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Crash in Lexington results in one lane of Sunset Boulevard being closed, Monday morning

Lexington Police responded to a collision in the 5000 block of Sunset Blvd (US-378) after 10 a.m. Monday. An inbound lane was closed while emergency crews worked the scene. Police asked drivers to be alert if passing through the area, and be ready to merge into a single lane around the scene.

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Minor, allegedly running from police, charged after crashing into Black Rooster in West Columbia

Friday night, a vehicle hit the Black Rooster restaurant (in the Brookland Complex) at Meeting Street and Alexander Road, in West Columbia. The crash happened shortly after the restaurant closed, around 11:30 p.m. On its Instagram page Black Rooster reported “everyone involved is okay, but the restaurant was damaged” And Black Rooster “will be closed […]

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Irmo Fire extinguishes car blaze on Lake Murray Boulevard, Friday afternoon

A vehicle caught fire on Lake Murray Blvd. between St Andrew Road and Irmo Drive, Friday afternoon. The fire happened due to a wreck. Irmo Fire extinguished the blaze. A couple of lanes of traffic were closed while the scene was cleaned up.Injuries were minor, and two of the three cars had minor damage.

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Woman investigated by West Columbia Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department gets 13 years for meth

Angela Peterson Black, 53, of Camden, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Black distributed methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement officers in November 2022 with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. On two occasions, she sold almost 200 grams of “ice” […]

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West Columbia antique stores collaborate to form a cluster that is a destination for shoppers

West Columbia is an antique destination. You can find a variety of antique stores in Triangle City, Meeting Street and State Street. And those antique stores are thriving. “The last two years have been our best ever,” said Scott Anderson, the owner of Three Rivers Antiques at 615 Meeting Street. The store has been open […]

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Mendy Corder, former Cayce City Clerk, joins the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber staff

The Greater CWC Chamber and Visitor Programs is excited to announce that Mendy Corder has become a member of staff. Mendy is no stranger to our CWC Community, as she is well known for her decades of service to the City of Cayce. Mendy is best known as the Municipal Clerk to Council, where she […]

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Lexington County man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Richard Channing Shealy, 53, on 13 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. An investigator in the Attorney General’s Office initiated the case after seeing files shared online. The Attorney General’s Office referred the case to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, which made the […]

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Man accused of deadly shooting last week in West Columbia is arrested

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting a man to death last week in West Columbia. Patrick David Esparza, 26, is charged with murder in the March 20 shooting death of Charles Boyd Moore Jr., according to an arrest warrant. “Early in their investigation, detectives identified Esparza as a person of interest […]

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