Columbia SC

Atlanta police are offering a reward for anyone who can identify a suspect connected to a violent assault last month.

UPSTATE, S.C. (WSPA) – The Department of Public Health confirmed an outbreak of measles in the Upstate, totaling eight reported cases. Measles is highly contagious and poses a risk of spreading quickly in the Upstate, particularly in communities with low vaccination rates. Symptoms include a facial rash that spreads...

An earthquake has been reported near Greenwood, South Carolina. The United States Geological Survey reporte d that an earthquake with a 1.8 magnitude was detected in Greenwood County at 2:20 a.m.. It is the third earthquake recorded in the area around Lake Greenwood since Sept. 14 and the fourth earthquake overall in...

A photo on a trail cam in Galivants Ferry shows what appears to be a cougar roaming in the woods in the early morning hours Thursday and Friday. The picture was posted in a Facebook group and has been shared more than a hundred times, receiving comments that ranged from the photo being a fake to others discussing...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The FBI’s Columbia Field Office announced that 51 arrests were made over the summer as part of “Summer Heat,” a nationwide effort to combat violent crime. From June 24 to September 20, all 55 FBI field offices participated in the operation, which...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A six-figure Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was sold in Columbia this week. The South Carolina Education Lottery said the winning ticket that won the $160,000 jackpot was sold at the Simba Express at 2932 Alpine Rd. and has not been claimed. The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket...

Just before 1 a.m. Friday, a pedestrian walking on Two Notch Road was hit by a car and killed. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that the driver of a Kia sedan travelling toward Columbia hit and killed an unnamed pedestrian who was “in the roadway” on Two Notch Road, near the I-77 interchange north of...

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Famously Hot SC Pride is set to return October 3rd and 4th!. Columbia, S.C. — The South Carolina Pride Movement is set to host its signature event, the Famously Hot South Carolina Pride Parade and Festival, October 3–4 on Main Street in downtown Columbia.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say a pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Two Notch Road in Richland County. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 1 a.m. near North Grampian Hills Road in the Dentsville area. Authorities said...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Two people were arrested last week following a months-long narcotics investigation that led deputies to seize fentanyl and other drugs from a Kershaw residence, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies executed a search warrant on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Gold Mine Highway home of...