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Columbia Police Officer hurt and gang member suspect taken into custody after shots fired in the Greystone Boulevard area of Columbia

A Columbia Police Officer was hurt and a suspect has been taken into custody after reports of shots fired in the Stoneridge Drive and Greystone Boulevard area of Columbia, Tuesday. How the officer was hurt – by gunfire or some other injury- has not been reported. Click here Columbia Police […]

Lexington Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brantley Walter Clarke (age 43) of Lexington, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney […]

Report says that restaurateur Greg Leon has died after incident at Columbia prison facility

Reports are surfacing that Greg Leon, the restraunteur who was convicted for shooting and killing his wife’s lover in Lexington County, was involved in an incident Friday afternoon at Kirkland Correctional Institution, a S.C. Department of Corrections facility in Columbia. Attorney Eric Bland, a friend of Leon’s says Leon passed […]

Cayce-West Columbia Dixie Youth Baseball Ozone team is the State Champ, headed to World Series

The Cayce-West Columbia Ozone Dixie Youth Baseball team is the State champ. C-WC defeated Saluda, 2-1, Friday in extra inninngs to win the championship. The state tournament was played in Moncks Corner.With the win, C-WC will move on to play in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Ruston, LA. […]

Emergency crews on the scene of a fire in Lexington County

Lexington County Fire Service, Lexington County EMS, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and Swansea Police Department are on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 800 block of Redmond Mill Road in Swansea. The fire was reported before 7 p.m., Friday. The road was closed while emergency crews are […]

Temple Gym and Physical Fitness Center has opened on Meeting Street in West Columbia

Temple Gym and Physical Fitness Center has opened at 536 Meeting Street in West Columbia. It opened a little over a week ago. It’s in the former Studio 221 building. Click here for link to Temple website Temple offers personal training and group fitness classes including strength training, cardiovascular training, […]