Columbia SC

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The NAACP South Carolina State Conference will host its 2026 Freedom Fund Celebration on Saturday, featuring U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett as the keynote speaker. The event will be held at the Brookland Baptist Banquet & Conference Center in West Columbia. A special reception is...

The governor’s race turned toward affordability on June 3, when three Democratic candidates met during an hourlong forum hosted by South Carolina Educational Television before the June 9 primary. State Representative Jermaine Johnson, attorney Mullins McLeod, and businessman Billy Webster framed household costs differe

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— In today’s look at Local Living, Summer break cafes are back at the Richland Library. Now through August 2, free lunches will be available for ages 18 and under from 11:30 to 12:30 Monday through Friday. They will be offered at three locations: North Main...

For more than two years, the building at 2719 Rosewood Drive in Columbia — once home to venerable Rockaway Athletic Club restaurant and bar — has sat in silence. But soon the space will be filled with the sounds of pinball and arcade games, and the laughter and revelry of diners and bar patrons. Bang Back Bar & Grill,

Under a new city ordinance, golf cart drivers in Cayce will be limited to secondary streets with speed limits of 35 miles per hour, along with a ban on operation between midnight and 6 a.m. Drivers will need functional headlights and taillights after sunset and before sunrise and will still be permitted to cross at int

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The cremated remains of five previously unclaimed military veterans and one veteran's spouse will be laid to rest on Friday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The American Legion Post 193 in Chapin will host the interment ceremony to honor the veterans, whose remains have gone...

Columbia’s beloved riverfront park and riverwalk spanning the length of the city’s canal will stay largely closed for at least a year, as the city inches forward major repair work to fortify one of Columbia’s main water sources. The Columbia Canal suffered heavy damage during the historic flood that hit the city in 201

Summertime: The kids are playing in the pool... ice cream every night... and the smell of freshly cut grass. A better lawn just got a little bit easier with the Town of Irmo’s Loan-a-Mower program, which offers electric lawnmowers, leaf blowers and string trimmers to town residents at no cost, in partnership with Irmo

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Three men have been arrested after drugs, a gun, and dogs were found at a home. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) announced the arrests of Prince Humphery, 21, Omarion Patterson, 23, and George Legette, 24. According to RCSD, Humphery was charged with five counts...

COLUMBIA — An attorney for the state Forestry Commission will take charge of the South Carolina agency overseeing land conservation, the Conservation Bank announced Friday. The agency’s oversight board selected 42-year-old David Jones to take the helm from director Raleigh West, who is leaving the role in July to estab