Columbia SC

Lexington County, the once-rural nextdoor neighbor of the state’s capital, has grown exponentially over the last few decades. Sit in on a county council meeting, peruse the comments of a Facebook group meant for locals or just take a drive down S.C. 6 during rush hour and that’s easy to see. And if you ask anyone in...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The family of a boy who died after contracting an amoeba in a South Carolina lake came forward with a public statement on Thursday. The family identified the boy as 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died July 18 after coming in contact with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina residents should prepare for a stretch of dangerously hot weather starting Friday, with the heat index potentially reaching 111 degrees in some areas. A News19 Weather Impact Alert has been issued across the Palmetto State as forecasters warn of extreme heat conditions lasting into...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Authorities say a missing 63-year-old woman has been found dead near a busy Midlands interstate. Wanda J. Collins, also known as Wanda J. Barksdale, was found dead Wednesday afternoon by Columbia Police Department officers near I-126 Westbound, where she was last seen. Two right lanes...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A Columbia family is turning their personal tragedy into a mission to make a positive impact in the Midlands by helping to keep guns off the streets. “Julian is an amazing child. I still have to say is, it’s hard for me to say was,” Julian Keel’s mother Adrien Watson said.

Jim Hudson Automotive Group donates 14th millionth meal to fight hunger in South Carolina. Jim Hudson Automotive Group is donating one million meals to Harvest Hope Food Bank to fight hunger across South Carolina. Updated: 8 hours ago. The South Carolina Beekeepers Association celebrated 50 years during its recent...

The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) is investigating a multiple fatality pileup crash that happened in Colleton County late Tuesday afternoon. Troopers say that the pileup began around 4:38 p.m. on July 22, 2025, on southbound I-95 at mile marker 41 in Colleton County, South Carolina. The initial collision...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Beginning September 1, 2025, drivers across the state will have to go hands-free, as South Carolina’s new mobile device law goes into effect. The law, part of House Bill 3276, aims to curb distracted driving by banning the use of handheld electronic devices while operating a vehicle.

Over summer break, University of South Carolina hospitality assistant professor Scott Taylor Jr. can still be found in the kitchen making meals and snacks for college students who face food insecurity. “I used to work in restaurants,” Taylor said. “My job is to feed people. And still today, it’s how can I feed people...

A search is underway for a wanted man as a woman was recently found bleeding profusely after she was brutally beaten with a blunt object, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department . Kenneth Brown, 44, is wanted on an attempted murder charge, the sheriff’s department said Wednesday. The charge stems from a...