Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Four South Carolinians hit big in Monday night's Powerball Drawing, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery. Two winners are from the Midlands, one from the Rock Hill, and another is from the Low Country. A Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was bought at the Xpress...

You’ll find South Carolina’s most fascinating ghost towns scattered across the state’s diverse landscape. The colonial-era Dorchester settlement showcases preserved 18th-century ruins, while Hamburg’s remnants recall its glory days as the state’s largest inland port. Don’t miss Andersonville Mill, the oldest mill on...

(WACH) — Multiple inmates at South Carolina prisons have been charged in separate violent incidents involving stabbings and assaults, according to warrants. Ten inmates were charged with second-degree assault and battery by mob following a Feb. 6 incident at Lee Correctional Institution in which an inmate was stabbed...

Field days are a tradition at many schools, but Saluda River Academy for the Arts (SRAA) is putting a new spin on it that sticks to the school’s arts magnet mission. Earlier this month, SRAA held Day of the Arts, an arts-focused "field day.” Students spent the entire school day exploring how the arts standards and...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. South Carolina — Cold air grips the Midlands early this Monday, with breath visible and frost clinging to shaded lawns. Temperatures sit in the upper 30s around Columbia, making this the coldest start of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Columbia participated on Sunday in a global World Meditation Day event from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 3907 Ensor Ave. The second annual event is officially recognized by the United Nations. The day highlights meditation as a tool for peace, resilience, and global unity....

Columbia was among those named to global travel company Skyscanner’s 2025 report of hidden culinary gems across the country. Soda City earned its spot on the list through its distinctive local dishes, its rising national visibility and the quality of its dining scene. According to the report, one reason...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - An apartment complex in Columbia was placed under a boil water advisory on Monday. Columbia Water said the advisory is impacting the Greenbrier Apartments, located at 100 Willow Oak Drive. Officials said crews are “pursuing emergency work” on an eight-inch water line near the complex.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County Deputies said the pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended with a crash in front of a busy shopping center on Killian Road in northeast Richland County. Deputies said just after 12 p.m. Monday, they saw a vehicle that had been reported as stolen in...

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) — A man has been charged with murder after a verbal argument turned deadly on Saturday night, marking the 26th homicide in Richland County this year. Sergeant Bryce Hughes with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the...