INTERVIEW: Oyster roast to help benefit United Way Midlands on Feb. 19
Intisar Faulkner sits down with organizers of an oyster roast set to benefit the United Way of the Midlands later this week.
8 Towns In South Carolina Where $1,500 A Month Covers Rent, Groceries, And Utilities
Looking for affordable places to live in South Carolina where $1,500 goes the distance?. These 8 towns offer budget-friendly living with plenty of small-town charm!. Spartanburg might be the best-kept secret in South Carolina when it comes to affordable living. This charming city with its beautiful brick buildings...
Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union Celebrates 90 Years of Service
Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union, a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution serving the Midlands and beyond, is marking 90 years of service in 2026. Founded in 1936 as the Columbia Teachers Credit Union, the organization has grown into one of South Carolina’s most recognized credit unions while...
Fire crews quickly extinguish kitchen fire
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Firefighters quickly put out a kitchen fire at a home on Riley Street on Monday night, according to the Columbia Richland Fire Department. Crews arrived at the scene to find smoke coming from the roof. Firefighters entered through the front of the home and found...
“South Carolina’s speech code is a disaster”
COLUMBIA — Days after a bill requiring social media sites to limit certain features for children became law, a company representing major technology companies sued the state, claiming the brand new law is unconstitutional. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill, dubbed the Age-Appropriate Code Design Act, into law Feb....
Your measles vaccine was years ago. Are you still protected? What SC experts say
For many South Carolina adults, the reality of having taken a measles vaccine when they were younger is likely not something that has been in the front of their mind through the years. After all, the highly contagious virus had, for the most part, been eradicated in the U.S. and the Palmetto State decades ago. That...
Two people dead following vehicle crash in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — Two people have died and another was injured following a head-on crash on Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County, according to authorities. The three-vehicle collision happened around 8:34 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at mile marker 44 near the Highway 49 exit by Enoree, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said....
Minor Earthquake Rattles Irmo; Dam Deemed Secure
A minor earthquake shook the Irmo area around 6:45 p.m. on Friday the 13th, triggering a surge of 911 calls and prompting questions about the safety of the Dreher Shoals Dam. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the quake registered a magnitude 2.8 and occurred approximately two miles...
Wife, mother missing in metro Atlanta after traveling for church conference; SUV found abandoned...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A search is underway across metro Atlanta for a missing South Carolina woman whose abandoned SUV was found days after her family last heard from her. Cobb County police said Leigh McAlister, 37, was last seen Saturday, Feb. 14. Her husband Rob, said his wife...
Lexington County Coroner identifies person after Old Orangeburg Rd collision
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the person died following a two-vehicle collision, say officials. The collision happened on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, around 3:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Old Orangeburg Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County.
