Columbia SC

A minor earthquake shook the Irmo area around 6:45 p.m. on Friday the 13th, triggering a surge of 911 calls and prompting questions about the safety of the Dreher Shoals Dam. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the quake registered a magnitude 2.8 and occurred approximately two miles...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A search is underway across metro Atlanta for a missing South Carolina woman whose abandoned SUV was found days after her family last heard from her. Cobb County police said Leigh McAlister, 37, was last seen Saturday, Feb. 14. Her husband Rob, said his wife...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the person died following a two-vehicle collision, say officials. The collision happened on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, around 3:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Old Orangeburg Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County.

Georg Utz Inc., a manufacturer of plastic containers, has announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operation in Sumter County. The $40M investment will include the construction of a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, creating 50 new jobs and marking a significant milestone in the company's...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities believe a racial slur at a Columbia-area store appears to have escalated into a fight and assault. Now, Richland County deputies are investigating. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the incident reportedly happened at the Sam's Club at 733 Fashion Drive on Saturday...

You gotta do what you gotta do. Over the weekend, Treaty Oak Revival played a show in Columbia, South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena as part of their West Texas Degenerate Tour, and of course, it featured a big ‘ol beer shower during their 2021 fan-favorite song “Boomtown.” It’s become a tradition of sorts for...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Florence police have multiple suspects in custody after a minor was shot Monday evening. Officers were initially responding to a reported shooting on Coit Street when they heard additional gunfire on North Dargan Street, according to police. A call then came in reporting a shooting involving a...

South Carolina has had a rash of seismicity in recent weeks, with earthquakes striking just outside of Charleston near the coast and Columbia in the middle of the state. An earthquake which struck just before midnight last night became the tenth, impacting an area just west of Columbia. There have been three areas...

A South Carolina courtroom reached a final resolution last week as Jacob Ray Wescott was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the death of a ten-month-old boy. The sentence, handed down by the Honorable Milton G. Kimpson on February 9, follows a jury’s decision to convict Wescott of homicide by child abuse.

More questions than answers abound after a shocking discovery was made in the Midlands. WIS TV in Columbia reported Friday that a fetus was found by workers at a water treatment plant in Sumter County.