Midlands man charged with possessing child sexual abuse material
The SC Attorney General’s Office says Alex Koon, 31, of West Columbia was arrested on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Author: Rob Dew
Midlands man and woman plead guilty to hate crime
According to the US Attorney’s Office, in January and February of 2021 Gabriel Brunson, 20, and Sierra Fletcher, 21, specifically targeted Hispanic victims for armed robberies at places like gas stations and grocery stores.
SC Supreme Court vacates injunction, rules Heartbeat abortion ban constitutional
In a Wednesday morning ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed a previous ruling and determined the state’s Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act Constitutional.
T-Shirt sales in mayor’s fight against breast cancer underway
You can help Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and the City of Columbia in the fight against breast cancer just by ordering some new threads.
Lexington police searching for accused shoplifters
Investigators say the people seen in these surveillance images took $180 in merchandise from the Circle-K on South Lake Dr. on August 7th.
Blythewood man sentenced for human trafficking, drugs
The US Attorney’s Office says 51 year old Brian Watson pleaded guilty to the attempted sexual trafficking of a minor and distribution of heroin.
Former Midlands doctor sentenced for unlawfully prescribing medication
The US Attorneys Office says between January of 2015 and November of 2019, James Williams prescribed a man and woman with more than 100,000 pills of various controlled substances such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and alprazolam.
Clemson: Be on the lookout for invasive hornet
The hornet was first spotted by a beekeeper in Georgia who reported it to authorities there.
They say it is the first time the species has been spotted in the United States.
Coroner releases new details concerning body found in Midlands hotel
Officials say an autopsy determined the body was that of a white male around six feet tall with unkempt facial hair and brownish grey hair pulled back in a pony tail.
Elementary school evacuated out of caution, all-clear given
Columbia police say the evacuation was ordered after the school received a bomb threat that they do not believe to be credible.
