NEWS
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died after a tree fell on a vehicle on Interstate 20 Westbound at approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday. According to Fisher, Ms. Pamela Adams Powell, 49, of Columbia was traveling at a slow rate of speed due to traffic when a tree fell on her vehicle. […]
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died in vehicle collision on Interstate 26 westbound near exit 119 at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. James G. Hoff, 78, and Mrs. Terri Lee Hoff, 75, both of Fenton, Missouri, were pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple traumatic injuries. […]
More information regarding the death of 6-year-old Faye Swetlik was conveyed at a Friday press conference. She was found dead Thursday, after she went missing, Monday afternoon. Sgt. Evan Antley, of the Cayce Department of Public Safety, said critical evidence was found in a trash can at 602 Picadilly Square in Churchill Heights. The evidence […]
The City of West Columbia is partnering with Cola Town Bike Collective on Saturday, February 15, 2020, from 12 PM – 7 PM, at 1823 Superior Street, Columbia, SC, for a build day for West Columbia’s 3rd Annual Kinetic Derby Day. Bring your creation, begin your creation, get inspired, and work beside others as they create […]
David Lance Steadman, 27, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole for his role in the death of his four -year-old daughter, Lilly Lopez. Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith, Jr. imposed the sentence following Steadman’s trial this week in Lexington County on the Homicide by Child Abuse charge. The jury returned […]
Gray Collegiate Academy Boys Basketball team has won the Region 3-2A title. The War Eagles last defeated Eau Claire 80-41. Gray clinched the title with a 70-54 win over Calhoun County. It was the War Eagles’ ninth-straight win. Gray finished 6-1 and won its fourth Region Title in a row. The War Eagles of West […]
Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell, of the S.C. Highway Patrol, is reporting a fatal collision. It occurred around 9:10 p.m., Wednesday, in Gilbert on Peach Festival Road near Waters Ferry Road. Tidwell said the driver of a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle attempted to slow down for traffic. The rider “spilled the bike” hitting the pavement. The operator […]
Byron Snellgrove, director of the Cayce Department of Public Safety announced at an impromptu afternoon press conference, Thursday, that the body of Faye Marie Swetlik has been found. Also, a deceased male has been found in the Churchill Heights neighborhood. Snellgrove made the announcement of both bodies being found, and then said he would not […]