Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia Police Department announced Thursday that a missing woman had been located. Columbia police said Amanda Porter, 39, was located Thursday and is safe. She was reported missing last Friday by her caregivers. Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content...

Beaufort County and State investigators deemed Willie's Bar and Grill a public nuisance and threat to public health and safety of community.

Erik Elken, a Berwyn, Pennsylvania native and amazing athlete, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at an untimely age of 22, leaving his family and loved ones devastated. According to reports, an MRI in late January—initially ordered to evaluate a possible hip labrum tear—unexpectedly revealed a tumor in...

As federal immigration enforcement agents took to Charlotte, N.C., arresting more than 130 people this weekend , reports on social media claimed that agents had been spotted in Columbia. So far, much of what has been reported online have just been rumors or possibly other law enforcement misidentified as Immigrations...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – If you purchased a “CASH POP” lottery ticket for the Nov. 17 drawing that specifies “ALL,” the South Carolina Education Lottery said your ticket was printed in error and can be refunded. State lottery officials said a printing error resulted in 214 “CASH POP” tickets being affected. “The...

RED BANK, S.C. — A proposal to build more than 400 homes in Red Bank could soon move forward, and some neighbors say they’re worried about what the added growth could mean for their community. “I wish they would think before they did it,” said longtime Lexington County...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Authorities are seeking public help to identify a man. Officials with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say the individual they are looking for is involved in an ongoing investigation. The individual is said to frequent the Fairfield Road area. You're asked to contact RCSD...

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — A new rezoning proposal in Blythewood could mean more homes in an area once known for farming, and some residents are concerned. “Even a small subdivision would be pretty devastating for us,” said Katie, who lives just off Fulmer Road on Blythebrook Road — the same road where a large piece of...

Stephanie Schaller, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina (USC) College of Nursing, has developed a new educational tool to help nursing students understand congenital heart defects. Each year, about 1 percent of babies born in the United States, or around 40,000 infants, have heart defects....

A 53-year-old Lexington County man who forced dogs to fight to the death was sentenced to prison Wednesday by a federal judge at the Columbia federal courthouse. For operating a dog fighting ring on his property, Samuel Gray was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis. He had...