Columbia SC

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A 41-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after deputies say she scammed an 87-year-old woman out of more than $17,000 in an elaborate scheme that began at a retail store in northeast Richland County. According to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, the suspect, Dorothy Watkins,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Dominion Energy customers are unhappy with recent increases. One person WACH Fox spoke to had a bill in the high triple digits last month, which led her to take action against the company yesterday. "I'm literally not doing anything different from last year, I'm actually...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Authorities are investigating after an unresponsive person was pulled from a house fire in Richland County on Friday. The Columbia-Richland Fire Department said crews responded to a fire on Harmon Road at around 5:40 a.m. The department said firefighters got to the scene and found “fire...

A Lexington County man, De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie in Columbia, South Carolina.

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man has been charged after authorities seized 18 illegal gambling machines from a home in Gaston, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The machines were recovered March 2 during an investigation at a residence in the county. Officials said each device was identified as a “Pot O...

U.S. Attorney Bryan P. Stirling announced Thursday that Laclarence Lamarcus, 43, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison. The sentencing followed a jury trial during which Anderson was convicted of 12 counts of drug and gun offenses. Evidence obtained during the investigation revealed...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Tony Leonard, 52, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following his conviction for multiple counts of Trafficking and Possession with Intent to Distribute Drugs. Officers with the West Columbia Police Department were conducting an ongoing drug investigation into Leonard. On...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — On March 2, 18 illegal betting machines used for illegal gambling were seized from a home in Gaston by the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. Each machine was identified as a 'Pot O Gold' gambling machine offering forms of Blackjack, Keno, and poker, which are...

FOREST ACRES, S.C. — A book borrowed nearly six decades ago has finally made its way back home to a shelf at Richland Library's Cooper branch. Library staff discovered a copy of “Gone With the Wind” that was recently returned 59 years after its original due date of Sept. 13, 1967.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One person is dead following an early morning house fire in Columbia, officials say. Columbia-Richland Fire crews were dispatched at around 5:40 a.m. to a reported house fire on Harmon Road. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames throughout the residence. Crews entered the home from the...