Former Gamecocks star A’ja Wilson named TIME’s 2025 athlete of the year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -Former South Carolina Gamecock A’ja Wilson can add another accolade to her historic 2025: TIME’s Athlete of the Year. The magazine announced Wilson as the recipient of the honor on Tuesday. Wilson, who helped guide the Gamecocks to a national championship in 2017, led the...
Scout Motors to invest $120M in new SC parts facility
Scout Motors is creating more jobs in South Carolina.
‘So help me God’: S.C. atheist calls oath requirement unconstitutional
A South Carolina atheist is suing for the right to work as a poll worker without having to swear an oath to God in violation of constitutional rights.
DPH reports 27 new measles cases since last update
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The SC Dept. of Public Health says measles cases continue to grow in connection to the Upstate outbreak. As of Tuesday, Dec. 9, DPH is reporting there are 27 new cases of measles in the state since Friday, Dec. 5. The new cases bring the total...
Columbia residents frustrated over city’s response to water pipe crisis
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Residents of Miramar Drive in Columbia are expressing frustration over a water pipe crisis they say has persisted for more than two months. The residents claim a busted water pipe, which they assert belongs to the city, is causing significant property damage and has yet to be addressed by city...
State Department of Education approves Richland One corrective action plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Education has approved Richland One’s Corrective Action Plan, which outlines steps to address areas needing improvement identified in a recent financial and operational review. District officials said the plan responds to findings from an Agreed-Upon Procedures review...
A person is driven over by two cars close to a shopping area in...
A pedestrian died after being struck by two northbound vehicles on Two Notch Road in Richland County, South Carolina, near the Village at Sandhill shopping center and Fashion Drive intersection. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported the collision occurred around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025, shortly...
Financial backers call VC Summer restart a ‘no brainer’ for the future of nuclear...
COLUMBIA — A day after inking a $2.7 billion deal to lead South Carolina’s nuclear reboot, executives of a New York investment firm were in the Palmetto State to talk about what drew them to the multibillion-dollar undertaking. Hundreds gathered Tuesday on the floor of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia to hear from...
WIC changes milk purchase requirements
The South Carolina Department of Public Health said the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program is changing its milk purchase requirements.
Teen entrepreneur opens toy store in Lexington County, amasses $1 million in stock
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - What looks like any toy store with action figures, toys, collectibles and cards has something that sets it apart from others — the owner is only a teenager. Seventeen-year-old Lawson Taylor starts his day just like any other teenager, in school, working hard in...

















