SC Guard Raven Johnson prepares to shoot // AP Photo: Nell Redmond By: PETE IACOBELLI Updated 3:18 PM EDT, March 21, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds and No. 1 seed South Carolina…
According to the SC Dept. of Natural Resources, officers and investigators are currently responding to a reported drowning on the Congaree River in Lexington County.
Officials with the Columbia Fire Department say crews responded to a house fire on Harmon Rd. at 5:40 Friday morning.
South Carolina drivers are paying an average of $3.59 a gallon, according to AAA. Crysty Vaughan has more on the spike at the pump.
Deputies with the Sumter Co. Sheriff's Office say a Rembert man is in custody accused of attempted murder and domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.
Investigators with SLED say a Lexington Co. man is accused of having illegal gambling machines in his home.
Sheriff Leon Lott says a woman was arrested for multiple crimes against an elderly victim.
For the first time since the measles outbreak in the Upstate began, Department of Public Health officials say there are no new cases of the illness.
Lexington county detectives say they are investigating a deadly shooting.
If you recognize this person call the Lexington police department or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Sumter County deputies say an elderly woman with dementia who went missing on Thursday has been found safe.
Thirty-four-year-old Jonathan Felkel entered a guilty plea in front of U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis, becoming the first person in Richland County to be charged under the county's recent hate crime ordinance.
Investigators say multiple homes and vehicles were hit with gunfire.
According to an incident report, on December 3, 2025, while working at Wellpath Recovery Solutions, Vernon Stewart grabbed a victim around the neck and took them to the floor.
Sumter Co. deputies say a 15 year old is in custody after being found with a fully-loaded gun while trying to enter Crestwood High School.
Calhoun Co. deputies say Charles Lott and a juvenile suspect are both charged with Burglary, Criminal Conspiracy, and Grand Larceny.
Thursday morning, Attorney General Alan Wilson officially filed to run for governor of South Carolina.
According to the US Attorney's Office Laclarence Anderson sold ten guns, meth, cocaine, and crack to confidential informants on four occasions in 2024.
Officials say Miller faces a penalty of up to life in prison.
USGS says a 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck about 3.5 miles South-southeast of Lake Murray around 2:32 a.m. overnight.
"If they remain low, and then when we get to zero, that's when we'll start the clock. And we will watch that for 42 days out and hope that we will as soon as possible declare this outbreak over, but we will remain vigilant until that occurs," says Dr. Bell.
Officials say the facility will begin seeing patients next month.
Police say the suspect was found trying to hide upstairs.
Partnering with USC's Darla Moore School of Business, researchers found that the organization adds $638 million to the state's economy each year -- with 23,000 South Carolinians receiving career services in 2024 -- and 10,000 people finding employment at an average wage of $16.50 an hour.
Deputies say the victim had a gunshot wound to the lower body and was taken to the hospital.
