Columbia SC

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a second stabbing that occurred this week at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, say deputies. On November 5, at around 9:50 a.m., deputies were made aware of an altercation between two suspects and one victim. One of...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says a detention officer at Alvin S. Glenn has been arrested and charged after investigators determined she used excessive force on two inmates. According to RCSD, 52-year-old Latasha McClendon was taken into custody following a review of an incident...

TODAY’s Craig Melvin shares a tour of his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, where he grew up. He visits his favorite barber shop, his elementary school where he got a chance to lead story time, a staple restaurant, an upgraded public park and more. (Sponsored by Experience Columbia SC)

State and federal authorities have seized 47 dogs, many malnourished and bearing scars, that they suspect were used as part of a substantial animal-fighting operation that had been set up between Columbia and Charlotte. Four people were charged this week with various criminal counts related to dogfighting and...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Thousands of South Carolinians who rely on SNAP benefits are still waiting for their November funds. The South Carolina Department of Social Services says it’s still working to process new federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA said it would "complete the...

(WACH) — A wanted man from Georgia has been sentenced to 25 years in a Lexington County courtroom for trafficking Fentanyl laced with animal medication, along with Cocaine and Methamphetamine. Vander Antonio Mingledolph, 39, was convicted Friday after deputies with the Lexington County and Richland County Sheriff’s...

Quiet and warm weather is expected Friday, morphing into a weak front bringing in showers and storms Saturday then a cold front on Sunday and — BAM — a hard freeze increasingly likely on Monday night and early Tuesday. This is, after all, November. The National Weather Service in Columbia says a dry cold front with...

There’s a new restaurant featuring the flavors of Cuba in the Midlands. Caribe Cuban Cafe recently debuted at 3813 Augusta Road in West Columbia. That’s about two miles west of Interstate 26, near the US 1 Metro Flea Market. The restaurant opened its doors in late October. “On behalf of the entire team at Caribe...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Authorities are investigating two separate stabbings that occurred within a week at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County. The first incident happened on Nov. 3, when deputies said one inmate stabbed another in the upper body with a sharp object. The victim was treated at the jail...

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a man in connection to shooting that occurred Friday morning on Hartley Quarter Road. Deputies say they’re looking for 32-year-old Jacob Hill following Friday’s shooting. The department ended an active search for Hill near Pelion Road at around 11 a.m., but...