Columbia SC

She is currently being held in the Duplin County jail awaiting extradition back to South Carolina.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man is accused of raping a woman last Friday, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Ernest Small, 38, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping. Authorities say deputies were called to the 2200 block of Decker Boulevard on December 12,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Teacher salaries across South Carolina could rise under a new state education funding plan approved this week, as lawmakers are urged to spend more money on pay raises and rethink how teacher recruitment programs are working. The S.C. Education Oversight Committee voted to approve its...

OHIO — A South Carolina mother has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she suffered a miscarriage after being violently attacked by a gas station cashier while traveling with her family. The incident reportedly occurred at a Circle K in Bowling Green, where the victim says a routine transaction escalated into a brutal...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Charleston, SC – South Carolina residents could be ringing in 2026 with temperatures more typical of early spring, as long-range forecasts point to a stretch of near-record warmth developing after Christmas...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A man who led deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in a fatal crash has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Scottie Strong pleaded guilty on December 15 to failure to stop for a blue light resulting in death, reckless homicide, and failure to stop for a blue light causing great bodily...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — The South Carolina Department of Social Services is requesting state funding to improve child-care access, foster care placements and health services for lower-income residents as part of next year’s budget process. Child welfare remains a top priority for the agency, according to...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — New developments have emerged in the case of a July 2024 shooting near a Midlands elementary school, which left a teenager, Chase Simmons, learning to walk again. Kiante Siler, 23, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the incident that occurred during a pick-up...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A Newberry man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Columbia woman. Pasqual Perez Duckett, 41, was sentenced to 240 months in prison by a Senior U.S. District Judge. He will also...

South Carolina has entered into a formal agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to significantly expand community-based mental health services. The settlement follows a federal investigation that concluded the state had been illegally segregating adults with serious mental illness within institutional...