Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says no deputies will be charged following the arrest of Maxie Outen.
RCSD says Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center guard has been arrested in connection with the assault of an inmate.
Lexington Police says all lanes of North Church Street at Butler Street have reopened after the Town of Lexington’s Utilities Department completed an emergency water repair.
The SC Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a second winter storm-related death that happened over the previous weekend, according to officials.
A Midlands man believes his $1 million Powerball win was divine intervention, said SC Lottery officials.
A West Columbia man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, said the DOJ.
Richland County Sheriff’s Department says they’ve found the body of a man who’s been missing since Sunday.
The SC Department of Employment and Workforce released the latest South Carolina job numbers.
“The folks who are unhoused in this cold weather, they need a place to stay. They need to get out of this cold. It can be lethal to them if they stay out. Some of these folks are not in great health, so when they spend the night on the sidewalk shivering. We want them to make it to the next morning,” says Craig Currey, CEO of Transitions Homeless Center located on Main Street in Downtown Columbia.
Newberry County deputies say a domestic violence incident turned into a standoff early Tuesday morning (Jan. 27, 2026).
