South Carolina astronaut Ronald McNair honored 40 years after Challenger explosion
Forty years later, and the state still searches for ways to honor a South Carolina native and astronaut who died in the Jan. 28,1986, Challenger space shuttle explosion. Dr. Ronald McNair, born in Lake City and the second African American man in space, was commemorated with the title of "Palmetto Pioneer" Wednesday...
Transitions, Rapid Shelter offer warm beds and meals to unhoused community
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Columbia’s unhoused community remains at risk to current weather conditions — with bitter temperatures expected again on Tuesday night. However, local shelters are providing much needed help. “The folks who are unhoused in this cold weather, they need a place to stay. They...
Richland County, SC – Crime Alert: Deputies Seek Help ID’ing Shoplifting Suspect
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Richland County, SC – Authorities are asking for the public’s help this week to identify a man connected to a reported shoplifting incident at a Kroger store in the Midlands. According to the Richland...
Deputies committed ‘no crime’ during man’s controversial TV arrest, review finds
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A citizens review panel has recommended additional training for Richland County sheriff’s deputies following a December arrest that aired on On Patrol: Live, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced. The Citizens Advisory Council reviewed body-worn and dash camera footage of the Dec. 6,...
Authorities: ‘Elgin Screw Bandit’ arrested
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) has arrested a man after screws and nails were found on roads around Elgin. Officials say Michael D. Branham, 38, of Columbia, was arrested in connection with multiple incidents in and around Elgin Estates involving the malicious placement of...
Flakes expected to fly in the Midlands. Here’s when and how much snow’s forecast
Snow is in the current forecast for this weekend for the Midlands. It won’t just be a dusting, National Weather Service Meteorologist Emily Carpenter told The State on Wednesday. A snowstorm moving through the Southeast could lead to 2 inches, or more, of snow accumulating in the Columbia area of South Carolina,...
ASG guard arrested for allegedly assaulting inmate, sheriff says
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -made a call. Cohanskie Goodson, 30, was arrested and charged with assault and battery and misconduct in office on Wednesday. RCSD said deputies responded to a call at the detention center on Jan 22 after a jail investigator made a call. Deputies were reportedly told that Goodson...
Dozen cars targeted, multiple firearms stolen in string of Forest Acres break-ins
FOREST ACRES, S.C. (WIS) - Forest Acres Police Chief Don Robinson and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a press conference Tuesday that more than a dozen vehicles were targeted in a string of break-ins across the Forest Acres and Arcadia Lakes border. The two law enforcement officers said...
Midlands man wins $1 million Powerball prize
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Education Lottery announced a Midlands man has won $1 million. He played his Powerball numbers at the Best Stop on Bush River Road in Columbia. The ticket matched the first five white ball numbers drawn on November 26 (7, 8, 15, 19 and 28, Powerball 3) to win the $1 million...
West Columbia man sentenced to federal prison after possessing a gun as a convicted...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced the sentencing of a Columbia man. U.S. District Judge Sherri A. Lydon sentenced Phillip O’Neal McCoy to 77 months in prison, followed by three years of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system. The U.S. attorney...
