This downtown Columbia area is getting a new Cuban restaurant. Here’s where
A new Cuban restaurant is being prepped in the heart of downtown Columbia. Cuban Corner, which has been a popular vendor at the weekly Soda City Market, is bringing a brick-and-mortar restaurant to 1212 Hampton St. That’s next door to the Hampton Place Cafe, near the intersection of Hampton and Sumter streets. An...
Columbia City Council candidate accuses SC police dept of racial profiling
Christa Williams, a candidate for city council in Columbia , has filed a lawsuit against the Cayce police department over what she referred to as racial profiling during a routine traffic stop. In a complaint filed with the Lexington County Magistrate Court, Williams accused Cayce police officer J. Nancarvis of...
Neighbor rescues man from burning Lexington home
LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington County Coroner has identified the woman killed in Tuesday morning’s house fire on Gillfield Court as 66-year-old Donna Jones Hunter of Lexington. According to Coroner Margaret Fisher, Hunter was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15. Another...
Columbia woman celebrates 100th birthday
Edith Ruth Diggs Miller was born on October 14, 1925, in Columbia, South Carolina, and has made a lasting impact on her family, community, and church throughout her remarkable life. She resided at 1318 Harden Street and received her education in the Richland County public school system. A proud graduate of Booker T....
More than 100 students quarantined amid measles outbreak at South Carolina schools
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - Health officials in South Carolina are reporting new measles cases amid an outbreak in the upstate region of the state. This week, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported five new measles cases have been confirmed. As of Tuesday, 16 total measles cases have...
South Carolina ‘Boneheads’ Play Ding Dong Ditch Not Realizing The Homeowners Are Sitting On...
Some things just never go out of style, like a good old-fashioned prank. But in today’s age of Ring cameras and hyper-aware homeowners, pulling off a game of ding dong ditch is trickier than ever. Two men in South Carolina recently learned that lesson the hard (and hilarious) way after they decided to relive their...
South Carolina ranked among worst states for worker benefits in 2025, report reveals
(WCIV) — South Carolina ranks near the bottom in the United States for employee benefits in 2025 according to a new report that looked at cost-of-living factors and sentiment for workers across the country. iSelect, an Australian insurance and utilities cost-comparison service, analyzed publicly available data from...
SC offering free measles vaccines amid growing Upstate outbreak
Unvaccinated South Carolinians can get a measles shot for free at mobile vaccine clinics rolling across Spartanburg County this week and next amid an ongoing and growing outbreak. The state’s public health agency is offering the free shots as officials urged the unvaccinated to get a measles, mumps and rubella...
One Columbia Issues ‘Call for Walls’ for New Public Murals
COLUMBIA – One Columbia for Arts and Culture has announced its new Call for Walls campaign, an initiative to find new locations for public murals throughout the city. The program invites property owners to submit their exterior walls for consideration in upcoming art projects. The organization hopes to secure at...
Local Living: Boo at the Zoo, Boo Bash, annual trunk-or-treat event, barbecue cook-off
Local Living on ABC Columbia brought to you by MUSC Health. LOCAL LIVING: COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— In today’s look at Local Living, get ready for a scary good time at Riverbanks’ annual Boo at the Zoo. It’s from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night starting Friday,...

















