Columbia SC

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man has been arrested on felony DUI and hit-and-run charges after two pedestrians were struck by a pickup truck Saturday night in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred around 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, on Shell Point Road near Broad...

America’s latest foreclosure spike is not spread evenly across the map. Fresh data on State Foreclosure Rates and December’s jump in filings shows a handful of states where home seizures are clustering, turning local markets into pressure cookers even as national activity remains below pre‑crisis peaks. I look at...

JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — South Carolina is No. 1 when it comes to growth. New numbers show the Palmetto State is growing faster than anywhere else in the nation, and one local Lowcountry county is also near the top of the list. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, South Carolina added almost 80,000 people […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — New federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program took effect in South Carolina this week, expanding the number of recipients who must work or participate in job programs to continue receiving food assistance. The changes stem from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,...

Fire crews in Columbia and Irmo responded to a massive blaze at the Bent Tree Apartments early Sunday morning, leaving 24 residents displaced. The fire, which erupted around 1 a.m. off Zimalcrest Drive, spread rapidly, forcing families to flee their homes. Patrice Vant, a displaced resident, recounted the harrowing...

(WPDE) — As temperatures are expected to drop Sunday night, the Governor of South Carolina, Henry McMaster, urged residents to reduce their energy consumption to prevent blackouts. Extremely cold temperatures in the single digits and teens Monday morning will strain South Carolina’s electric power grid between 4 a.m....

UPDATE: On Sunday, Columbia-Richland Fire Department investigators determined that the fire started with a heating device that was placed on the floor. They urge everyone to be careful using space heaters and other secondary sources of heat. ORIGINAL STORY:. A fire left a local restaurant heavily damaged late...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One person is dead after a two-car accident in Lexington Sunday night. According to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt, the crash happened a little after 7 p.m. on U.S. 1 in Lexington near Jamestown Court. Bolt said a van with a driver and a passenger was traveling...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Firefighters battled a fire in northeast Richland County on Monday morning, according to the Columbia-Richland Fire Department. Authorities say firefighters responded to a home on Legion Drive around 10:15 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames coming from the garage and thick...

The heavy metal rockers of Metallica named the Carolina Band the grand prize winner of its third annual collegiate marching band competition. Bassist Robert Trujillo took to social media Friday to announce the University of South Carolina’s marching band had taken first place in the Division 1 category for its...