UPDATE: The Columbia Police Department says Michael McClellan has been taken into custody, accused of setting fire to a vacant home on Beaumont Avenue.ย
According to Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, a gang member from Columbia pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department says a local scrap metal business owner was arrested for violating a recently passed law regarding catalytic converters.
The Richland Northeast High School principal says no students or staff were injured during a fire at the school this morning. The Columbia Fire Department says an HVAC unit caught fire on the roof and caused smoke to go inside the building.
The American Red Cross is looking for people to help donate blood. Officials say a sharp drop in blood donor turnout has contributed to the lowest post-summer blood inventory level in six years.
With SEC Nation in town and around 80,000 Gamecocks fans expected at Saturdayโs game, preparing for a successful weekend includes the Columbia Fire Department.
The Department of Education and DHEC are hoping people will go wild for their latest vaccine event. Saturday, anyone ages 12 and over can get their free COVID-19 vaccine at the Riverbanks Zoo.