Columbia SC

There’s something almost magical about a weathered wooden building perched near the ocean, where the aroma of fried seafood mingles with salt air and the promise of a meal worth remembering. Bubba’s Fish Shack in Surfside Beach stands as a testament to the simple truth that sometimes the most...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A woman is dead after a domestic-related shooting on her birthday, according to the Columbia Police Department. Authorities say officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Levity Street on Sunday night. Upon arrival, they found a woman dead inside of the home, authorities said.

South Carolina’s Pocotaligo River has been found by Waterkeeper Alliance to be the most polluted with hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the country. The findings have implications for the health of residents who fish from the river, as well as rivers downstream. “The high levels of PFAS...

COLUMBIA, Sc. (WTOC) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking to make history by getting a top spot in America’s Best Looking Cruiser Calendar Contest. The annual contest is held by the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) which allows state highway patrol agencies across the United States to compete...

Authorities in the Carolinas have uncovered a multi-million-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme involving nearly a dozen people who allegedly filed fake claims to receive illegal kickbacks and bribes.

If you’ve ever wished for a mountain lake with Caribbean-blue waters, hidden coves, and cascading waterfalls you can swim beneath, Lake Jocassee is your dream come true. Tucked into the far northwestern corner of South Carolina’s Upstate, this sapphire-blue reservoir is part alpine escape, part natural wonder, and completely worth the drive.

SOUTH CAROLINA — One person was injured Monday morning in a crash on Highway 22 in Longs. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the scene around 7:52 a.m. The crash occurred between Highway 90 and Highway 31. Officials reported that one of the vehicles involved flipped over, requiring the use of hydraulic rescue...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Deputies in Marlboro County are searching for a man wanted in connection with a stabbing that occurred Sunday evening in the McColl area. Christopher Harrison Strickland, 31, is wanted for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to Chief Deputy Larry Turner of the Marlboro...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - The Department of Justice says it’s cracking down on health care fraud across the nation, including South Carolina. The DOJ announced hundreds of criminal charges Monday against people accused of schemes to defraud American health care systems as part of the agency’s 2025 National Health Care...

A 24-year-old Columbia resident whose platform is to teach CPR to as many students as possible is the new Miss South Carolina. Sarah Kay Wrenn , representing Lake Murray, said after she was crowned at Township Auditorium Saturday night she wants “to male sure no student ever dies due to cardiac arrest.” She also said...