Columbia SC

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — So you've been hunkered down in your home for a few days as the snow has swirled. But the sun is coming up and food and snacks might be running low so how can you find out if places are open?. Well of course you can...

Snow from a weekend winter storm had come to the Columbia area of South Carolina, but there was so much of the white stuff that it isn’t yet gone. Snow continued to cover much of the Midlands on Sunday. Anywhere from 5 to 9 inches of snow was predicted to fall in the Midlands, according to the National Weather...

Authorities were excited to promote the participation. Officials launch game-changing 'bounty' program to help homeowners fight serious property threat: 'Trying to remove' first appeared on The Cool Down .

A fire left a local restaurant heavily damaged late Saturday morning. Columbia-Richland firefighters responded to the Hibachi Express at 2313 N Beltline Blvd. shortly before noon. They found the flames and heavy smoke, and called a second alarm. Additional firefighters rushed to the scene, along with Forest Acres...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the person who died in a two-vehicle crash on Augusta Highway in the Lexington area on Sunday. According to Coroner Margaret Fisher, the collision happened in the 2500 block of Augusta Highway on January 31, 2026, at...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Emergency Management Operations Center is asking drivers to avoid travel, unless absolutely necessary. According to a release, the department said snow is creating hazardous driving conditions across parts of South Carolina. While crews are working around the clock...

Tucked away in the heart of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, there’s a barbecue sanctuary that defies the modern world’s inflation with prices that seem frozen in time. Shealy’s Bar-B-Que isn’t just serving up plates of Southern comfort—it’s offering a full-fledged feast that won’t empty your wallet....

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A driver is dead and three others are injured after a two vehicle crash in Lexington County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified Elaina Lynn Valencia, 39, as the person who died in the wreck. Valencia was...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Crews responded early Sunday after a fire broke out at a Columbia apartment complex. Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins told WIS that his department received a call shortly after 1 a.m. at the Bent Tree Apartment Complex in Columbia. A WIS crew was at the scene...