Columbia SC

The Columbia Police Department released video Saturday showing a potential suspect in a series of break-ins. (Credit: Columbia Police Department)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Authorities are looking for suspects connected to a series of car break-ins in Columbia neighborhoods. The Property Crimes Unit at the Columbia Police Department is reviewing surveillance video to identify suspects accused of breaking into cars in the King's Grant and Yorkshire neighborhoods...

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Residents of Blythewood say they are excited after learning a new Publix grocery store is planned for their community. Publix recently announced it has signed a lease for a new store at the northwest corner of Highway 21 and Turkey Farm Road. In a statement to...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. South Carolina — A warm, humid breeze slides across Columbia this morning as low clouds slowly thin above the Midlands. The air already feels more like late spring than early March. Temperatures are sitting...

An 18-year-old Columbia man was killed in a midday shooting Thursday, and the man accused in his death appeared in court for the first time Friday afternoon.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Family and friends of a Midlands mother who has been missing for more than a month gathered Friday evening to honor her and keep hope alive for her safe return. Forty-nine-year-old Sabrina Heinz has not been seen since Jan. 28, according to her family. Her...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Lexington Police Department is searching for 11-year-old Josh Angel Pantaleon. Authorities say he was last seen on Saturday, March 7, at 12:30 pm at his home on Rainbow Shad Way in the Barr Lake neighborhood. Pantaleon is 4 feet tall and weighs 64...

The United States Department of Justice announced Thursday that Vernon Antwan Martin, 37, of Columbia, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the distribution of fentanyl to a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student that resulted in her death. Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers conducted...

(WACH) — A Columbia man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, federal prosecutors said. Arthur Ryans Jr., 42, was arrested by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at a local motel in connection with a shooting investigation.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland School District Two is inviting families and community members to take part in an upcoming town hall focused on the future of the district. The Superintendent’s Town Hall, led by Superintendent Dr. Kim Moore, will take place Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Blythewood...