Columbia SC

(WACH) — As Independence Day approaches, fireworks sales are surging in the Midlands — and so are safety concerns. At Casey's Fireworks in Columbia, owner John Casey says this year has brought record-breaking business. Customers come in spending more money than they never spent, it’s been a record...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A Richland County woman has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after deputies found a dog wandering with a severe neck wound caused by a metal collar. Deputies on Tuesday announced the arrest of 50-year-old Marie Sky in connection with the condition of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - How many code violations are happening in your neighborhood?. WIS took a closer look at some neighborhoods here in Columbia, where neighbors are raising concerns about some code violations that have been left unresolved for several years. “It’s just going to continue to get worse and...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One person is dead following an early morning shooting at a gas station in Columbia. Richland County deputies said around 4 a.m. Wednesday, they got a call of shots fired outside a gas station at 2624 Broad River Road. When they got to the scene they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. EMS came...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — There are more than a thousand public pools in the Midlands, and they’re a popular way to beat the heat. Officials with the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) tells us what’s being done to keep those pools clean and safe. SCDES says...

Hidden treasures often lurk in the most unassuming places, and Just Us Cafe in Cayce, South Carolina proves this delicious theory with every omelet that leaves its kitchen. While locals might have kept this gem to themselves for years, the secret is slowly spreading beyond city limits. Nestled along Knox...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For days earlier this year, a person who called himself “slimybanana” posted numerous messages on anti-government internet chat groups urging people to seek out and kill a South Carolina FBI agent and his wife by burning their house down and letting them “cook to death.”

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A trial date is now set for a former Richland County councilwoman facing multiple corruption charges. The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office told WIS on Wednesday that a trial for Dalhi Myers is scheduled to begin Sept. 29. Myers was indicted in 2020 on over...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County Sheriff’s Department, along with other law enforcement divisions, are attempting to serve a warrant. Authorities were at the scene on Chadford Road in the New Friarsgate subdivision in Irmo. The scene is now safe, and officers are beginning to clear the area. The...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said three Upstate men are facing charges after an identity fraud investigation. SLED arrested 24-year-old Selvin Romairo Alfaro-Perez, 57-year-old Alfonso Telez-Tlatelpa, and 43-year-old Rudy Udiel Alfaro-Morales. A deputy trying to arrest...