Columbia SC

Sometimes the most extraordinary things grow in the most unexpected places, and nowhere is that truer than at the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, South Carolina. You know those moments when you’re driving through South Carolina and think you’ve seen everything the Palmetto State has to offer?

NWS Columbia teams verified four EF-0 tornadoes from Thursday, March 12, 2026, storms across South Carolina, with peak winds up to 80 mph. Ridge Spring (Saluda Co.): 9:18 a.m., 80 mph winds, 0.45-mile path, 100 yd width; damaged farm structures/trees. Bamberg Co.: 10:24 a.m., 75 mph winds, 0.21-mile path, 25...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The West Columbia Police Department is searching for 17-year-old Lamara Green, who was reported missing from her home on Platt Springs Road Saturday evening. Green, who ran away around 6 p.m., is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds, and has black...

CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Funeral services are scheduled for a Midlands man who died following a motorcycle crash on March 6 in Calhoun County. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Timothy Kent Tidwell, 66, died from his injuries from the crash on Old Sandy Run Road. A...

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Newberry Police Chief Kevin Goodman announced the arrest of 25-year-old Demars Randolph Jr. of Columbia in connection with a homicide at an apartment complex. The Newberry Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division took Randolph into custody around 9:19 a.m....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A $30,000 donation was presented to Benedict College on Sunday by Bible Way Church as part of its Black History Month recognition and celebration activities. During the church’s 11 a.m. worship service at 2440 Atlas Road, Pastor Darrell Jackson and members of the church presented...

(WACH) — Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and several partner agencies have made significant progress on the Woodlawn Fire burning in southern McCormick County. The wildfire, now estimated at 632 acres, is burning on Sumter National Forest and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources land, about six...

As we look into tomorrow, the severe weather currently impacting Illinois to Texas will continue to shift to the east. Most of West Virginia will see the line weaken as it moves through, due to the lack of atmospheric energy. However, extreme Eastern Pocahontas to Monroe Counties are in a Slight Risk of severe...

Some places are worth the miles, and Shealy’s Bar-B-Que in Batesburg-Leesville proves it every time. The buffet is a love letter to South Carolina comfort, from fried chicken that crackles to hash and rice that locals treat like ceremony. You get real value, faster refills than you expect, and...

SOUTH CAROLINA — School districts across South Carolina announced closures, remote learning days, and schedule changes for Monday as a severe weather system expected to bring strong storms, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall moves across the state. Many districts opted to shift to eLearning days, allowing students to...