Popular Five Points music venue shutting its doors in May
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Five Points live music venue staple announced Friday night on Facebook that it would be shutting its doors. New Brookland Tavern said it would close in Five Points at the end of May, according to its Facebook post. The post also hinted at the venue’s...
South Carolina Weather: 4 Tornadoes Confirmed From Thursday Storms With Winds Up to 80...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbia, SC – National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed four tornadoes touched down across South Carolina during Thursday’s severe storms, including two EF-0 tornadoes in the Midlands with wind...
Body found at Columbia house fire identified
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The body of a man found inside a burned Columbia home has been identified. Crews with the Columbia Fire Department were called to an Abingdon Road home around 5:15 p.m. Thursday and observed heavy flames coming from multiple windows. Firefighters entered and found Joel G....
A South Carolina woman bought 4 lottery tickets, and all 4 were winners
LIBERTY, S.C. — A South Carolina woman won $200,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. Related video above: Lucky lotto numbers — are they actually a thing or a gambler's myth?. The woman said she stopped for a soda and spent $20 on $5 scratch-offs at the Stop-A-Minit on...
Charlotte teen accused of killing 15-year-old in South Carolina over weekend
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte teenager was being accused of killing a 15-year-old over the weekend in South Carolina, according to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. At around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, deputies found 15-year-old Leo Epting lying in the road on Tanglewood Way in...
Nancy Mace’s Chances of Losing in South Carolina Governor Race—Poll
Representative Nancy Mace faces a competitive race for the GOP primary for South Carolina governor, according to a new poll.
Earthquake Strikes off South Carolina Coast; No East Coast Tsunami Threat
An earthquake struck off the coast of South Carolina this morning and due to the weak intensity of the quake, there is no tsunami threat along the U.S. East Coast at this time. According to USGS, at 3:28 am early this morning, a weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake just east of Charleston, South Carolina over the open...
SCDOT to implement new traffic pattern for US-21 interchange at I-77
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — SCDOT plans to implement a new traffic pattern at the interchange connecting U.S. 21 and I-77 in Richland County starting March 19. A new single left-turn lane with traffic signals will open for drivers traveling south on U.S. 21 to access the on-ramp to I-77 southbound.
Old Cherokee Road in Lexington reopens after early morning rollover crash
LEXINGTON, S.C. — A single-car rollover collision on Old Cherokee Road in Lexington had traffic moving slow in the area around 6 a.m. Friday morning. First responder crews were at the scene and police asked commuters to use caution in the area. As of 7:20 a.m., Lexington Police say...
New brewery opens in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen and Brewery announced it is now open. The brewery made the announcement Friday afternoon on Facebook that, after a successful soft opening, it is open. Three Notch’d is located at the former Iron Hill Brewery location on Bull Street. Feel...

















