Richland County moves forward with $4 million plan to address affordable housing
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland County is moving ahead with a $4 million initiative aimed at expanding affordable housing options and supporting first-time homebuyers, including teachers and first responders. The funding, approved during a recent meeting of the county’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AD...
Marble Slab Creamery: Unlimited Flavors, Unlimited Fun
WIS got a look at how to make a whiskey sauce ahead of October's Great American Whiskey Fair in Columbia. Columbia police to provide update on Angela Fuller case. Columbia police are set to provide updates on a case involving a missing woman who was found dead nearly one week ago.
When did we stop thinking?
After much personal deliberation and thought, I’ve decided we humans are getting less capable of rational thought. I’m sad to report this—I’ve fought the idea of successive generations degrading for decades. Old Man Carver strongly believed the idea. He also stood in his front yard and admired his property each...
Closed for years, Columbia’s Finlay Park to reopen after $24M+ remodel
Downtown Columbia’s Finlay Park will finally reopen this November. After being closed for years, first due to disrepair and then to make way for sweeping improvements, the city announced Friday that it will host a grand re-opening event on Nov. 15 to celebrate the park’s more-than-$24 million transformation. For more...
SC college police chiefs share security needs after Kirk shooting death and USC hoax...
A South Carolina state House panel met Tuesday to talk college campus safety and security and to hear from state law enforcement and university police chiefs about what they need to better protect students, faculty and visitors. State Rep. Tim McGinnis, who led the hearing, said it was important to...
DPH confirms first human eastern equine encephalitis death in South Carolina in more than...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that the state has experienced its first confirmed death caused by infection with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in more than 20 years. This is the first human case of EEE virus to be reported in...
Palmetto Peanut Boil returns this weekend
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The annual Palmetto Peanut Boil is back for its 18th year. The event will take place this Saturday, Sept. 20, from noon to 6 p.m. on the 2900 block of Devine Street. Attendees can sample a variety of boiled peanuts from various vendors as they compete...
Richland Northeast NJROTC soars to new heights with U.S. Air Force C-17 Experience
The sky wasn’t just the limit for Richland Northeast’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC) recently; it became their classroom. On September 5, cadets from the program had the unique opportunity to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for a one-of-a-kind orientation flight, providing them...
SC corrections employee used her car to ram another vehicle, sheriff says
A South Carolina Department of Corrections employee was arrested after using her vehicle to ram another car, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Brittany Larkin, 30, was charged with first degree simple assault following an incident Thursday at the Family Dollar at 2505 Broad River Road, according...
Inmate sentenced to 15 additional years after throwing cup of diarrhea in officer’s face
MCCORMICK, S.C. (WKRC) - An inmate was sentenced to 15 additional years behind bars after he threw a cup of diarrhea in an officer's face. According to WRDW/WAGT, 35-year-old Donald Harper Jr. of Richland County, South Carolina was sentenced to 15 additional years in prison by Judge David P. Caraker Jr. on Monday.
