Columbia SC

Richland County Sheriff’s Department points to mobile-phone forensics as “vital asset” in recent homicide-solving successes. Recent national reports of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) successes in solving 100-percent of all homicide cases (80 murder cases in fact since 2023) beg the question: How?...

You know that feeling when you’re convinced the best seafood in South Carolina must be hiding behind white tablecloths and a wine list thicker than a phone book, and then you stumble upon a place that looks like it might blow away in a stiff breeze but serves fish so fresh it practically swam onto your plate?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of pastors taking part in a Bible study trip in Jerusalem is now sheltering in place, including a couple from South Carolina’s capital city. Pastor Wes Church and his wife, Rachel, of First Baptist Church of Columbia, traveled to Jerusalem with about 30 other pastors and their wives for what...

After unusual snowfall and many cold nights this winter, South Carolina is ready to see a change in the weather when spring comes around on March 20. As spring approaches, flowers and trees will soon flourish, the days start getting longer, and of course, temperatures will increase. And this spring is looking to be...

Columbia Police are probing a child’s non-life-threatening gunshot wound from an incident around 3 p.m. Saturday on Rawl Street, off Broad River Road. Authorities deem it isolated with limited details emerging. Incident Context. Rawl Street has seen prior violence—a Dec. 29, 2025 drive-by from a stolen white Honda...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — An earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon near Lake Murray in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the 2.24 magnitude earthquake. It occurred about 2.4 miles south-southeast of Lake Murray around 1:55 p.m.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A total lunar eclipse visible from the Midlands will happen in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning. The Earth will pass directly between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow onto the moon. As the sun’s rays pass through the Earth’s atmosphere, the shorter wavelength colors in the light...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Officials have confirmed yet another earthquake in the Lake Murray area, though not as strong as the one that rumbled the region just days earlier. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.2 earthquake was reported around 1:55 p.m. on Sunday with an epicenter just outside of the lake,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Monday, community members will have the opportunity to pay their respects as the Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state at the South Carolina State House, becoming the second Black person to receive that honor. Starting Monday morning, a processional will begin at Leevy's Funeral Home,...

Sumter County, SC, cops nabbed two men—Wayne Darrelle Pondexter Jr., 27 (Eastover), and Shaheym Dizaire Freeman, 25 (Saint Helena Island)—for an armed robbery at Kay Jewelers on Broad Street Thursday around 11:30 a.m. Masked and gloved suspects forced open a display case, bagged jewelry, and fled. No injuries; stolen...