Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A housing advocate is calling for people to testify at an upcoming subcommittee hearing at the South Carolina State House. The hearing scheduled for Tuesday is about legislation that would remove eviction records after five years. Lasenta Lewis Ellis asked for individuals willing to speak...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Investigators with the Columbia Police Department Special Victims Unit are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman. Police said 46-year-old Sharonda Frazier was reported missing by a loved one after they had not heard from her for about a week. Authorities...

A restaurant known for burritos and more plans to reopen along a busy stretch in Lexington after being closed for several months. Diablo’s Southwest Grill, located at 5541 Sunset Blvd., has been closed since Aug. 2025, with the restaurant noting on social media last summer that it was “taking a well-needed break” and...

A regional restaurant chain has shuttered a location in the food court of Columbia’s most popular mall. Sub Station II, which has locations across several Southern states, has closed its storefront in the Columbiana Centre mall in the Harbison shopping district northwest of downtown Columbia. The location at 100...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A motorcyclist was killed late Sunday in a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred when a 2015 Cadillac SUV was turning left from North Church Street onto Dakota Street. At the same time, a 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle was...

COLUMBIA — Electric vehicle maker Scout Motors plans to open up applications in the coming weeks for its first round of assembly line workers at its South Carolina plant. The Volkswagen subsidiary is on schedule to roll its first round of test vehicles off the line by the end of the year, and it’s looking […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A woman training to be a South Carolina state corrections officer was arrested for DUI over the weekend, according to authorities. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said 26-year-old Naji Hughes was charged Saturday with driving under the influence as well as leaving the scene of an...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WLOS) — A South Carolina boutique owner faces a felony charge after law enforcement officials said she scammed more than 50 customers out of thousands of dollars. After a lengthy investigation, 30-year-old Pamela Brooke Schronce was charged with breach/obtaining property under false pretenses...

IRMO, S.C. — An early morning structure fire has kept multiple fire crews busy Tuesday, February 10. Irmo Fire crews arriving at the scene in the 100 block of Garden Path Lane off Bush River Road found heavy fire coming from several windows. The fire quickly spread to the attic and through the roof of the leasing...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man and a woman were arrested Monday after a two-year-old child was found inside a home containing fentanyl, other illegal drugs and firearms, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies executed a search warrant Feb. 9 at a residence in the 900 block of Brown Street in Camden....