Year of the Horse: Columbia celebrates Chinese New Year
Columbia is ringing in the Chinese New Year, which starts Feb. 17. Events around the city include performances, arts, crafts and games on and off USC's campus. The Chinese New Year, also called the Lunar New Year, is a time for the busy, modern world to be put on pause to commemorate the new beginning of the lunar...
Search Underway In South Carolina For Child Who Has Been Vanished For Days
A search is underway in South Carolina for a girl who has been missing for many days. Isis Yamileth Solis Rodas was reported missing Saturday by the West Columbia Police Department. The 12-year-old’s family reported her missing on Friday, according to a police news release. According to the release,...
SC State announces new safety measures for entering and exiting campus following deadly shooting
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Students, faculty and staff, and guests will have to follow updated procedures to enter and leave the South Carolina State University (SCSU) campus starting Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Monday, SCSU announced it is implementing updated entrance and exit procedures “…to strengthen campus security and...
INTERVIEW: Oyster roast to help benefit United Way Midlands on Feb. 19
Intisar Faulkner sits down with organizers of an oyster roast set to benefit the United Way of the Midlands later this week.
8 Towns In South Carolina Where $1,500 A Month Covers Rent, Groceries, And Utilities
Looking for affordable places to live in South Carolina where $1,500 goes the distance?. These 8 towns offer budget-friendly living with plenty of small-town charm!. Spartanburg might be the best-kept secret in South Carolina when it comes to affordable living. This charming city with its beautiful brick buildings...
Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union Celebrates 90 Years of Service
Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union, a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution serving the Midlands and beyond, is marking 90 years of service in 2026. Founded in 1936 as the Columbia Teachers Credit Union, the organization has grown into one of South Carolina’s most recognized credit unions while...
Fire crews quickly extinguish kitchen fire
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Firefighters quickly put out a kitchen fire at a home on Riley Street on Monday night, according to the Columbia Richland Fire Department. Crews arrived at the scene to find smoke coming from the roof. Firefighters entered through the front of the home and found...
“South Carolina’s speech code is a disaster”
COLUMBIA — Days after a bill requiring social media sites to limit certain features for children became law, a company representing major technology companies sued the state, claiming the brand new law is unconstitutional. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill, dubbed the Age-Appropriate Code Design Act, into law Feb....
Your measles vaccine was years ago. Are you still protected? What SC experts say
For many South Carolina adults, the reality of having taken a measles vaccine when they were younger is likely not something that has been in the front of their mind through the years. After all, the highly contagious virus had, for the most part, been eradicated in the U.S. and the Palmetto State decades ago. That...
Two people dead following vehicle crash in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — Two people have died and another was injured following a head-on crash on Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County, according to authorities. The three-vehicle collision happened around 8:34 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at mile marker 44 near the Highway 49 exit by Enoree, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said....
