Columbia SC

Crowds of people from near and far lined the streets of downtown Saluda on Thursday to welcome the Walk for Peace, some out of curiosity, others in search of a deeply personal experience in the presence of two dozen Buddhist monks. The monks are making their way across South Carolina as part of a months-long walk...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Four Lowcountry jails have failed every inspection since 2022, with state inspections finding dangerous overcrowding, inadequate medical care and security violations. The agency overseeing every facility in the state is South Carolina’s Department of Corrections. Inspectors visit all jails...

One person was killed Wednesday when a pickup truck was involved in a crash with a tractor trailer, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol . The collision happened at about 6:20 a.m. in Greenville County, said Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway. A 2012 Ford pickup was driving south on White Horse Road ,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A woman was arrested after allegedly causing a scene at a Columbia-area Publix over the weekend. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said 35-year-old Cardesha Gilmore was arrested Sunday and is charged with indecent exposure, shoplifting, public disorderly conduct, pedestrian in the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A Columbia man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of a 23-year-old man. Emanuel Griffin pleaded guilty January 6 to the killing of Corey Andrews. Judge Thomas W. McGee III sentenced Griffin...

A popular Columbia pinball lounge is set to take over a former beloved restaurant in the Rosewood neighborhood.

On the same night that the Columbia city council voted to bar any new Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in most of the city’s neighborhoods , another Midlands city considered its own set of new regulations. The city of West Columbia will temporarily halt the issuance of any new business licenses for short-term...

Irmo could become the latest town in the Midlands to recognize a holiday honoring the end of slavery in the United States. Irmo Town Council on Tuesday discussed adding Juneteenth to the holiday calendar of the town of 12,000 people northwest of Columbia. But some worried how making the celebration a formal town...

A search is underway for a man who’s wanted after electronic goods worth thousands of dollars were stolen from a Lowe’s Home Improvement store, according to the Lexington Police Department . On Wednesday, police sent out a news release where they asked for the public’s help with tracking down the suspected...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is urging the community to take a more active role in addressing crime in the region. We’ve got to do more as a community," Lott said. "This is not a law enforcement problem; this is a community problem." Speaking...