Heavy rain floods roads, closes West Columbia intersection
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — A heavy afternoon rain storm on Saturday is causing some road flooding in West Columbia. The West Columbia Police Department warned drivers that low-lying areas in the town were beginning to flood. The department specifically mentioned the Chris Drive intersection on Augusta Road near I-26 and...
Odessa College student dies during cross-country practice
Another man in custody for role in August Farrow Road gas station shooting. Two men have now been arrested for their role in a fatal shooting that occurred in August at a Farrow Road gas station. Jim Hudson Chevrolet, Metro City Corvette Club host car show in Midlands. Updated: 7...
Stephen Garcia on the Harbor touchdown that was reversed
On Inside the Gamecocks The Morning Show, former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia breaks down the pass from LaNorris Sellers to Nyck Harbor that was originally ruled a touchdown but reversed, during the Gamecocks' 24-11 win against Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn’t understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle, fired over his head and yelled “you better get running, boy!” as he scrambled behind a brick wall, McKenzie knew it was because he is Black.
How much longer will fans have to wait for Williams-Brice sidewalks?
For seven weekends each fall, nearly 80,000 fans descend on Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. For thousands of those Gamecock fans, their only way to the University of South Carolina’s stadium has involved a dangerous trek along four- to six-lane roads where nothing separates them from the rush of traffic....
‘It takes our loved ones:’ Midlands families hold rally in fight against fentanyl crisis
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Empty chair after empty chair, symbolizing the lives lost to fentanyl across the state. On Saturday, South Carolina families continued their fight against the fentanyl epidemic. During a rally, they unveiled another billboard, using their loved ones’ stories to convey a bigger message. One...
Fort Jackson training may bring loud Sunday wake-up for Columbia neighbors
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Residents around Fort Jackson may get an early morning wake-up call on Sunday as the South Carolina National Guard conducts training. Fort Jackson announced on Saturday that the National Guard will be conducting live-fire training from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. that day. Describing the situation as a...
Old Farmer’s Almanac says a cold winter in Beaufort with possible snow
If you listen to the predictions for this winter from the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it’ll be a cold and potentially snowy one in the southeastern U.S., including in South Carolina. The prediction for this winter says that temperatures are expected to be “near normal to slightly milder across...
Former Columbia mail handler sentenced to federal prison
Vincent Anthony Gailliard Jr., age 41 of Sumter, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, evidence obtained during an investigation revealed that between April 2022 and May 2023 Gailliard, who was employed as a mail handler at...
‘Bloody Thursday’: An important event in South Carolina history you’ve probably never heard about
HONEA PATH, S.C. — It began simply enough. A photograph bought at an auction. One of those long, black and white panoramic photographs. Rows of cotton mill workers, men in coveralls and women in dresses with collars and cuffs. As you scan the faces, some look happy, some stoic,...