Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Steel Hands Brewing announced its Summer Rock Tour Series, which will feature rock tribute bands. All shows will begin at 6 p.m. at Steel Hands Brewing in Cayce, South Carolina and are free and open to the public. “This summer, we’re excited to bring something new...

Three years ago, a new strategic plan for South Carolina was announced, with intentions to prioritize new sectors, including as headquarters. This morning, in alignment with that plan, Amarok announced its new headquarters would be in the growing BullStreet District. Since it first began calling Columbia home in...

Things may look a little different on this Richland County Road as the state transportation department implements a new traffic pattern, albeit temporarily. As a part of the Carolina Crossroads, or Malfunction Junction, project, a new temporary traffic pattern on Community Road will begin on March 31, according to...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — The West Columbia Police Department is alerting residents to temporary disruptions as improvement work gets underway at a popular public parking lot in the River District. Crews began work Tuesday, March 24, at the parking lot located at 420 Meeting Street. The project includes seal...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — After months of discussion and public feedback, the Richland County Council voted Tuesday night to approve a rezoning request that will allow the expansion of a county-owned landfill in the northern part of the county. The council approved changing 63 acres of land from agricultural...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — A community effort is underway in Lexington County to support Transportation Security Administration agents at Columbia Metropolitan Airport who continue working without a paycheck due to an ongoing funding battle in Congress. Local leaders and businesses are collecting gas gift cards to help TSA...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Early in the morning Columbia-Richland fire crews responded to a fire at an apartment building, say firefighters. Around 8:45 a.m., 3rd shift Columbia-Richland Fire Department crews found heavy smoke coming from a 4-unit building. One unit at the Woodland Terrace Apartments was showing heavy...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced that an arrest has been made after a fatal shooting in West Columbia. Patrick David Esparza, 26, was charged with murder in the March 20 fatal shooting of Charles Boyd Moore Jr., according to an arrest warrant. “Early...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County has agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 27-year-old man who died in 2022 after spending less than two weeks inside the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Lason Butler died following a traffic-related arrest. The lawsuit alleges Butler...

A section of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park will be closed on Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, March 25, 2026, while Dominion Energy completes scheduled work near the Moffatt Street entrance, just past the Gervais Street Bridge.