Columbia SC

There were six adults and 12 children reportedly struck.

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) --- Two people are in the hospital after a shooting at the Cypress Run Apartments located at 3430 Broad River Road in Columbia. Police say they were alerted to the shooting early Sunday morning thanks to Shotspotter. While police were headed to the scene, they got a...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A crash on Interstate 20 is causing slowdowns outside Columbia. The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported the wreck happened near mile marker 79. As of around 1 p.m., lanes reopened and normal traffic resumed. It’s unclear if any injuries were reported. You can check...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A Lexington County man convicted of murder was sentenced to prison following his trial last week. The 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said Tuesday that 50-year-old Mark Scheibler was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder and a weapons charge in the 2021 death of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Officials said one of two men charged in a 2020 shooting in Columbia has pleaded guilty. The Columbia Police Department said Tuesday that 25-year-old Zachery Williams pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Wesley Brown. Williams was then sentenced to 27 years in...

A South Carolina man was fired from his role with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and later arrested for something he did while on the job, officials said. Christopher Moore was charged with misconduct in office Tuesday, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. The 29-year-old was fired last week, a...

Columbia resident James Myers graduates from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) in Spartanburg, receiving the DAR Good Citizenship award and the Residential Life Services Student of the Year award. James balanced school with two jobs—one in maintenance and the other at Chick-fil-A—and also...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Fireflies today announced the return of their Taco & Margarita Festival slated for Saturday, October 4 from 12-5 pm at Segra Park. In 2024, the event sold out, so fans will want to buy their tickets early to ensure access to the annual festival.

The town of Blythewood’s “Movies in the Park” is a small event that local leaders have described as intimate and family-friendly. This year, though, things got out of hand. At the first event on March 15, a “pop-up party,” a large gathering of teens that sparks within minutes following invites on social media,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A couple of big R&B hitmakers are bringing their latest tour to the Capital City. Singers Brandy and Monica announced Tuesday that their co-headlining “The Boy Is Mine Tour” will be making a stop at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia on Nov. 14. The two will be supported by Grammy winners Kelly...