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Tipsters who report drunk drivers could get $100

Tipsters who report drunk drivers could get $100

Tipsters who report drunken drivers in Columbia can get a $100 reward under a new initiative.

The Report A Drunk Driver program was launched Friday by AAA Carolinas' Foundation for Traffic Safety and officials with the City of Columbia.

People can call 911 and give details about someone they suspect of driving drunk. The calls will be coded specifically for the RADD campaign, and tipsters get $100 if the person is convicted.

Sheriff: Teen with developmental disorder found dead in swimming pool

Daven Williams (Source: Kershaw County Sheriff's Department)

ELGIN, SC (WIS)- The Kershaw County Sheriff's Department says a teen with a developmental disorder that went missing Friday morning was found dead.

Sheriff Jim Matthews says the body of 15-year-old Daven Williams was found at the bottom of a nearby swimming pool that was a quarter of a mile from the school he walked away from on Chestnut Road.

Matthews says a homeowner located the teen's body in the pool around 11:30 a.m. and she immediately called sheriff's deputies.

Tornado Watch issued for the Midlands

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS)- A Tornado Watch has been issued for the Midlands until 10 p.m.

The watch affects the following counties: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.   

A watch means that conditions are favorable for tornado development.

Storms moving into the Midlands ahead of a cold front to our west Monday afternoon were bringing severe weather.

Look for periods of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. 

SC Food Policy Council Holds Summer Meeting

SC Food Policy Council Holds Summer Meeting

The South Carolina Food Policy Council will hold its next meeting at the Phillips Market Center, located at the State Farmers Market, in West Columbia on June 14. The cost to attend this one-day event is $10.  Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program concludes at 4 p.m.   Lunch will be sponsored by the Lowcountry Housing Trust.

 

Are you hearing booms today?

An aerial image of McCrady Training Center. (Source: Google Maps)

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS)- Are you hearing loud booms today? If so, there's no need for alarm.

Residents in the immediate vicinity of the McCrady Training Center in Eastover, may notice an increase in noise as a result of S.C. Army National Guard demolitions training scheduled from approximately 10:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Saturday.

Officials said levels of noise will vary depending on weather conditions. Overcast conditions may increase perceived noise effects.

Basketball camp teaches more than court skills

Coach Harvin Council and Vision Basketball Camp

ELGIN, SC (WIS)- Coach Harvin Council has been teaching and mentoring from the sidelines at his Vision Basketball Camp for the last 17 years.

"My main focus is to get these kids to understand basketball and sports is fine, but in order to get to those points, you've got to have character not be a character," said Council.

It's not all about athletic drills. Council tries to instill life skills that can be used on and off the court.