The City of Columbia said in conjunction with Richland County, South Carolina Emergency Management Division and FEMA there will be a crews performing damage assessments throughout the city.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
SC Highway Patrol is investigating two separate fatal collisions that both happened on I-77 Wednesday night.
Collection boxes will be stationed around different locations around Columbia (Richland County).
More than half of Dominion Energy customers in Saluda County are still without power as of Wednesday afternoon.
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"It was absolutely amazing, and just incredible. But then it was also hard too, because we knew somebody was coming to get us, and it was just sad to think of all we were leaving behind, and two it was just a vacation for us, but these people lost everything," says Wanda Hein.
Columbia Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook has announced that two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Keenan High School student during the Summer.
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster, and Public Safety Director Tommy Long is establishing a curfew starting on Wednesday, say officials.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel, along with the Richland County Emergency Management Division (RCEMD) will begin “window” tours Thursday, Oct. 3, throughout the county’s 11 districts as part of damage assessment following Hurricane Helene.
Many places around the Midlands are continuing to give back to others in their time of need.
The Richland County Coroner's Office has identified a Richland County victim, said the coroner's office.
Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)--Deputies in Fairfield County are investigating a case of animal cruelty. Investigators say a good Samaritan found an emaciated dog stuffed inside a dog food bag…
The City of Columbia's Parks and Recreation Department will close Riverfront Park next week, according to a press release.
Richland One School District is teaming up with Prisma Health to fight the flu in the community, according to a press release.
Richland County deputies are investigating after a body was found, said the sheriff's department.
At the State House on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the 27th annual Silent Witness Ceremony was held.
Injured South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers and running back Raheim Sanders are both practicing and improving from ankle injuries as the Gamecocks prepare for No. 12 Mississippi this week.
Republican Fawn Pedalino won the House District 64 seat in 2022 by beating incumbent Kimberly Johnson.
The County of Lexington is extending its debris site operation through the weekend, say officials.
Governor Henry McMaster says 36 South Carolinians are now confirmed dead due to Hurricane Helene, with over 629,000 people still without power across the state.
Retail operations at several locations are are temporarily suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Helene, according to USPS officials.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died after a multi-vehicle collision, says the coroner's office.
According to the DOJ, a Sumter man was sentenced to prison after a multi-state drug trafficking investigation.
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