Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — A new training center opened Thursday to prepare South Carolina workers for thousands of jobs coming to the state’s growing electric vehicle industry. The facility, called “Cornerstone,” will train about 4,000 future workers for Scout Motors’ under-construction plant just north of...

If you witness a crime in Columbia, South Carolina, here are the steps you should follow to respond appropriately:. Call 911 in an Emergency: If the crime is happening right now or someone is in immediate danger, call 911 immediately. This is the fastest way to get emergency responders. Provide...

A judge on Wednesday denied an immunity claim for a former Columbia gas station owner charged in the May 2023 shooting death of a 14-year-old boy.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A Midlands man spent three days double-checking his scratch-off ticket before realizing he had won $100,000, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery. The winner told lottery officials he couldn’t believe his eyes after scratching a $3 Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword ticket he...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -A local Jamaican restaurant is collecting donations for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa’s devastation in Jamaica. Tati’s Island Cuisine has launched a hurricane disaster relief donation drive, accepting essential items such as canned goods, toiletries, clothing and baby supplies. The...

Vincent Davis, 62, of Leesville, South Carolina, was arrested by Lexington County narcotics agents. Authorities found 2 kilograms of cocaine, 24 firearms, and nearly $15,000 in cash at his home. The investigation involved the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and led to a search warrant. Two vehicles...

Police officers in the small town of Batesburg-Leesville will be pulling extra shifts to cover for an officer shortage during a state investigation into how an officer’s gun went off during an altercation with a suspect. Batesburg-Leesville Town Manager Jay Hendrix said services from the town police department would...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Gov. Henry McMaster and state officials will hold a press conference on Wednesday aboard the USS Yorktown to provide an update on the ship’s ongoing remediation project. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Nov. 12 aboard the historic aircraft carrier at...

Columbia resident is a first-generation college student. Dashon Pinckney knows what it means to be out front. Before arriving as a first-year student at South Carolina State University this fall, Pinckney served as drum major of the Eau Claire High School Marching Band in Columbia, South Carolina, leading his peers...

A teacher at Nursery Road Elementary School was arrested last week and charged with assaulting a student. Special education teacher Sharon Sweatt, 49, faces a charge of third-degree assault and battery, according to an Oct. 30 booking report from the Lexington County Detention Center. Bond for Sweatt was set at...