Columbia SC

South Carolina surged to the top for Prospect (Texas) High class of 2027 three-star offensive lineman Will Endicott when he visited in March. Now, he’s ready to join the program. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound fast-rising prospect committed to Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks today. Endicott chooses South Carolina over offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, and Baylor...

IRMO, S.C. — A missing 70-year-old man with dementia who walked away from his home Monday afternoon has been safe, according to the Irmo Police Department. Irmo Police posted the update Monday afternoon, saying, "Mr. Bates has been located, he is safe and in good condition. Thank you to everyone that shared."

State testing found contaminated diesel fuel at a Sandy Run gas station after SCDA received 25 complaints from customers, according to the agency.

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man has been arrested after a high-speed chase with deputies from two counties. On Saturday, a deputy with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on CR Koon Highway after seeing a pickup truck traveling more than 70 mph. The...

Irmo Town Council held a regular business meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2025 in the Irmo Municipal Building located at 7300 Woodrow Street. Two public hearings were held prior to the meeting on annexations located at 200 Ministry Drive and two parcels located on Dreher Shoals Rd. Both closed with no comments from citizens.

Three major, highly contested projects are poised to potentially impact the South Carolina Lowcountry — a proposed data center, a natural gas power plant, and a related underground gas pipeline — and now the local opposition is drawing support from some heavy hitters in the environmentalist world. The Sierra Club of South Carolina and Savannah Riverkeeper have now joined the fight against a trio of energy...

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will hold its annual Workers Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, April 28. The ceremony will honor the men and women who have given their lives in service to the SCDOT and the state of South Carolina, and is a tradition that goes back decades to remember those killed while working on highways, as well as those who died...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a stabbing at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (ASGDC). Deputies were called to ASGDC on Monday around 2:45 p.m. and were informed that an inmate who was stabbed multiple times was being taken to the hospital.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The body recovered from Lake Murray has been identified as 35-year-old Gonzalo Briseno of Columbia by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher on Monday. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recovered the body around 4:20 p.m. near the Lexington County and Newberry County line.

Hurricane Melissa (2025) Federal officials have cleared more than $41.5 million in funding for Florida,...