Columbia SC

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Richland County Sheriff's Department said on Saturday that 20-year-old Vlademir Patrick "has been located safe and in good health!" Authorities with RCSD were searching for a missing man. Patrick was last seen on Thursday around 2:30 pm in the Sparkleberry Road area of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday morning. A department spokesperson said the shooting happened around 5 a.m. Officers were initially dispatched to a convenience store in the 3200 block of Farrow Road, where the victim had arrived seeking help. Authorities...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) - This week on OnPoint on WACH Fox we look at the Columbia Police Department’s new Police Activity League. In the fall of 2025, the Columbia Police Department’s Community Services Bureau kicked off this new P.A.L. initiative because they recognized that, by empowering parents, guardians, and...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A 41-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after deputies say she scammed an 87-year-old woman out of more than $17,000 in an elaborate scheme that began at a retail store in northeast Richland County. According to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, the suspect, Dorothy Watkins,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Dominion Energy customers are unhappy with recent increases. One person WACH Fox spoke to had a bill in the high triple digits last month, which led her to take action against the company yesterday. "I'm literally not doing anything different from last year, I'm actually...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Authorities are investigating after an unresponsive person was pulled from a house fire in Richland County on Friday. The Columbia-Richland Fire Department said crews responded to a fire on Harmon Road at around 5:40 a.m. The department said firefighters got to the scene and found “fire...

A Lexington County man, De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie in Columbia, South Carolina.

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man has been charged after authorities seized 18 illegal gambling machines from a home in Gaston, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The machines were recovered March 2 during an investigation at a residence in the county. Officials said each device was identified as a “Pot O...

U.S. Attorney Bryan P. Stirling announced Thursday that Laclarence Lamarcus, 43, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison. The sentencing followed a jury trial during which Anderson was convicted of 12 counts of drug and gun offenses. Evidence obtained during the investigation revealed...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Tony Leonard, 52, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following his conviction for multiple counts of Trafficking and Possession with Intent to Distribute Drugs. Officers with the West Columbia Police Department were conducting an ongoing drug investigation into Leonard. On...