Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has announced the birth of a western lowland gorilla. The infant was born to mom Kazi and dad Cenzoo at 8:10 a.m. on Monday. The entrance to the Zoo’s Botanical Gardens is in West Columbia, at Mohawk Drive and Botanical Parkway. “This is an exciting time for Riverbanks, our members and […]

Did you hear a loud buzzing sound outside of your home Monday? S.C. Electric and Gas contractors are using a helicopter to perform electric line work in the West Columbia area this week, Monday through Friday. The work will take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. On Monday, much of the work was […]

Deputies have arrested an Irmo man in connection to a case involving burglary and voyeurism. Richard Travis Abbott, 28, entered a woman’s Rodborough Road residence through an unlocked door with the intent to watch the woman sleep in her bed, according to arrest warrants. The woman told deputies she woke up while Abbott was in […]

One pedestrian was killed and another was injured after they were hit by a pickup truck. The incident occurred early Sunday, according to a S.C. Highway Patrol report. The collision happened, in Lexington County, around 1:20 a.m. on Jamil Road near Rhett Road, according to Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The […]

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher stated Saturday there is no indication of foul play based on preliminary findings of the autopsy of Kyrstin Star Blackburn. She was found dead in a wooded area off of Platt Springs Road Friday. In a release from the coroner’s office Fisher stated that there were no “obvious” indications of […]