Let me tell you, this is a big deal. First, this is an elected official. He has held this position for three decades now and he is tasked with the responsibility of protecting citizens and the 11th county which covers a few different counties and this is a big deal because this is not the first time this has happened. Lets start with what happened last night. We are hearing this happened before 8 pm. The Highway Patrol says someone in a lexus was trying to make a left on beech creek road and they drove off the road and hit a utility pole. So the troopers got there to check it out but no one was there. The driver wasnt there. So they ended up going to mr. Myers home and interviewed him and were able to determine he was driving the car and he was under the influence at the time. They brought him to jail. He blew a. 09 . He was booked into jail. The South Carolina law states that. 08 is the legal limit. This is not the first time this has happened and not the first time he has been in tro
That other headlines. A rainy start to the work weekend question now how long will the rain stick around . Meteorologist efren afante joins us now with the answer. Weve been getting a lot of rain since early this morning and now a transition from showers to go showers and nonsevere thunderstorms and a lot of lightning associated with it. The extension from Saluda County into northern aiken county. Moving to parts of lexington county into columbia and then more going into aryans from hopkins and throw sumpter and approaching into areas so a lot of rainfall, a lot of lightning with it. Right now in columbia 60s and calm winds. We expect the ring to continue in thunderstorms as well. Low 51 and then tomorrow brain sevenday forecast and when the rain will be out of here coming you. One man dead and another missing after the boat capsized afternoon. Dnr Officials Say other boaters but were unsuccessful. They pulled the other man into revive him. The missing man. Richland county hope you can
Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party agrees. He has to get his message to resonate to those individuals. If you do well here you will do well march 1. Reporter also on saturday the ballot. Thank you. Hillary clinton will be tomorrow. She taking part in a forum at Central Baptist Church in columbia. It starts at 6 15 p. M. And ends at 8 00 p. M. Tomorrow night and wednesday at Morris College in sumter. Bernie sanders was there today visiting the cafe on main street. Danny glover endorsed him earlier this month. Bernie sanders is looking for a win in South Carolina. We have got to be the people who say wait a minute, this we have a moral responsibility to protect our children. A handful of billionaires are not going to make the decisions to the future of the country. Polls show Hillary Clinton with a lead in South Carolina. The latest numbers show her up 25 points on Bernie Sanders. For complete coverage of the primary head to our website at just head to our website www. Wltx.
3 according to the american heart association, one in four south carolinians suffers from cardiovascular diseasetoday cardiologist Patrick Mccann will discuss the causes and symptoms of Heart Failure and the latest solutions for survival. The event will be at six p. M. At Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge in the birch room. And coming up at 6 on news19 this morning were talking with a heart doctor on how not getting enough sleep puts you at a higher risk for a heart attack. Again thats when you join us for news19 3 lexington district two schools will hold its 4th History Community event tonight. The theme is a night at the apollo theater. The students will take the stage tonight at 6pm at Brookland Cayce high school in cayce. 3 the South Carolina legislative black caucus is starting its 2016 voter involvement campaign this evening in an effort to increase Voter Participation , the members of the South Carolina legislative black caucus are having an after work social, called olitics hip
Not charged with dui in that incident after he passed a field sobriety test. 3 3 richland 3 deputies need your help finding two suspects stealing from a samaritan who flood victims. Deputies say back on see on this surveillllce video stole a wallet from the victims car. While he was helping others affected by the historic floods in the north ridge road area. Investigators add the suspects used the victims credit cards at several businesses and a number of restaurants making purchases totalling more than 635 dollars. 3 for somebody to capitalize on the vulnerability of us in an emergency situation, to prey on us, i really cant fathom it. 3 the Richland County Sheriffs Department is asking for your help in identifying the two suspects in this case. If you have any infomation that could help, please call crimestoppers at 1 888 crime sc 3 Columbia Police continue to investigate saturdays incident at columbiana mall. Officers believe two people pulled out guns. And fired into the air. Nobod