Columbia SC

If you’ve ever wished for a mountain lake with Caribbean-blue waters, hidden coves, and cascading waterfalls you can swim beneath, Lake Jocassee is your dream come true. Tucked into the far northwestern corner of South Carolina’s Upstate, this sapphire-blue reservoir is part alpine escape, part natural wonder, and completely worth the drive.

SOUTH CAROLINA — One person was injured Monday morning in a crash on Highway 22 in Longs. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the scene around 7:52 a.m. The crash occurred between Highway 90 and Highway 31. Officials reported that one of the vehicles involved flipped over, requiring the use of hydraulic rescue...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Deputies in Marlboro County are searching for a man wanted in connection with a stabbing that occurred Sunday evening in the McColl area. Christopher Harrison Strickland, 31, is wanted for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to Chief Deputy Larry Turner of the Marlboro...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - The Department of Justice says it’s cracking down on health care fraud across the nation, including South Carolina. The DOJ announced hundreds of criminal charges Monday against people accused of schemes to defraud American health care systems as part of the agency’s 2025 National Health Care...

A 24-year-old Columbia resident whose platform is to teach CPR to as many students as possible is the new Miss South Carolina. Sarah Kay Wrenn , representing Lake Murray, said after she was crowned at Township Auditorium Saturday night she wants “to male sure no student ever dies due to cardiac arrest.” She also said...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - As part of a nationwide crackdown, multiple North and South Carolina residents were arrested on federal charges relating to healthcare fraud. The announcement was made on June 30 when the attorneys general of North and South Carolina, the FBI, the IRS’s Criminal Investigation representatives,...

COLUMBIA — Sitting inside a South Carolina drivers’ licensing office to await your turn could become a thing of the past. The budget that takes effect Tuesday allows the state Department of Motor Vehicles to begin raising the money it needs to upgrade software systems that are roughly three decades old. DMV Director...

In South Carolina, you're not permitted to hang a U.S. Flag from a bridge. But, the City of Beaufort is showing off a lot of its patriotic pride this week. The historic Woods Memorial Bridge in downtown, one of only a handful of swing bridges still in operation today, is showcasing a salute to our nation this Fourth...

South Carolina harbors a retail wonderland where bargain hunters and treasure seekers converge in a sprawling marketplace that feels like its own zip code. The Anderson Jockey Lot and Farmers Market in Belton isn’t just big—it’s a small civilization dedicated to the art of the deal, with vendors numbering in the...

The attorneys general of North Carolina and South Carolina and federal prosecutors say eight people involved in a complex Medicaid scam allegedly bilked more than $21 million in federal funds by exploiting children’s and vulnerable patients’ medical information, mainly in South Carolina. The sting was part of a...