Franklin Parker, 79, was killed Thursday and a Columbia man is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting him. Parker is the former owner of Parker’s Trim Shop of Cayce and Cayce Bait & Tackle. Edward Britt, 56, is charged with Parker’s murder after authorities said Britt shot Parker during an argument. Britt is also facing charges […]

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that Fritz Edward Neiger, 66, pleaded guilty on Thursday to five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 2nd Degree, and five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 3rd Degree, in front of Judge Keesley in Lexington County. A Facebook profile of Neiger showed that he […]

Bogarts Restaurant may have to leave West Columbia. Jason Jones, owner of the popular Bogart’s Restaurant at 530 12th St. in West Columbia, has until Oct. 9 to get out of his current building. “It was a shock to get the news,” Jones said. The building has been purchased. Jones said it will be torn […]

Willie Jermone Wilson, 25, was arrested and was being held in jail, late Sunday afternoon. He is charged with two counts of murder. Richland County Sheriff’s Department  asked the public for help finding Wilson earlier Sunday. Wilson was arrested around 5:30 p.m., but no more details were released regarding the arrest. INITIAL REPORT Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies […]

A downed power line caused about 26,000 SCE&G customers – some of them in West Columbia- to  lose electricity Saturday night. A utility pole broke and caused a power line to come down at about 11:05 p.m. Saturday. The pole that broke was west of the Eau Claire area in Columbia, just off S.C. 215, according to report […]

Willie Jermone Wilson, 25, was arrested and was being held in jail, late Sunday afternoon. He is charged with two counts of murder. Richland County Sheriff’s Department  asked the public for help finding Wilson earlier Sunday. Wilson was arrested around 5:30 p.m., but no more details were released regarding the arrest. INITIAL REPORT Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies […]

The City of Cayce has announced that Henry’s Restaurant and Bar is coming soon to 2108 State St., in Cayce. There are two Henry’s location already. One is on Devine Street in Columbia, and the other is in the Northeast section of Columbia. The announcement that Henry’s is coming, was made on the City of […]

A FREE event to learn more about the realities of Human Trafficking is being held at Radius Church – 300 W. Main St., in Lexington Monday evening. Human Trafficking IS happening right here in our own backyards. Learn how you can fight back! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for folks to visit info tables and sign […]