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Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of an individual who died Sunday night as a result of a shooting. It occurred, said Watts, at 320 South Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, around 8:30 p.m. Brandon Jamal Blanding, 28, of Woodcrest Lane, Gaston, was transported from the scene by Richland County EMS to Palmetto Health […]
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Several Lexington County agencies and the S.C. Forestry Commission responded to the 400 block Truex Road in Lexington County, Saturday, in reference to a commercial fire. It happened at a Bucks Frame and Alignment in the Leesville area. Firefighters worked to put out the flames for almost four hours Saturday afternoon. Bucks Frame and Alignment […]
Read More >>The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance, in reference to an alleged armed robbery incident that occurred on Saturday. The below photographs show the suspect who is believed to be a male with short dread locks wearing a red shirt and dark pants. Police believe the suspect may be driving a gray […]
Read More >>The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting incident off Riverbend Drive. Deputies responded to a reported shooting around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Details are limited at this time as detectives work to gather information. Following a dispute, an unidentified person opened fire, hitting two bystanders who were unrelated to the incident. The two victims […]
Read More >> Several Lexington County agencies and the S.C. Forestry Commission responded to the 400 block Truex Road in Lexington County, Saturday, in reference to a commercial fire. It happened at a Bucks Frame and Alignment in the Leesville area. Firefighters worked to put out the flames for almost four hours Saturday afternoon. Bucks Frame and Alignment […]
Read More >>The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance, in reference to an alleged armed robbery incident that occurred on Saturday. The below photographs show the suspect who is believed to be a male with short dread locks wearing a red shirt and dark pants. Police believe the suspect may be driving a gray […]
Read More >>The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting incident off Riverbend Drive. Deputies responded to a reported shooting around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Details are limited at this time as detectives work to gather information. Following a dispute, an unidentified person opened fire, hitting two bystanders who were unrelated to the incident. The two victims […]
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Commercial activity is on the increase in West Columbia. And last week plans for the of Savage Craft Ale Works were announced. The brewery, scheduled to open in late Spring 2019, will be in the Brookland Fire Station/City Hall building that was built in 1925, at 430 Center Street. A spokesperson for the core investor […]
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