Columbia SC

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The NAACP condemned an arrest in Richland County seen during a recent episode of “On Patrol: Live” that has sparked debate online. The organization’s South Carolina chapter released a statement Thursday, nearly a week after the arrest of 31-year-old Maxie Outen by the Richland County...

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Fairfield Glade Police Department and TBI recently assisted the FBI in Columbia, South Carolina and other agencies, in returning 32 unique gold coins to a South Carolina scam victim, who was unaware of their involvement in an ongoing tech support scam. Law enforcement in...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A Columbia gang member has been sentenced. Taylor Molic Morris, 23, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of ammunition. Evidence presented revealed that on June 11, 2023, around 5:00...

South Carolina officially hires Kendal Briles, Stan Drayton, and Randy Clements, with multi-million-dollar contracts shaping the Gamecocks’ offensive future.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and other state leaders are set to present a new water plan for the state on Thursday afternoon. That presentation is expected to begin at 2 p.m. at the State House in Columbia. South Carolina Department of Environmental Services Director Myra Reece and...

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Three adults and three children are displaced from their home on Candlelite Drive in Columbia after officials say a space heater caused a fast-moving fire. According to Mike DeSumma with the Columbia Fire Department, firefighters arrived to the Watson family home just after four o’clock...

A child was hit by a car while walking across a street in South Carolina on Tuesday, and a search is underway for the driver who left the scene, according to the Columbia Police Department . At about 6:30 p.m., police reported the hit-and-run crash on social media. The collision happened in the 5200 block of...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — A housing assistance event promoted by a midlands church says it was going help more than 45 families in Richland County Wednesday—but it never happened. Some people say Brookland Baptist Church Northeast is at fault after the post went viral. The flyer that was...

CAYCE, S.C. (WIS) - Authorities say the man had been on the run and used multiple aliases since 2021. The Cayce Police Department announced the arrest of Alberto Osorio Mendoza in connection with a 2021 murder. Mendoza is charged with murder and was denied bond. In 2021, Cayce police said...

A South Carolina man was shot and killed Tuesday, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office . Thirty-year-old Columbia resident Kendall Lemont McTeer was identified as the shooting victim, Coroner Margaret Fisher said in a news release. The shooting happened at an apartment at 18 Berryhill Road , according...