NASA Reveals the Nature of ‘Fireball’ Observed over the Southeast
NASA has confirmed the identity of a mysterious midday flash seen across the Southeast. Authorities investigate reports of property damage, and witnesses recount dramatic scenes. At 12:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on June 26, a meteor entered Earth's atmosphere above Oxford, Georgia, traveling southwest at...
What do you call a baby wallaby? It’s up to you to choose the...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Over at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, a Tammar wallaby joey is out of the pouch and the zoo says they want your help in naming him!. The parents, Simone and Bandit, arrived at Riverbanks in 2023 as part of the zoo's effort to increase its Tammar wallaby family.
Columbia Native Supports Navy Operations Aboard USS John Finn
SAGAMI WAN, Japan – Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Tywane Davis, a Columbia, South Carolina native, recently played a key role during a small boat operation aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) on June 23. Davis was photographed establishing communication with the bridge as...
Rush’s bringing back a fan favorite amid public outcry
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Furious foodies have finished a local restaurant's fleeting fling that fiddled with a fan favorite French fry. Rush's is bringing back the old one. "We were wrong, baby," the restaurant said on one of its Facebook pages. The local restaurant chain announced it would bring its...
Jury convicts man of illegal firearm possession, faces 15 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A federal jury in Columbia has found Yashawnus Leekean Patterson, 44, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The conviction came after a two-day trial where evidence included officer testimony and body camera footage. Columbia Police responded to a downtown hotel where...
A Rare Fireball (Yes, That’s a Thing) May Have Lit Up the Southern Skies
Like many Southerners I received a jolt today around 12:30 p.m. EDT, when I heard and felt a distinct thudding and shaking at my house in Atlanta. After running to my window to make sure no one was breaking and entering, I ventured to the front porch to see if I’d received a delivery—a big delivery, like a...
Here’s what SC law says about who can use a handicap parking placard
Let’s say you’re in a parking lot and you see someone get out of their car after hanging a handicapped placard on the rearview mirror. They get out and walk away. No obvious handicap. What about someone who has no placard — also called hangers — or a license plate indicating they have a disability? South Carolina law...
Goodwill in South Carolina Won’t Take These 10 Items
There's typically no better place to shop when you need a deal than a thrift store, like Goodwill. They keep their prices low because the items are donated to the store, so they don't have any sort of overhead for their stock.
Ball of fire in sky, smoke reported by witnesses across the area
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A ball of fire in the sky is the talk of the CSRA – and the whole internet at this point – after it blazed across the sky Thursday afternoon. Witnesses lit up the phone lines of 911 call centers across the CSRA. And...
SC river the ‘most contaminated’ from dangerous forever chemicals, study finds
When researchers completed a national study of hazardous forever chemicals recently, they found that a South Carolina river had higher levels of pollution from the toxins than any other waterway they examined across the country. It was a troubling discovery that potentially threatens public health for those who eat...
