Columbia SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - It’s been almost six months since Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced an initiative to start holding parents accountable for their kids’ alleged crimes. Now he says the department is getting more calls from parents turning their kids in as suspects. Progress is what...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Lexington Police Department is seeking help from the public to identify two alleged shoplifters. Police say two individuals worked together to take over $2,300 worth of merchandise from ULTA Beauty. The incident occurred on June 18. If you have any information, you are...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The potential for overcrowding at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and $4 million in affordable housing funds will be used in Richland County, were some of the topics county leaders discussed Tuesday afternoon. County administrator Leonardo Brown showed the numbers today. The county jail...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two teenage suspects in connection with a shooting that injured two people last month on Two Notch Road. Christian Frederick and Dion Briggs, both 18, are facing two counts each of attempted murder and possession of a...

Lots of towns in the South can boast of having a great barbecue joint, but only a few can justly claim more than one. All five of these standouts can, and each with a signature style all its own. Ayden, North Carolina. This is the home of two legendary eastern...

SOUTH CAROLINA — As more customers rely on digital wallets and credit cards, some South Carolina businesses have started to go entirely cashless. But can they legally refuse cash payments?. According to current federal and state laws, the answer is yes — with a few caveats. Federal Law:...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Cindy S. Crick said a woman has been found guilty in a deadly shooting of an Upstate mother in 2022. The solicitor’s office said Dione Griffith Dobbs, 54, was sentenced to 30 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. She faced the following...

According to USGS, another earthquake has struck North Carolina near the state line with Georgia and South Carolina. The weak magnitude 1.3 event struck at 4:41 am from a depth of only 1.9 km near Wold Ridge, which is between Charlotte, North Carolina and Chattanooga, Tennessee and between Asheville, North Carolina...

Two brothers have been indicted following the seizure of an historic amount of illegal drugs from a semi truck operating in South Carolina. On July 22, 2025, brothers Alberto Rios-Landeros, 26, and Chris Guadalupe Rios-Landeros, 23, both of Delano, California, were indicted on charges of conspiracy and possession...

A case of Naegleria fowleri was confirmed in South Carolina earlier this month.