Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged a man with vehicle fraud. SLED charged David Edward Woodard Jr., 54, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, with misrepresenting the facts when registering a motor vehicle. According to the warrants, Woodard received a title for a 2017 Nissan...

COLUMBIA — Electric vehicle maker Scout Motors plans to open up applications in the coming weeks for its first round of assembly line workers at its South Carolina plant. The Volkswagen subsidiary is on schedule to roll its first round of test vehicles off the line by the end of the year, and it’s looking for the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - South Carolina authorities said a woman has been arrested in connection with a reported assault at an area Sam’s Club. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Ashley Murff, 42, was arrested Wednesday morning after being the primary aggressor in a fight that happened at the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced Thursday that a former South Carolina custody officer was arrested for the alleged abuse of a vulnerable adult. Gregory Marcel Higgins, 44, was arrested and charged Wednesday with one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult after SLED received...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some national media reports began surfacing Thursday saying the UPS is shutting down its facility on Old Dunbar Road. This comes amid a plan by the shipping giant to downsize. But is that true?. UPS is in the middle of a plan to cut some...

(WPDE) — Changes to the South Carolina’s homestead tax exemption goes to the State's House after passing in the Senate. The bill increases the exemption from $50,000 to either $75,000 or $150,000 off a home’s fair market value, lowering assessments and property taxes for qualifying homeowners. Those...

A South Carolina mom disappeared after traveling to Georgia to attend a church conference, and she reappeared days later in an Atlanta hospital. Leigh McAlister — a 37-year-old mom and resident of Lexington, S.C. — traveled roughly 200 miles to attend the conference on Friday (February 13), according to a missing...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Bond was denied Thurs, Feb. 19, for a man accused of opening fire on Richland County deputies. Deputies say on September 30, Renardo Tyson was speeding on North Main Street. After a short chase, he ran off the side of Montecello Road. When deputies pulled...

US-based fast-casual lobster roll brand Cousins Maine Lobster (CML) is set to make its debut in the South Carolina market by launching its first permanent food truck in the city of Columbia. The truck will be run by business partners Dave Blosser and Matt Cobb. They plan to launch the...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — A GoFundMe has been launched to support the family of a man who authorities say was killed in an iPhone sale gone wrong. So far, the family has raised over $3,000 to help 54-year-old Shihadeh Bir, who deputies say was shot and killed during an attempted robbery on Cutlers Court in Columbia.