AFP-SC to Pay Gas Tax for Drivers on Wednesday Event at Lexington Gas Station highlights how much gas tax already costs South Carolinians. Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina will be at a Lexington gas station this week, paying the gas tax burden for hard-working commuters in order to highlight how much the gas tax costs drivers […]

Dr. Ben Carson was in West Columbia Monday evening. He spoke at the Brookland Baptist Church  Banquet and Conference Center. Carson, who is running to be the GOP 2016 nominee for president, was the guest of The Conservative Leadership Project’s Presidential Forum Series. It is moderated by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. Carson covered topics […]

Lexington County deputies responded to two armed robberies at truck stops off Interstate 20 early this morning. The 44 Truck stop was robbed about 4 a.m. The Hill View Truck Stop was robbed about 4:45 a.m.  Suspects in both armed robberies matched the same description and drove the same type of car. While responding to the second […]

There was a bomb threat made to the West Columbia Walmart, before 9 p.m., Sunday. The threat that there were explosives in the store on Augusta Road, resulted in the closing of the store briefly after the threat was called in. The building was cleared of customers while personnel from the West Columbia Police and […]

Rocketman, a tribute to Sir Elton John, played to a capacity crowd at the Koger Center for the Arts, Saturday Night. Greg Bickley, and his band, Tokyo, Joe performed to perfection, Elton John songs, including Your Song and Philadelphia Freedom, and all the other favorites. Former WIS-TV personality Hanna Horne joined Bickley – a native […]

Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help as they work to identify two individuals related to a financial fraud case. Two men presented and attempted to cash a check on Dec. 8 at the First Citizens Bank in the 2800 block of Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. The two […]