Columbia SC

CHAPIN, S.C. (WIS) - One person was killed after a crash near Chapin late last week. The Richland County Coroner’s Office said 35-year-old Kelly M. Johnson, of Columbia, died after a wreck on Dutch Fork Road. No further details about the crash were immediately available. WIS has reached out...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Emergency management officials in South Carolina are reminding residents to be prepared as the state continues to experience regular seismic activity. The United States Geological Survey has recorded numerous earthquakes near Coronaca in Greenwood County over the past several days. The most...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Authorities are investigating the death of an Anderson County woman who passed away a week after being injured in a car crash. According to the Anderson County Coroner’s Office, the crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the intersection of McGee Road and North Park Drive. Investigators said...

When a rideshare driver accidentally drove into a creek amid flooding in South Carolina, nearby witnesses leapt into the water to come to the rescue.

COLUMBIA — A potential new state forest, an expansion to South Carolina’s most popular heritage preserve, and a smaller campground than expected at a state park are among projects under consideration after approval from state legislators. Altogether, the conservation projects total more than 3,200 new acres. The...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man has been arrested in connection with two assaults that occurred earlier this year in the McColl area, according to the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Anthony Brigman was taken into custody Monday and charged with two counts of assault and battery. Investigators reported that in...

Head’s up in case you haven’t seen the signs regarding a new law going into effect in South Carolina. Beginning September 1, No Hand-Held Devices… What does this mean exactly? What do you think about it? See the details below. It’s called the Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Law and it begins a week from today,...

SOUTH CAROLINA — The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday accused of stealing railroad tracks valued at $22,000. Deputies said Walter Tyndall was charged with grand larceny and trespassing after allegedly taking several tracks from the Aberdeen Rockfish Railway Company site off Marlboro Road....

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - COVID-19 cases are rising in Georgia and South Carolina. In the month of August there are projected to be 1,000 positive cases in Georgia, but doctors might be more focus on another virus. WTOC spoke with physician Timothy Connelly who told us there is a rise...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– City of Columbia leaders want gun-owners to be smart when it comes to securing their firearms. This afternoon, Monday, August 25, Mayor Rickenmann alongside Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook as well as superintendents and other leaders joined the organization “Be Smart” to announce Smart Week...