Columbia SC

A Richland County school employee is no longer on campus after a school district was informed of a law enforcement investigation. Horrell Hill Elementary School Principal Shannon Adams told families that the school was aware the Richland County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a school employee, according to a...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Today is the 5th straight day of temperatures in the 80s for Columbia and much of the Midlands, the longest such streak in the month of March since 2017. We have two more unusually warm days ahead of us. Highs will climb to the mid...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Young brother gorillas Moyo and ZaKota are preparing for a major move from Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to the Dallas Zoo this month. The pair, born in 2018, will be relocated under a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan (SSP) Breeding and Transfer...

Earlier this morning at around 7:12 a.m., a vehicle ran off the road in Lexington on Wagner Highway near the intersection with Rhoda Rish Road. The incident occurred after the driver of the vehicle ran off the road, hitting a ditch, fence and a utility pole. The driver then attempted to exit their vehicle before it...

UPDATE: Cherrell Patterson returned home early Monday morning and is safe, the Lexington Police Department said. Original Story A search is underway for a missing girl in South Carolina. Cherrell Patterson was publicly reported missing Sunday night by the Lexington Police Department . The 15-year-old was last seen...

One person was killed Monday morning when run over by the vehicle they had been driving, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol . The single-vehicle collision happened at about 7:15 a.m. in Lexington County, said Master Trooper William Bennett. A 2002 Ford F-350 pickup truck that was pulling a trailer was...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Police have announced two arrests after a shooting in West Columbia on Sunday. The West Columbia Police Department said 19-year-old Jaeden Jones and 18-year-old Ty’ron Bethea were each taken into custody after the incident. Jones is charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Taco Mundo Vista announced it is being reimagined. The announcement was made in a social media post. The last day of full service was Sunday. Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content like this, subscribe to our email newsletter, and download our apps. Have...

IRMO, S.C. — Leaders in the town of Irmo, South Carolina, are working to create a place where every child, regardless of ability, can play together. A new fundraising campaign is underway to build an all-inclusive playground at Rawls Creek Park. The proposed space, called Crossbuck Play Space, would be located along...

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) - Lexington One has scheduled a special-called meeting for Monday evening. The meeting is set for 5:15 p.m. at the Central Services Auditorium, 100 Tarrar Springs Road in Lexington. According to the Board of Trustees’ agenda, the meeting will discuss receipt of legal advice regarding board...