Columbia SC

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a felon had pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) — New data presented to Richland County leaders this week shows the vast majority of inmates at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center are still awaiting trial - and many of them have been jailed for months. The figures were shared during Tuesday’s meeting of the...

Philip H. Scharper, M.D., J.D. Has joined Columbia Eye’s practice. Dr. Scharper specializes in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery. He sees patients at three of Columbia Eye’s offices in Downtown Columbia, Northeast Columbia, and West Columbia. Dr. Scharper completed a Medical & Surgical Retina Fellowship at the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new brewery taking over a familiar spot in Columbia’s BullStreet District is officially open. A ribbon cutting for Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen and Brewery was held on Wednesday at the location on Sabal Street. The building is the former location of Iron Hill Brewery, which closed after its...

Lexington County deputies have arrested Patrick David Esparza, 26, in connection with the March 20 shooting death of Charles Boyd Moore Jr. in West Columbia. Investigators say the two men were seen together just hours before Moore was found shot at a home on Hammond Avenue. Esparza allegedly hid the gun at another...

A fire at the Village Creek Condominiums in Columbia displaced 13 people early Thursday morning, according to the Columbia-Richland Fire Department. Fire crews responded to the complex off Kay Street around 1:30 a.m. and worked to bring the flames under control within about 30 minutes. Crews remained on scene for...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged two men with animal crimes following a 2024 dogfighting bust. On April 20, 2024, law enforcement disrupted an active dogfight in a wooded area near McCord's Ferry Road in Eastover around 10 pm. Authorities say...

Richland County’s tech scene is buzzing this month, with new openings for engineers, analysts, and developers. Whether you prefer remote work or being onsite in Columbia or Blythewood, there’s something here for every IT pro.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The City of Columbia is beginning to form a plan for the development of the Congaree Riverfront District project and wants your opinion on what the project should entail. The first public hearing on the matter has been scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at Senate's End, 316 Senate St.

Residents in southeast Richland County may notice smoke this week as the Richland County Conservation Commission conducts prescribed burns on conservation properties in the Old Bluff Road area. The burns are scheduled from Thursday, March 26, through Friday, April 3. Weather could affect that schedule. The controlled...