Columbia SC

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (WACH) — A New York man has been charged after a Wednesday traffic stop in Batesburg-Leesville ended with an officer injured and police firing at a fleeing vehicle, authorities said. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department notified local law enforcement that two individuals in a Honda...

A final settlement was approved this week in a wrongful death suit filed by a groom who lost his bride in a 2023 DUI golf cart crash.

In response to a measles outbreak in South Carolina, CVS Pharmacy and Minute Clinic are offering the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine at select locations.

Their names became well known due to their crimes — a school shooter, a lawyer convicted of killing his wife and son, two mothers who killed toddlers. James Wilson Jr., Alex Murdaugh, Susan Smith and Ariel Robinson — they were convicted and sent to prison — but what happened next? The South Carolina Department of...

SNAP’s new work rules are reshaping who gets help putting food on the table, and child-free adults are at the center of the shift. The policy changes tighten expectations on “able-bodied” recipients while carving out narrower exemptions, raising sharp questions about whether the system is rewarding work or simply...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A drug trafficking investigation in South Carolina focused on THC products openly sold in stores has led to the arrest of 12 people and the filing of 40 narcotics-related charges, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. The operation, known as “Ganjapreneur,” targeted distributors...

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP food-choice waivers since May. Starting in 2026, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Florida, West Virginia, Arkansas,...

A new, low-maintenance implant device is now available to residents facing incontinence issues, adding freedom back to the lives of patients.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Off-duty firefighters jumped back into action to help contain a fire that displaced five people in Columbia. According to the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, crews responded around 7:50 a.m. to a house on Easter Street in the Greenview community of Columbia. Firefighters found smoke coming...

South Carolina – A South Carolina woman identified by authorities as a gang member has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison following a jury conviction for illegally possessing ammunition, closing a case tied to a late-night shooting at a local nightclub. T. Morris, 23, was...