Columbia SC

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after a Saturday morning shooting in northeast Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said officers were called to the 200 block of Pond Ridge Road East around 10:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting. Arriving deputies found a man dead and a woman with a gunshot...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Saturday will bring more 90s to the Midlands before some relief is finally on the way. A statewide burn ban is in effect as of Friday at 7 a.m., with dangerous fire weather conditions persisting across all 46 counties. Ongoing drought conditions are a key...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Members of the Columbia Garden Club dedicated a statue of their founder during a celebration of its 100th anniversary Friday. Club members dedicated the life-sized bronze statue of Sarah Smith Boylston at her historic home on the Governor’s Mansion and Gardens Property. Members said that...

Wisconsin's former starting big man Aleksas Bieliauskas has chosen a new program.

The multicultural two-day festival is back for the 31st year at the state fairgrounds April 18-19. The Columbia International Festival returns to the Cantey and Goodman buildings at 1200 Rosewood Dr. with more than 100 national exhibitors each representing a country. In addition to each country portrayed at a booth, there are 19 food vendors representing a country and their native foods...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — City leaders in Columbia are asking for public input on a proposed project aimed at improving safety along one of downtown’s busiest corridors - Assembly Street. For many who walk the area every day, the concerns are already clear. “I know we’re all out here,...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department have arrested a man after receiving weekly calls reporting gunshots. Deputies say the callers reported gunshots in the area of Main Street (Old Eastover) and McCords Ferry Road between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30 pm. On...

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WIS) - Dominion Energy will install new power lines in the Midlands this weekend. Dominion Energy said the installations will take place across I-77 near Blythewood, about 1.3 miles north of Exit 24 (U.S. 21/Wilson Boulevard). The work may cause brief delays as flaggers direct traffic near the...

Two ammunition cans containing explosive materials have been disposed of after being found at a construction site in southeast Columbia Friday morning, authorities said. A spokesperson for Shaw Air Force Base said in a statement late Friday that members of its explosive ordnance disposal team had been asked for assistance dealing with the explosives, which were discovered Friday morning at a construction site on...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating an attempted ATM theft in Blythewood. Deputies said they responded to an alarm at First Community Bank, 201 Main St., about 2:40 a.m. Friday. When they arrived, they said they found an ATM had been forcibly removed from the ground, left on its side and partially cracked open. Money was still...