U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated Friday that Jason Rivers, 30, of Lexington, pleaded guilty  in federal court in Columbia, to Felon in Possession of a Firearm. U.S. Senior District Judge Cameron Currie, of Columbia, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the pre-sentence report which will be prepared by the […]

Joseph Elijah Mills, a 27-year-old Newberry County man, was sentenced Thursday to 40 years, without the possibility of parole, for the murders of Charles Allen Judge Jr., 40, and Jonathan Michael Prins, 29. The murders occurred at the Frayed Knot Bar and Grill in Lexington County on July 24, 2016. After consultation with the victims’ […]

One person died in a three-vehicle accident on I-20, Thursday. The collision occurred in the eastbound lane in the vicinity of mile markers 63 and 64, between Bush River Road and the I-26 exit. All  eastbound lanes were closed at one point, but the area was being cleared, and traffic was moving later Thursday afternoon. […]

Phase 1 of the Cayce Riverwalk will be closed Friday in anticipation of flooding. The river is expected to crest Friday and the City of Cayce will issue updates on other potential closings.

Portions of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park are closed until further notice due to flooding. The area from the Gervais St. Bridge to the Moffatt St. entrance are closed until further notice due high water in that area. Once the flood waters subside and the Riverwalk path is clear again, the city will announce when […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the findings of the investigation into the death of U.S. Army Major General Jeffrey Bannister.  Bannister was residing in Lexington at the time of his death on Sunday. According to Fisher, Bannister, 57, died due to natural causes. There were no suspicious circumstances or indications of foul play […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident. It occurred in the 1800 block of Saint Matthews Road near Swansea at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Arbie Dewayne “Wayne” Taylor, 48, of Gaston was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained in the […]