Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the name of the individual who was located Sunday in Columbia. Samuel Laundon, 19, of Cary, North Carolina, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was found inside the Vulcan Quarry unresponsive. An autopsy revealed that Laundon died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head […]

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation awarded the quarterly featured property to Carpet One Floor & Home, 1061 Sunset Blvd. The business received the award for the beautification of the building, entrance, and plantings around the new sign. Carpet One Floor & Home recently purchased the building and moved from their previous location in Lexington.   […]

A body of a man was found Sunday afternoon. It matches the description of a missing University of South Carolina student, said Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies. USC student Samuel Laundon, 19, was reported missing at about 1 Saturday afternoon, according to the RCSD. The body was found in some shrubbery in the Vulcan Materials […]

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing University of South Carolina student. A missing person’s report was filed just before 1 p.m. Saturday for Samuel Laundon, 19. He was last seen in the Olympia area of Columbia between Georgia Street and Rivers Edge apartments off Huger Street. He was wearing a green […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in vehicle collision that occurred on South Lake Drive near Bluefield Road in the Red Bank area shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Frank Harry James Sturkie Jr., 39, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. […]

Lexington County deputies have charged a man with murder in the death of his girlfriend. The woman was found dead in a Wynnsum Trail home in June. She has been identified as Patricia Smerdell, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Scott Mattison Horton, 53, was charged with murder in the beating death detectives said […]

Thursday, investigators with the West Columbia Police Department and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest from a Sept. 20, armed robbery. On September 20, Javon Emory Jenkins and Jonathan Wesley Scott Woods had their vehicle towed and were dropped off at UHaul located at 400 Orchard Drive in West Columbia. While there, the […]

The Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce-sponsored “Parade of Lights” has been cancelled for 2020. The Chamber’s Board of Directors decided to cancel parade, it was announced Thursday. The parade has become a tradition and a part of our community – the chamber wrote in a release – and one that all enjoy. However after much […]