Columbia SC

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Officials have confirmed yet another earthquake in the Lake Murray area, though not as strong as the one that rumbled the region just days earlier. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.2 earthquake was reported around 1:55 p.m. on Sunday with an epicenter just outside of the lake,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Monday, community members will have the opportunity to pay their respects as the Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state at the South Carolina State House, becoming the second Black person to receive that honor. Starting Monday morning, a processional will begin at Leevy's Funeral Home,...

Sumter County, SC, cops nabbed two men—Wayne Darrelle Pondexter Jr., 27 (Eastover), and Shaheym Dizaire Freeman, 25 (Saint Helena Island)—for an armed robbery at Kay Jewelers on Broad Street Thursday around 11:30 a.m. Masked and gloved suspects forced open a display case, bagged jewelry, and fled. No injuries; stolen...

Tucked away in the northwestern corner of South Carolina lies a body of water so stunning that it earned recognition from National Geographic. This isn’t your typical Southern lake, though. hides more than just beautiful scenery beneath its surface. Most visitors know it for waterfalls cascading directly into crystal...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia police are investigating a shooting that has left 2 people, including a child, injured. Police say the shooting happened just before 3 p.m. Saturday, around the 600 block of Rawl Street. According to law enforcement, a child and a man have non-life-threatening injuries. CPD says...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake in South Carolina on Saturday. Officials said the 2.2-magnitude quake hit at a depth of 7 kilometers about 3.1 miles south-southeast of Lake Murray of Richland around 1:55 p.m. The quake was also 3.7 miles west...

Shaw Air Force Base military personnel are no longer allowed to wear their uniforms off-base. The change in policy was announced Saturday night, along with tightened restrictions on visitors to the base. Military personnel must now report to the base in civilian clothes and change into uniform before reporting for...

Jones, Button and Snuff sit quietly in their kennels as the trailer carrying the three Boykin Spaniels bounces along behind the pickup truck. It is a fine day—cool and cloudless, with only an unmistakable anticipation hanging in the air—and Johnny Holden parks in a field on his Galivants Ferry farm and gets out, dog...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities say some unusual noise in northeastern Columbia on Sunday morning has an explanation. Fort Jackson said it conducted three "controlled detonations" on the training range around 8:35 a.m. on Sunday. WLTX viewers reported hearing three "booms" around the same time. The Army post added that...

SOUTH CAROLINA — An investigation is underway following a shooting incident Sunday morning in Myrtle Beach. According to the Myrtle Beach Police Department, officers responded to the 600 block of South Ocean Boulevard just before 7 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting. Police said no injuries were reported in...