New four-way stop planned in Lexington County ahead of roundabout project
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans to install a temporary all-way stop intersection on SC-6 at Meadowfield Road and Jim Spence Road in Lexington County beginning March 13. Transportation officials said the change is part of an ongoing project to build a roundabout...
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to visit City of West Columbia
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is rolling into the City of West Columbia. Officials say the wienermobile will be coming this Thursday, March 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Oscar Mayer hot dogs, yard games, and more. City officials ask that people...
SC elementary school employee investigated by sheriff, district says
A Richland County school employee is no longer on campus after a school district was informed of a law enforcement investigation. Horrell Hill Elementary School Principal Shannon Adams told families that the school was aware the Richland County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a school employee, according to a...
Showers and storms possible late tonight
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Today is the 5th straight day of temperatures in the 80s for Columbia and much of the Midlands, the longest such streak in the month of March since 2017. We have two more unusually warm days ahead of us. Highs will climb to the mid...
Young brother gorillas to relocate from Riverbanks Zoo to Dallas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Young brother gorillas Moyo and ZaKota are preparing for a major move from Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to the Dallas Zoo this month. The pair, born in 2018, will be relocated under a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan (SSP) Breeding and Transfer...
Fatal collision in Lexington kills 1
Earlier this morning at around 7:12 a.m., a vehicle ran off the road in Lexington on Wagner Highway near the intersection with Rhoda Rish Road. The incident occurred after the driver of the vehicle ran off the road, hitting a ditch, fence and a utility pole. The driver then attempted to exit their vehicle before it...
Search for 15-year-old runaway girl from Lexington has ended, police say
UPDATE: Cherrell Patterson returned home early Monday morning and is safe, the Lexington Police Department said. Original Story A search is underway for a missing girl in South Carolina. Cherrell Patterson was publicly reported missing Sunday night by the Lexington Police Department . The 15-year-old was last seen...
Driver run over by own vehicle during crash in South Carolina, cops say
One person was killed Monday morning when run over by the vehicle they had been driving, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol . The single-vehicle collision happened at about 7:15 a.m. in Lexington County, said Master Trooper William Bennett. A 2002 Ford F-350 pickup truck that was pulling a trailer was...
Arrests made after shooting in West Columbia
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Police have announced two arrests after a shooting in West Columbia on Sunday. The West Columbia Police Department said 19-year-old Jaeden Jones and 18-year-old Ty’ron Bethea were each taken into custody after the incident. Jones is charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm...
Mexican restaurant in Columbia has closed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Taco Mundo Vista announced it is being reimagined. The announcement was made in a social media post. The last day of full service was Sunday. Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content like this, subscribe to our email newsletter, and download our apps. Have...

















