The City of Columbia Solid Waste Division is experiencing delays in yard trash collection due to staffing vacancies and an unprecedented heavy leaf season. “It’s been a very challenging year, especially during this time of year,” department head Robert Anderson explained. “One week it took 60 hours to […]
Governor Henry McMaster today nominated Robert Bolchoz as the next chairman of the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control following the retirement of current chairman Mark Elam. “Mr. Elam has worked tirelessly to serve the people of South Carolina, his leadership and dedication to his role as chairman […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Ajshoni Jamison, 22, of Columbia, S.C., on 15 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney […]
Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a woman after a shooting at a Columbia business. Vashni Harris (DOB: 12/22/1991) is charged with attempted murder for the shooting that occurred on Piney Grove Rd yesterday, Dec 8. Deputies responded to the parking lot of 507 Piney Grove Road […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that South Carolina State Grand Jury issued five indictments, totaling 27 counts, against suspended attorney Richard Alexander Murdaugh. These indictments charge Murdaugh with four counts of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent; seven counts of Obtaining Signature or Property by […]
Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who held up a convenience store at gunpoint. It happened at the Exxon convenience store at 7850 Garners Ferry Road on Oct. 11 around 9:45 p.m. Surveillance video shows the man, wearing […]
Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his mother and father to death at their Columbia home. Kevin Jackson Westberry, 27, is charged with two counts of murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. The victims have been […]
Yesterday, the Columbia City Council voted unanimously to issue a mandate requiring all city employees to be vaccinated. Any City of Columbia not vaccinated by November 1st, could face termination. The City Council also voted that any employee who is vaccinated by November 1st will receive a one-time […]
Governor Henry McMaster was joined today by S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Secretary Christy Hall and business leaders from around the state to announce a proposal which would accelerate existing plans to widen key portions of Interstate 26 between Charleston and Columbia. The $360 million investment from the […]
The South Carolina Supreme Court declared today that Columbia’s school mask mandate violates Proviso 1.108, which banned schools from using state money to enforce mask requirements. Supreme Court Judges stated that the mandate puts the responsibility on school personnel to enforce it, which would place them at odds […]
