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Nearly 1,000 Xanax pills, guns and cash seized after traffic stop by Lexington Police officer

What started as a Lexington Police officer traffic stop for a possible impaired driver ended with a narcotics trafficking arrest. Nearly 1,000 Xanax pills were found, along with two handguns. And $1,650 cash was seized. (LPD photo) Lexington Police say proactive traffic enforcement goes a long way in keeping the […]

Abundant rain results in swollen streams, full cofferdam and bloated Congaree River – See Video

Lots of rain over the weekend, into Super Bowl Sunday resulted in swollen streams and a high water level on the Congaree River. These videos are from the Gervais Street Bridge and Botanical Parkway in West Columbia. The cofferdam at the bridge is filled to the brim with water. A […]

Portion of West Columbia Riverwalk Closed Due to Flooding

The portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk from the Moffatt Street Entrance, 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia, to the West Columbia Amphitheater is temporarily closed due to flooding.

Irmo Fire works hit and run, with injuries, on Piney Grove Road

Irmo Fire District units were on the scene of a vehicle accident on Piney Grove Road, just off of I-26, Saturday. The collision involved injuries and several suspects fled from one of the vehicles. Two lanes were closed while emergency personnel tended to the victims and law enforcement investigated the […]

SCDOT filling potholes in West Columbia, Friday

A crew from the SC Department of Transportation was in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia Friday morning, just after 11. There were two trucks on the job. The crew was filling pot holes on Cardinal Drive at Redbird.

Nearly 70 middle and high school musicians selected for the 2022-23 Lexington 2 Honor Band

Nearly 70 middle and high school musicians have been selected for the 2022-2023 Lexington Two Honor Band. It’s the Honor Band’s fourth year for middle school students, who auditioned for a seat and will now have the opportunity to work with Daryl Byrd, band director at Crayton Middle School and […]

Firefighters extinguish apartment fire before it spreads throughout complex

Firefighters from the Irmo Fire District, along with units from Lexington County Fire, Columbia Fire and West Columbia fire, extinguished a kitchen fire, Thursday night, in an apartment building in the 200 block of Woodland Village Drive. The fire did substantial damage to one apartment, but was stopped before it […]

Lakeview School alumni share their school experiences with Brookland-Cayce students as part of Black History Month

A panel featuring alumni from the former Lakeview School, today the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center, visited Brookland-Cayce High School this week to share their school experiences as part of Black History Month. Among those on the panel were Will Hutto, president of the Greater Lakeview Alumni Association; Bennie Sulton, chair of […]