Columbia SC

IRMO, S.C. (WIS) - The Dutch Fork Fire Rescue responded to a crash, vehicle fire shortly after midnight in Irmo. Authorities said the crash happened in the early hours of Tuesday on the 11400 block of Broad River Road between Bookie Richardson Road and the intersection with Mount Vernon Church Road, shortly after...

Bunny Rodrigues’ Quilts Preserving Georgetown’s Gullah Heritage. Vermelle “Bunny” Rodrigues grew up when Gullah Geechee kids were shamed for their language. Yet she turned that pain into art. Born in Georgetown in 1938, Bunny later made her first story quilt while living in Pennsylvania. After coming...

New federal student-loan rules could make it harder for South Carolina nursing students to afford graduate programs, raising concerns among health officials about the state’s growing nursing shortage.

More than 130 people are in quarantine in South Carolina after a measles outbreak. The Department of Public Health says the outbreak has affected schools, an airport, and a church. Quarantine measures were announced on November 21, 2025. Health officials are working to limit the spread of the virus. Since October 2,...

Dennis Chastain, an outdoors writer, naturalist and storyteller known in South Carolina for his vast knowledge of the southern Blue Ridge mountains, died this past weekend at his home after a brief illness. The 73-year-old Chastain spent much of his life in the mountains of Pickens County, studying nature and...

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at an Airbnb in Columbia, South Carolina, in the summer of 2025. Columbia Police Chief W. H. Holbrook said a 17-year-old male was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, over the weekend and extradited to Columbia. The suspect faces charges including murder,...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Stanley Law Group and Toliver’s Mane Event Barbershop will donate 300 frozen turkeys to families on Tuesday ahead of Thanksgiving as part of the firm’s effort to support underserved communities. The drive-thru giveaway will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — South Carolina is uncovering more dogfighting operations than ever as investigators confront the violence, trauma and unspoken evidence left behind in each case. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division rescued more than 200 dogs from illegal dogfighting rings in 2024, reflecting a...

School districts around the South Carolina Midlands have their own versions of schools choice. Enrollment in those programs, for some districts in Richland and Lexington counties, is now at hand. Some offer specialized education in science, fine arts or language. Others allow students to attend schools outside their...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Samuel Alexander Gray, 53, of Leesville, has been sentenced to a year and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to operating a dogfighting venture and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that in September 2023, Lexington County...