NEWS

Boy, 9, dies in collision on I-20, Thursday

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. […]

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Man gets 40 years for murders of 2 military men on Lake Murray

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’ […]

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Pine Ridge Middle and Airport’s Jayla Jamison is Class 4A Athlete of the Year

Jayla Jamison, a Pine Ridge Middle School student and member of Airport High School’s track and field team, has been named Class 4A Athlete of the Year by the SC Coaches Association of Women’s Sports. Jamison will be honored- with five other athletes – at a June 10 awards banquet by the association. Jamison went […]

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1 killed, 2 hurt in vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon

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 […]

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 Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Bannister died of natural causes, says coroner

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 […]

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West Columbia Riverwalk from Moffatt Street to Gervais Street Bridge closed

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 […]

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Dump truck bed comes apart, disrupts traffic on I-20

A collision on I-20 at Augusta Road (at mile marker 58) in Lexington County has resulted in the closing of the eastbound ramp to the interstate. Emergency response officials, on Tuesday afternoon, were advising motorists to seek an alternate route. The bed of a dump truck hit the bridge on I-20 EB at the 58 […]

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UPDATE-SCDOT says illegal, oversized vehicle damaged I-20 bridge

The S.C. Department of Transportation is reporting that an illegal, oversized vehicle (other sources report it was a dump truck) struck the US 1 bridge (at mile marker 58) over the I-20 eastbound lanes Tuesday afternoon. SCDOT inspectors were on-site to analyze the damage to the bridge. Traffic was detoured. All lanes of I-20 were […]

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