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Sugar Crackdown: 4 States Ban Candy & Soda for SNAP Users – Are More Restrictions Coming? – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) Millions of Americans who use SNAP benefits now encounter new limits when buying groceries. Several states have started blocking purchases of soda, candy, and similar

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Summer-like heat will continue today and into the workweek ahead. A change in the weather pattern with a return to daily rain chances is expected by late in the week. First Alert Headlines:. Even hotter and a bit humid today. Any rain chances today remain south...

Signed on February 5, 2026, South Carolina’s Social Media Regulation Act introduces the nation’s most aggressive independent audit requirement for online platforms accessible by minors. Here is what makes it different — and what companies offering covered services must do before July 1, 2026. The wave of...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a vulnerable adult last seen Saturday in Irmo. Joseph Christiana, 71, was last seen around 6 p.m. in the area of Blackstone Drive wearing a maroon shirt and blue jeans, officials said. He may be driving a white Lexus GX460.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a missing man in Richland County has been found and is safe. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said 71-year-old Joseph Christiana went missing around 6 p.m. in the Blackstone Drive area near Irmo. The sheriff's department announced his disappearance around noon on Sunday,.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say at least two vehicles have burned at a Columbia-area gas station, and the incident is now under investigation. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said it was called to the scene of a vehicle fire at the Spinx gas station at 101 Lee Road around 2 p.m. The location is along H

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities are providing new details about a fiery I-77 crash that slowed traffic for hours in Richland County on Sunday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 6 a.m. when one tractor-trailer attempted to merge from the emergency lane onto I-77 northbound near Killian R

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - An 18-wheeler overturned on I-77 caused major traffic delays on Sunday morning. The truck overturned at exit 22 in the Killian area while carrying watermelons, which spilled onto the road. According to reports, the truck was on fire, but those flames have since been put out.

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man is in custody after police said he assaulted a woman at a Moncks Corner gas station, forced her into the trunk of a vehicle and led officers on a high-speed chase early Sunday morning. According to the Moncks Corner Police Department, officers responded around 3:45 a.m. Sunday to a reported […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia-Richland Fire Department says it needs major investments over the next 15 years to renovate and replace aging fire stations across Richland County and Columbia. The fire department is also pushing for improved communication between city and county leaders on maintenance and funding needs.