Columbia SC

The topic of judicial reform has come to the forefront after the murders of two young women in the Carolinas in recent months.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Friends, family, and community members jumped together in celebration Saturday night to honor the life of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy who died in July from a rare brain-eating amoeba. The birthday celebration was held at Altitude Trampoline Park on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, one...

A high-ranking veteran of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department lost his job after getting arrested over the weekend in South Carolina. Christopher Duke, major of the Uniform Patrol Division, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop, the sheriff’s department said Monday in a news release. At about 7 p.m....

For retirees in South Carolina, Social Security benefits can go further than in most of the country—but for how much longer?

DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florence man is facing charges after allegedly using a credit card without permission to pay for a transaction on the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles website. Henry Nicholas Still III, 36, used another person’s Mastercard to pay for a change-of-address on the DMV website...

EDISTO BEACH, S.C. — Three people were injured after a fire broke out at a home linked to South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein on Saturday afternoon. State investigators have launched an inquiry into the cause of the blaze, which happened in the gated Jeremy Cay community. Fire...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A Conway man has been arrested in connection with a burglary that occurred last month. Chad Lamar Long, 37, was charged with first-degree burglary, according to booking records. Officers responded to a reported burglary on Highway 65 in the Conway area of Horry County on September 26 around 7:13 p.m....

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Several groups are expected to come together on Monday to address a rise in infant deaths in the area and promote safe sleep practices. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office and the Upstate safety ambassador say the area and South Carolina as a whole continue to see trends of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Laurens County. The raccoon that tested positive for rabies was found near Simpson Creek and Neely Ferry roads in Laurens. One cat was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the...

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, OHIO — A South Carolina man and a Michigan man were killed Saturday afternoon after their Jeep collided with a disabled semi-truck on Interstate 75 near the Breese Road exit in Allen County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Fatal Crash on I-75 Troopers from the...