Columbia PD investigating shooting on Bailey Street
According to the Columbia Police Department, officers are investigating a shooting at the 6100 block of Bailey St.
Author: Lee Williams
SC Athletic Hall of Fame finds home at SC State Museum
Displays include memorabilia from South Carolina athletes and coaches — including signed baseballs, Olympic gold medals, and game worn jerseys — creating a permanent sports exhibit within the state museum.
Arrest made in South Congaree armed robbery
According to the South Congaree Police Department, 20-year-old Nathaniel Wayne Thomas has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery investigation in the Town of South Congaree.
Former President Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease,…
UPDATE: 82-year-old hiker located, “doing well”
He was located by emergency services Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m.
Allegiant celebrates 1st flight from CAE to Orlando, flights to Fort Lauderdale coming soon
Thursday’s trip to Orlando marks the inaugural flight for Allegiant from Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
Becky Hill out on bond after charges in two counties led to arrest
This type of bond means Hill is free to go — with the bond only activating if she doesn’t show up for her next hearing, which has been scheduled for July 18th in Colleton County and July 25th in Richland County.
“Logan Strong” — Bond not yet set for accused murderer as Federico family grapples with loss
“My wife Melissa grabbed me and we said this, ‘Today – ‘Logan Strong.’ That’s what we’re going with from here on out. Representing her professionally with integrity and to make sure that no stone gets unturned,” Stephen Federico says.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia…
Death of inmate at Lee Correctional Institution confirmed as natural causes
According to the SC Department of Corrections, 40-year-old Leo Jermaine Cheeks was found unresponsive in his cell at Lee Correctional Institution on Friday night.
