Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The University of South Carolina has opened a new Brain Health Center aimed at expanding access to specialized care for patients with cognitive conditions. USC marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday on the school’s Health Sciences Campus. The 65,000-square-foot facility...

A donation-funded spay and neuter voucher program that’s helped more than 4,700 pets in Lexington County since 2022 is now on pause after funding could not be sustained. Launched as a pilot program in November 2022 and paused in December 2025, the program expanded access to affordable spay and neuter services, a...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County leaders are asking residents to help shape the future of local roads as part of the county’s first-ever transportation improvement plan. At a public open house Wednesday, residents got a hands-on look at transportation challenges—reviewing boards filled with crash data and placing...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Attorney General's office announced additional charges against a couple already accused in a vulnerable adult neglect case, including a new charge tied to another death. According to the Attorney General’s Office, Cynthia Kelly and Reginald Kelly were served additional arrest...

HOPKINS, S.C. (WIS) - A Midlands woman has won the last top prize of $200,000 on a $5 scratch-off ticket. The woman, who is from Hopkins, was in the parking lot of the Corner Pantry #111 on Garners Ferry Rd., when she learned the $5 My Money Maker ticket had won her the last top prize in the game.

Amid the gentle curves of a South Carolina backroad, a small restaurant quietly attracts diners from miles around. The food speaks for itself, and once you taste it, you understand exactly why people drive from neighboring towns just to fill their plates. This place has quietly built a loyal following...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — In a mental health emergency, families can find themselves racing against the clock — and, under current law, unable to intervene when their child is legally an adult. A bill advancing at the State House aims to change that by allowing parents to make...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The FBI Columbia Field Office is accepting applications for the upcoming annual Teen Academy this summer. The Teen Academy program allows rising junior and senior high school students to experience a comprehensive look into today’s FBI. Students will receive presentations on topics including...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Police in Columbia are investigating after a passenger bus was stolen from a local church. According to the Columbia Police Department, investigators are searching for the person or persons responsible for taking a 2016 GMC Savana belonging to Northminster Presbyterian Church. Authorities say the...

BAMBERG — On a wet March morning, some 30 people awaiting their day in court filed, along with their families, into a former National Guard armory-turned-civic hall on Bamberg’s main highway. They passed one by one through a metal detector and took a seat in a plastic folding...