Third suspect arrested in deadly Sumter County shooting
A South Carolina prison employee was arrested after allegedly using her vehicle to hit another person at a Family Dollar in Richland County. A Midlands man charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend appeared in court Friday. Missing Sumter County man may be in danger, deputies say. Updated:...
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Columbia Historic Black hospital to be restored into housing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Black history is getting new life in the Five Points area. A new housing project was just approved by the city and will transform one of Columbia’s first black hospitals. The building is at the intersection of Gervais and Harden Street. Around 1914, the people’s...
Law enforcement urges SC legislators to crack down on school emergency hoaxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Law enforcement wants to crack down on acts that have sent South Carolina school campuses into emergency mode and traumatized students and staff. Now they are asking state lawmakers for help to do it. At a hearing on campus safety earlier this week at the State...
Frustration mounts after Big HBCU Battle of the Bands event in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -What was billed as a historic celebration of music and culture turned into a disaster, according to some attendees of the Big HBCU Battle of the Bands last weekend in Columbia. Ticketholders say they waited in line for hours—some as long as three hours. Many are now...
Man accused of opening fire during fight at Columbia-area apartment complex, injuring 2
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A man is now facing charges after a shooting that left two people hurt at a Columbia-area apartment complex. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said Friday that 20-year-old Jonathan Bethea is charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
SCDC food service employee accused of giving vapes to inmates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A South Carolina Department of Corrections food service warehouse employee is being charged after allegedly buying vapes and then giving them to inmates. SCDC said Corina Richards-Parnell, 34, was found to have been selling the electronic cigarettes between June 24 and July 18. Warrants...
SC person dies from unusual mosquito virus, first case in 20 years
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The headline of the story has been updated to reflect a correction in the location of the victim.) BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that one person has died from a rare mosquito virus for the first time in over 20 years. DPH said this […]
Documents show South Carolina teen’s alleged quest to join ISIS
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County teenager arrested in June on terrorism charges allegedly used several computer apps to try to join ISIS, according to court documents. A newly filed indictment also claims that Daniel Fox Fischer, 17, who once attended Conway High School, also obtained technical expertise to...

















