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Related video: Prison to production: SC inmates build plates, signs COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — South Carolina drivers will soon begin receiving newly designed license plates when they renew their vehicle registration. Effective Jan. 1, the state Department of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing the plates that commemorate...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbia, SC – Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) investigators are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman connected to a recent shoplifting case at Ulta Beauty. According to RCSD, the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill introduced by South Carolina lawmakers would prohibit utility companies from adding fluoride to public water systems, adding the state to a growing national debate over an additive that has been used in U.S. drinking water for decades. The proposed legislation would ban fluoride from...

Officials say the discharging or shooting of fireworks within the city limits is permitted between the hours of 10 a.m. on Dec. 31, and 1 a.m. on Jan. 1. The city also wants to give people firework safety tips. Always use fireworks outdoors and have a bucket of water and...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — As people across the Midlands ring in the New Year, local authorities are reminding residents of the fireworks ordinances currently in place. If you plan to celebrate with fireworks, be sure to follow the permitted times in your area:. City of Columbia. Fireworks may be...

LAKE CITY, SC (WMBF) - Another man is behind bars in connection with a deadly Christmas Eve shooting in Lake City. Officers with the Lake City Police Department arrested Lindon Harrison, 31, of Columbia, on Dec. 18 in connection with the 2019 murder. Harrison is being charged with murder, possession...

A sizable uptick in measles cases in the ongoing outbreak in South Carolina has put the U.S. on the precipice of losing its elimination status. South Carolina’s health department on Tuesday reported 20 new measles cases since Friday, bringing the state’s total this year to 179. That tally is higher than the number of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging Upstate residents to confirm their vaccinations are up to date. The DPH has identified a concerning uptick in cases of illnesses such as measles, pertussis (whooping cough), and varicella (chicken pox), diseases that had previously...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Five people were arrested on drug-related charges in Darlington County following three unrelated traffic stops during the holiday week, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Michael August said the arrests stemmed from enforcement activity in the Lamar and Hartsville areas....

DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – New Year’s Eve is one day away, and law enforcement across the Lowcountry is ramping up extra patrols and traffic stops, focusing on keeping impaired drivers off the road and ensuring everyone arrives home safely. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety...