Nearly 50 Dogs Rescued From Alleged South Carolina ‘Dogfighting’ Rings
Authorities in South Carolina, along with the Humane World for Animals, recovered 47 dogs from three different suspected dogfighting properties in Chester and Lancaster counties earlier this month. Search warrants were served at the three properties on Nov. 5, according to the Humane World for ...
Driver killed when pickup truck runs off SC road and crashes, cops say
One person was killed Sunday when a pickup truck crashed, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol . The single-vehicle collision happened at about 4:45 p.m. in Clarendon County, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover. A 2003 Ford F-150 was driving east on Salem Road , according to Glover. Near the intersection with...
14 Reasons Why People in South Carolina Are Packing Up and Leaving in 2025
South Carolina has long been a Southern dream — beaches, barbecue, sweet tea, palmettos, friendly neighbors, and sunsets that look like they’re painted by hand. But by 2025, many residents are looking at their rising housing costs, their insurance premiums, and their summer humidity that feels like breathing through...
South Carolina abruptly loses another factory as downward spiral accelerates
South Carolina has had a rough 2025, no doubt about it. Factories across the state have already been battered by plant closures and layoffs, and unfortunately the situation somehow keeps…
FIRST ALERT: Turning briefly cooler Monday before temperatures warm back up
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Behind a cold front, temperatures will briefly drop back to the 60s Monday to kick off the new workweek. Highs close to normal Monday in the 60s. Another quick warmup on tap by the middle of the week. First Alert Summary. Monday’s forecast will feature plenty...
Columbia’s Finlay Park revival: a weekend of music, food, and community celebration
A full weekend of celebrations for the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Finlay Park continued Sunday with the second day of the city’s re-opening festival. The signature downtown park, once one of Columbia’s busiest public spaces, returned to life as gospel, funk, brass, and folk music echoed through downtown...
Opa’s Learning Academy buys downtown Columbia building
Opa’s Learning Academy buys 3,600-square-foot building at 1433 Gregg St. School will open in fall 2026 to serve students with physical and mental disabilities. Colliers’ Mary Winter Teaster and Sydney Lanham represented MIRCI in the sale. Facility continues its community legacy after previously serving as a homeless...
Columbia police continue searching for man last heard from in April
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia Police Department said it’s continuing to search for a man last heard from over six months ago. CPD said investigators are still looking for 34-year-old Dewone Wilson. He was reported missing over the summer and was last heard from in April. Police also...
When SC charter school expanded to new campus, local district didn’t get a say
The leaders of a West Columbia charter school opened a new campus this fall, but did not qualify it as a new school despite the fact the campus sits in a completely different school district zone. That decision, which the state’s education department signed off on, allowed Gray Collegiate Academy to bypass a...
Police investigate possible connection between gunfire at Columbia Airbnb and victim who later arrived...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities are trying to determine if a person who showed up to an area hospital with a gunshot wound is connected to an incident at a home reportedly operating as an Airbnb in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department said officers were called to the 1100 block...
