Against michael slagerthe former North Charleston Police Officer accused of murdering walter scott last year. Hearing was expected to begin at 3 30. Slagers defense asking for speedy trial trial datecurrently set for the fall, could be moved to april. Solicitor there has said she wants to push this case because shes also trying the case of confessed Charleston Church shooter dylann roof. Asking for november trial date at earliest. Motion to reconsider slagers bond also discussed. Well bring you those rulings as they become available. Investigators are working on a mystery in whats being called a murder now. We now know the name of the victim of a weekend crash later declared a murder. 46 year old adrian silva crashed yesterday in the Early Morning hohos. Deputies got to the crash at long green parkway and churchland drive in columbia just before 3am on sunday. And they discovered silva who was dead had a bullet wound to his upper body. Richland county sheriffs deputies are following up
Days, downtown columbia and first alert weather center. Exactly correct, i have called up three of our cameras, sumter, look at you, sunshine, orangeburg, right over the lake, soon to be sunshine. Temperatures, rebounding here. No 30s like we have been around the noon hour, 52, lexington, 45 chester, 43 lancaster. That is where the clouds are hanging at this point. Exit stage right. There go to clouds. Here comes the sunshine. Certainly sunshine by this afternoon few clouds headed our way. All in all, lovely day. Sunshine, mix with clouds, temperature, 50, fall into the 40s. Notice the bottom doesnt fall out. We are 58 or so this afternoon, well talk about the rest of the thank you, tim. Follow up to breaking news on sunrise. 17 salt minors in upstate new york stuck 900 feet underground. More on their rescue. Reporter nine hours after an elevator was stuck, all 17 minors rescued. Traditionally their mine was a safe one. One of the steel vertical beams became loose causing it to be stuc
Will top at near 50 with clear skies the bottom will fall out of the thermometer, look for overnight lows in the middle 20s. Tuesday and wednesday under sunny skies well only see the investigators in Orangeburg County are investigating a house fire where one person died. Authorities were called around 3 30 this morning to old number 6 highway in elloree. The Coroners Office is working to make an identification on the body found inside. And sled is looking into the case. An autopsy on the body will be done tomorrow morning. Investigators are working to solve a mystery in whats now being called a murder. 46 year old adrian silva crashed on his motorcycle yesterday in the Early Morning hours. Deputies got to the scene at and churchland drive in columbia just before 3am sunday and discovered silva who was dead had a bullet wound to his upper body. Now Richland County sheriffs deputies are looking for the murder suspect. If you have any information that can help investigators call crimestop
And a lot of scrutiny. Now, a county Council Member is proposing a solution he hopes will restore the Publics Trust in the program. News 10s chad mills has the story. It was a shocking letter to Richland County councilman seth rose. I was deeply concerned when i first saw the letter, and i immediately started looking at ways to take the bull by the horns. Hes talking about this letter that was sent from the department of revenue to Richland County early last month. In it, the dor says it discovered discrepancies and possible illegal activity related to the countys penny tax for transportation projects. An audit that rose says shakes Public Confidence in the county. Theres no question. My trust in the programs been shaken after reading the letter. So rose has emailed three motions to the county clerk. One would change the way Council Approves purchase orders related to the penny tax. Another would payback funds spent from the penny tax account on an Small Businesses in the process. Penn
An audit that rose says shakes Public Confidence in the county. Theres no question. My trust in the programs been shaken after reading the letter. So rose has emailed three motions to the county clerk. One would change the way Council Approves purchase orders related to the penny tax. Another would payback funds spent from the penny tax account on an initiative to involve more Small Businesses in the process. Penny revenues should only go to moving dirt, repaving roads, funding the bus system, greenways, and walkways. Thats where the penny revenue should go to. Finally, and most notably, roses plan calls for getting regular citizens more involved in oversight. It would revamp a Citizens Advisory Committee and give it more teeth. Members would be able to flag issues they discover, the committee would prepare audits, and exofficio member of the county councils transportation adhoc committee. Being an exofficio member would allow the chairperson to not only have a vote on a recommendation