Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia Water provided an update to City Council on Tuesday about the progress of its Capital Improvement Program, which focuses on upgrading the city’s aging sewer and drinking water infrastructure. Over the past several years, the City of Columbia has invested heavily in improving its...

A teacher at Crayton Middle School was removed from the building in November. Students and parents don’t know why, and the school district won’t say. Stephen Price, a mathematics teacher who also coached the Crayton’s wrestling team, was escorted from school premises on Nov. 17 during school hours, said Meagan Kerr,...

Rain will be widespread and heavy at times on Friday, prompting another First Alert Weather Day.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Police in Columbia are asking for help to find a woman who reportedly hasn’t been heard from in nearly two months. The Columbia Police Department said 69-year-old Donna Ellen Katz was first reported missing by a relative on Nov. 17. The relative also told police they last heard from her on Oct....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has approved six new academic degree programs, creating new pathways for students to enter high-demand careers. The newly approved programs span various fields, including cybersecurity, physical therapy, engineering and health...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia Police Department is taking a continued approach to reach young people before there’s a crisis through their Young Ambassadors for Justice Roundtable. The 8-week program instills lifelong lessons and is open for new applicants, with the deadline to apply coming up Monday, December...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - After nearly a year in the making, Columbia’s first open-air food hall is set to officially open to the public. Gather Cola, located in the city’s BullStreet District, will hold a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 10 a.m. Friday. The space will house 10...

Two tenants at a local apartment complex are claiming to be facing a nightmare living situation in their units, from black mold, to water damages, and cracks in the walls. Shawn White and Emmanuel Moore have only lived here at the Arbors at Windsor Lake Apartments for a few months each. Both told WACH Fox that they...

(WACH) — A desperate search is underway for 62-year-old Timothy Lee Gillie, who has been missing since Dec. 1 around 2:00 p.m. According to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, Gillie’s last known communication was a text message sent at 12:45 p.m., in which he said he was at an appointment at the Dorn Veterans...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A third infant has been safely surrendered under Daniel's Law in South Carolina's Upstate region within the past month, according to the Department of Social Services (DSS). "When we see one usually within a couple of weeks later, we see another one," said Connelly-Anne Ragley,...