Memorial motorcycle ride honors fallen state trooper Dennis Ricks
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Hundreds of local bikers filled the parking lot at Charter 803 Bar & Grill, showing support for the family of fallen South Carolina State Trooper Dennis Ricks. Ricks died last year while on duty after he was hit by a truck during a traffic stop...
Columbia’s Cinnamon Roll Deli to open new location this summer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia’s Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli is planning to expand its operations in the Midlands this summer by opening a new location. The new location will be located in Lexington at 309 S. Lake Drive- the old location of Cafe Streudel and just down the road from Lexington’s Main Street.
Man dead, woman critical in Richland County shooting
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after a Saturday morning shooting in northeast Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said officers were called to the 200 block of Pond Ridge Road East around 10:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting. Arriving deputies found a man dead and a woman with a gunshot...
One more scorcher before some relief
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Saturday will bring more 90s to the Midlands before some relief is finally on the way. A statewide burn ban is in effect as of Friday at 7 a.m., with dangerous fire weather conditions persisting across all 46 counties. Ongoing drought conditions are a key...
Columbia Garden Club honors founder for 100th anniversary celebration
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Members of the Columbia Garden Club dedicated a statue of their founder during a celebration of its 100th anniversary Friday. Club members dedicated the life-sized bronze statue of Sarah Smith Boylston at her historic home on the Governor’s Mansion and Gardens Property. Members said that...
Former Wisconsin Forward Aleksas Bieliauskas Transfers to SEC Program
Wisconsin's former starting big man Aleksas Bieliauskas has chosen a new program.
Columbia International Festival returns to Fairgrounds for 31st year
The multicultural two-day festival is back for the 31st year at the state fairgrounds April 18-19. The Columbia International Festival returns to the Cantey and Goodman buildings at 1200 Rosewood Dr. with more than 100 national exhibitors each representing a country. In addition to each country portrayed at a booth, there are 19 food vendors representing a country and their native foods...
Proposed Assembly Street upgrades aim to improve safety, traffic flow
COLUMBIA, S.C. — City leaders in Columbia are asking for public input on a proposed project aimed at improving safety along one of downtown’s busiest corridors - Assembly Street. For many who walk the area every day, the concerns are already clear. “I know we’re all out here,...
Deputies arrest man after receiving weekly calls about gunshots
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department have arrested a man after receiving weekly calls reporting gunshots. Deputies say the callers reported gunshots in the area of Main Street (Old Eastover) and McCords Ferry Road between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30 pm. On...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Dominion Energy to perform line work near Blythewood this weekend
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WIS) - Dominion Energy will install new power lines in the Midlands this weekend. Dominion Energy said the installations will take place across I-77 near Blythewood, about 1.3 miles north of Exit 24 (U.S. 21/Wilson Boulevard). The work may cause brief delays as flaggers direct traffic near the...

















