't just wake up one morning and there it is- there is a process, family 08:06:44 i'm just a small part of the success that comes out of st. lawrence place.there are many other families like me- it really makes a difference the race for the place 5k will start this saturday at 8am behind st. joseph's catholic church, with a all of the money raised will help support programs for the families of st. lawrence place. there is still time to sign up. we've put a link under the big red 10. great stretch of weather over the next few days. mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s today then warmer through the weekend! friday sunday: partly cloudy, highs in the upper 60s to middle 70s by sunday. changes coming

kershaw county investigators say methe shot and killed 17-year-old brandon spencer after he found the teen stealing from his truck. wis' meaghan norman has the latest. "he got caught up in something that had a horrible ending." ranel willoughby says she tried to save her grandson's life after starting to see a pattern of bad behavior. "he had recently been caught stealing and was experimenting with marijuana./ "i've been preaching and preaching to him, you're going to get in trouble." early saturday morning her worst nightmare came true. "i saw all the lights in my yard and i'm realistic, i figured it was the police and i opened the door and i really thought brandon had got into trouble." her grandson, 17-year-old brandon spencer had been killed. kershaw county sheriff jim matthews says the teen was stealing from a vehicle when the homeowner came outside with a gun. "jimmy methe is paying a terrible price for what he did and many people think he's fine for what he did but it's not and i don't want to see it happen to anyone else." investigators say methe shot and killed spencer as he

his deputies are determined to not let it get out of control in kershaw county and columbia police's organized crime and narcotics unit has uncovered thousands of dollars worth of marijuana. this was inside a homemade grow house. that guy has been charged with manufacturing marijuana after officers say they found 45 marijuana plants inside a home in the 1400 block of carolina drive. officers say the plants have an estimated street value of more than $164,000. now, in addition to the plants, officers also discovered rooms grow those plants indoors. citizens with any information about narcotics activity, you are encouraged to call crimestoppers. >> the more than a month long stand-off at an oregonn wildlife refuge may soon be coming to an end. the final four activist inside the malheur national wildlife refuge say they will leave their weapons behind and surrender to authorities today. protesters say they took over the refuge to decry what they called government overreach of federal land. and changes may be in store for a lowcountry military college as well. state senator marlon kimpso

the kershaw county sheriff's department is looking to expand its team -- but sheriff jim matthews says that's easier said than done. matthews says his best deputies started backing out after riots broke out in communities like ferguson, missouri, saying today's atmosphere around law enforcement makes young recruits feel there's too much risk. on top of that, matthews says there's not enough pay. for those who haven't completed the justice academy, neneemployees must start in the civil division making $26,000. once they complete the academy the pay gradually grows to 32-thousand. "we don't lose deputies to some of these other low paying counties. we lose them to the higher paying counties. when you have deputies that leave counties that pay more. when they look at us, because they want to move to kershaw county or in this vicinity, they look at the pay scale and say thank you but no thank you." despite other local departments sharing carolina justice academy reports no drop in class size. in fact, the academy has increased its class size in recent years to meet demands. today marks 48 y

the kershaw county sheriff's department is looking to expand its team -- but sheriff jim matthews says that's easier said than done. started backing out after riots broke out in communities like ferguson, missouri, saying today's atmosphere around law enforcement makes young recruits feel there's too much risk. on top of that, matthews says there's not enough pay. for those who haven't completed the justice academy, new employees must start in the civil division making $26,000. once they complete the academy the pay gradually grows to 32-thousand. "we don't lose deputies to some of these other low paying counties. we lose them to the higher paying counties. when you have deputies that leave counties that pay more. when they look at us, because they want to move to kershaw county or in this vicinity, they look at the pay scale and say thank you but no thank you." despite other local departments sharing similar concerns, the south carolina justice academy reports no drop in class size. in fact, the academy has increased its class size in recent years to meet demands. there, is looking ba

dixon is in kershaw county detention center where he remains pending a bond hearing. we are working to get more information on a 19-year-old columbia woman whose body was found on friday. deputies say deanndra roach was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is now in jail, charged with murder and armed robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card using it three times right after the murder. carolina couple facing drug charges in newberry county. stephen taylor and bridgette clark were spotted in a car parked behind a restaurant on s.c highway 34 near interstate 26 last week. the newberry county sheriff's department says the driver was "acting suspicious." after searching the car, deputies found drugs, more than $4000 cash and a handgun. coming up on the news at noon... the details into a deadly amtrak crash set to be released this afternoon. what the documents are expected to reveal. plus, the danger of the zika virus. world health leaders meeting to disc

dixon is in kershaw county detention center where he remains pending a bond hearing. two people are facing charges after a drug bust in dalzell. deputies arrested rondell harriet and keevan roberts friday after they say investigators got information that there was marjiuana being distributed for the home. deputies found approximately 5 pounds of marijuana at the home valued at more than 22- thousand dollars. they also found more than 16-thousand dollars in cash and three hand guns. a north carolina couple facing drug charges in newberry county are now out of deputies say stephen taylor and bridgette clark were spotted in a car parked behind a restaurant on s.c highway 34 near interstate 26 last week. they say the driver was "acting suspicious." after searching the car, deputies found drugs, more than $4000 cash and a handgun. south carolina's weather seems to be on a rollercoaster... dipping high and then low. trtrsitions homeless recovery center says that's making it hard to recruit volunteers for its winter weather shelter. whenever temperatures hit 40 degrees or be

tonight, angry parents helped shut down part of a school board meeting in kershaw county. they're mad about the possibility that two rural schools might be closed and consolidated. our chad mills is just getting back from that meeting. the two schools is question are mt. pisgah elementary and bethune elementary. parents say those communites have already lost so much over the years. and on top of that -- they say they're extremely happy with the schools and don't want one larger school somewhere else. they say both schools have some of the best academic statistics in the district -- and tonight -- they managed to force the board to hold the discussion of night. on the basketball court at mount pisgah elementary... scored points against the kershaw county trustees in the loud, sometimes unruly, battle on the hardwood. one by one, they took the mic to tell superintended dr. frank morgan and the board they don't want to see this school and nearby bethune elementary close and consolidate elsewhere. chris mangum says a consolidated school would hurt the education of his children

that's the wild west and we aren't like that in kershaw county. >> the sheriff said it's a long backlog of cases but this one might not be heard in trial for months, possibly even yearss. >> today columbia parks and recreation will host a black history extravaganza for all ages and includes live entertainment, vendors, and even lunch. activities begin at 10:00 o'clock at greenview park on davis street. tickets are $5$5 person. >>> the number two usc women's basketball team will take to the court again tonight facing number 25 tennessee on the road in knoxville. this is the gamecocks fifth straight nationally ranked opponent and its seventh in the last nine games. >> mom of the day. and nurturing mother. she is also a soldier. she for trays a perfect example of a mother despite many sleepless nights. congratulations to you schapiro. if you like to nominate a mom of the day, had to our website and click on the banner to send us your nomination. >> word of the day time. today's word of the day as pork were two. that means beautiful duty. >> that extra to describe a pageant. . >> i thought

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kershaw county sheriff jim matthews says last week deputies arrested ronald boone with two ounces 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. columbia police's organized crime and narcotics unit has uncovered thousands of dollars worth of marijuana... inside a homemade grow house. justin helps has been charged with manufacturing marijuana... after officers say they found 45-marijuana plants inside a home in the 14-hundred block of carolina drive. officers say the plants have an estimated street value of more than 164-thousand dollars. plants... officers also discovered rooms set up with equipment used to grow the plants indoors. citizens with any information about narcotics activity are encouraged to call crimestoppers. that number... one-triple-eight- brutally cold morning... so you're going to want to bundle up before you head out the door. yeah... no famously hot temperatures in our forecast... for more on what you can expect for the remainder of

reports of a dusting of snow in areas of the northern midlands including in bethune and mcbee in kershaw county. viewers sent in some of these photos of light snow in their yards. this morning there are no reports of any school delays or any accumulation on the roadways. the major story this morning -- the wind combined with near- freezing temperatures making it feel extremely cold outside right now. von gaskin is in for tim miller with your first alert forecast. lake wind advisory until wednesday at 11pm - expect wind gust up to 35mph wednesday will be sunny to breezy with highs in the lower/mid 40s. dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. thursday and friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. this weekend expect the arctic blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s. happening right now.. . city of columbia water crews are repair a water main break near the 11-hundred block of st. andrews road. this is near the st. andrews commons apartments. overnight we received calls to our newsroom about residents not having any water t

judi, dawndy...methe's friends and neighbors showed their support here at the kershaw county courthouse for today's bond hearing. there were very few empty seats behind jimmy methe in the room itself. they were there to ask the judge to grant him a low defendant's character. methe has lived here in camden since 1996.and according to his supporters is an active member of the community. prosecutors feel however he did not have any legal right to fatally shoot 17 year old brandon spencer during that attempted robbery saturday morning. investigators say they concluded spencer was running from methe's home after he came out to confront the two people who were near his truck. according to the kershaw county sheriff's office, there had been several break-ins in methe's neighborhood during recent months. sheriff jim matthews says that gave the defendant no cause to take the law into his own hands. "i'm not happy about that either so i understand the sentiment behind his actions but he acted beyond what he should have in that situation." "i think he was doing exactly what anyone else would've do

. >> the kershaw county sheriff speaks on behalf of a murder suspect at his bond hearing. hear what he had to say. >> and if you are waking up with a cold, we have the best food to help you sure that. news 19 starts now. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us here on news it is february 18. >> 6:02 a.m., and we will start with the new information. the highway patrol continues to investigate an accident involving to law enforcement vehicles. we are told that to lexington sheriffs vehicles hit each other around 9:00 9:00 p.m. last night as they were responding to a call. three deputies were taken to the hospital come up but are expected to be okay this morning. no word on what led to the accident. >> a late-night fire these two elderly people homeless. it happened near the intersection of redwood court and carlton drive. you can see the flames coming from the house. the fire crews say whenenhey got there, the flames took over the home. investigators are trying to figure out at this hour what caused the fire. the crews say that the house is >> let's and things over

into the eastern part of fairfield county and still a band of showers from clan don all the way to kershaw. these are moving north northeast at 40 miles per hour. the main batch of rain is back to our west where a tornado watch is in effect for southern alabama and there has been quite a bit of severe weather with this line of thunderstorms and it is this entire area that's headed our way for the early morning hours. right now it is cloudy, 37 degrees, winds from the east northeast at six miles per hour producing a wind chill of 32. tonight we expect thunderstorms coming through during the early morning hours. it will be after midnight. our temperature will start around 38, 39 degrees and will be rising before the thunderstorms get here. tomorrow we'll break out into sunshine with a high temperature of 63 degrees. i will have the rest of the >> thank you. >>> the gop primary is saturday and front runner donald trump appears to be widening his lead. a new poll shows trump with 42% of likely voters. today in mount pleasant trump took issue with republican he says the audience w7u#x something

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. >>> making headlines tonight, there is concerns in kershaw county. school district officials are working on a proposal that would bring back hudson -- hundreds of students. for now, plans are on hold. the parents are not living up. melanie barden just got back from that meeting a short time ago. more. melanie?>> reporter: that is right. the board voted 9-02 table the discussions until the next board meeting. that will not stop the momentum of the parents and grandparents. destroying the schools would mean destroying the communities. >> we do not have the finest in technology appear, but we have the love of the community, and we have the love of the teachers.>> reporter: for people like nancy siegrist, merging mount pisgah and bethune elementary school at a new location will be devastating. >> my husband what here, my son went here, and now my grandchildren. >> reporter: is why she along with other parents and grandparents came out to the kershaw county school board hearing to speak against the proposal.>> reporter: -->> the school board is looking at

a sharp group of first and second graders in kershaw county. we enjoyed there. we want to think you all again for your support in allowing us to head back to speak to all of the students there. it was the first and second grade class. shoot me an email, skywach weather school. were always happy to come out and talk weather with you. shall -- shall we? that clear skies going to change over the next few hours. we expanded the view some and there is cloud cover to our west. the clouds will continue to increase as we make our way through the overnight because the clouds are increasing across the area, temperatures are not dropping aberrant -- unbearably cold tonight, but it is not going to rebound tomorrow. let's take a look at future wach. the atmospheric set up, what we have going on right now, we have a warm front to the south, when you get a warm front, everything develops ahead of it. this is at 7 am. set the alarm a little earlier so that you can turn in -- tune into lauren lsk tomorrow morning. we're seeing a lot of back and forth in the eastern midlands. bet

kershaw county schools were cleared before 4:00 p.m. richland county school district one dismissed late. richland 2 buses were delayed but they started running across to 3:30 p.m. d.o.t. crews working to remove one tree in west columbia. these photos were take an short time ago in the area near the farmers market. mails from a news 19 viewer, julie brown. you can see the strong winds there, brought an entire tree down in her yard. we need your pictures to tell this story of what happened in your neighborhood. we want to see them. upload them to our facebook pages or tweet at us. and make sure you are following our news 19 team on twitter, we are tweeting the latest information so you can stay up to date with the whether weather we are on air or not. >>> and columbia police have arrested a suspect in the sexual assault case near the usc of south carolina campus. 23-year-old carlos jovany hernandez turned himself in to columbia police headquarters around 6:30 a.m. this morning. he was taken in to custody and charged with criminal sexual c