Columbia SC

Six people were displaced after a space heater started a fire Monday afternoon that spread through a home in Columbia, according to fire officials. Crews from the Columbia Fire Department went around 4 p.m. on Candlelite Drive and found smoke coming from the roof and heavy smoke inside the home.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -A new school designed for students with disabilities is set to open in downtown Columbia next August. Opa’s Learning Academy is the vision of Scott and Virginia Wells, parents who understand firsthand the challenges families face. The couple has three sons — one with cerebral palsy...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant Tuesday morning at a location on South Poplar Drive in Surfside Beach as part of a statewide criminal investigation into suspected narcotics violations and fraudulent business practices. According to the Surfside Beach Police Department, the...

A drone smuggling contraband into a notorious prison was recently intercepted before the contents could make it to any inmates, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections . What was the drone trying to fly to the inmates at Lee Correctional Institution ? It wasn’t hard drugs nor was it weapons. It was...

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Lincolnton prison escapee is back in custody after authorities captured him in South Carolina, ending a brief but urgent search across state lines. Authorities with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction said Roy Burgess, 42, slipped out of the minimum-security Lincoln Correctional Center in...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A lawsuit has been filed in court against the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department after a deputy’s actions allegedly caused a detainee to have a partial amputation. According to the lawsuit, detainee Parris Sutton was housed before his trial at the Lexington County Detention...

wach.com - 12/04/2025 11:44:25 PM. The Arbors at Windsor Lake Apartments in South Carolina have recently been under scrutiny due to the poor living conditions reported by its tenants. Issues such as black mold, water damage, and cracked walls have led to health concerns for residents, some of whom pay over $1,000 in...

COLUMBI, S.C. (WACH) — Authorities are asking for the public's help to identify a pedestrian who died in a collision on December 6. The incident occurred near the intersection of Two Notch Road and Fashion Drive, where the victim, believed to be a Hispanic male in his 30s to 40s, sustained fatal injuries.

A sales agreement approved Monday by Santee Cooper would remove $2.7 billion worth of debt from customers’ power bills as part of a major nuclear restart in the Palmetto State. More than eight years after abandoning the project, the state-owned utility’s governing board unanimously passed an agreement, known as a...

The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for six states, with up to 12 inches of snow expected between Sunday, Dec. 7, and Monday, Dec. 8. Alaska, Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming are all under winter weather advisories. Snowfall is expected to range from trace amounts in...