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Crash results in closed lane on Sunset Boulevard, Wednesday afternoon

The Lexington Police Department was investigating a collision in the 4700 block of Sunset Blvd. (US-378.) The crash has an inbound lane closed. after 3 p.m. The Lexington Sheriff’s Department and EMS crews were at the scene. By 4 p.m., all lanes were reopened and the collision had been cleared […]

Brookland-Cayce Quarterback Tanner Staton commits to play football for Elon

Brookland-Cayce Quarterback Tanner Staton committed to play football for Elon University, Tuesday. He is a rising high school senior and received a full scholarship offer from Elon. Elon is in North Carolina. “He went up to Elon for a camp on June 23,” said Chris Staton, Tanner’s father. “He had […]

Congaree Riverkeeper reports outline of cofferdam on the Congaree River is complete

The initial footprint of the cofferdam on the Congaree River has been completed. The site is near the Gervais Street Bridge where crews are preparing the area to clean up coal tar, deposited decades ago, from the bottom of the river. According to the Congaree Riverkeeper “the contractor will continue […]

Chapin business owner pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, gets 25 years

Travis Hammack, 35, owner of Paddle South Outfitters in Chapin, South Carolina, was sentenced on June 30, 2022, after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – First Degree in Lexington County General Sessions Court. The Honorable Walton J. McLeod IV sentenced Hammack to 25 years […]

City of Cayce releases details surrounding deadly police pursuit and statement from Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan

From Ashley Hunter-City of Cayce: Richland County Coroner, Nadia Rutherford, has identified William Thomas Bowie, a 44-year-old Newberry resident, as the driver that led Cayce police on a high-speed chase on Monday afternoon. Bowie was killed on impact when he ran a red light at the intersection of Pineview Road and Shop […]

Man who died in Cayce Police incident identified by coroner

William Bowie, 44, of Newberry has been identified by Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford as the person killed during a high speed chase, involving the Cayce Police Department. The pursuit began in Lexington County and ended in a crash near Shop Road in Columbia Monday afternoon. Bowie was accused of […]

Lexington 2’s Performing Arts Center and District Office is rising from the ground in Springdale

The Lexington Two School District’s Performing Arts Center and District Office (L2PAC for short) is rising from the ground on Platt Springs Road in Springdale. The L2PAC is the final project of the $225 million bond referendum approved by voters in 2014. The $60 million, state-of-the-art venue will offer a […]

Driver fleeing Cayce Police is killed in crash on Shop Road in Richland County

The driver of a vehicle running from Cayce Police was killed Monday afternoon. The fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Pineview Road and Shop Road in Richland county. Click here to read initial report The person killed was driving a 2008 Infiniti sedan. That car hit a 2015 Kia […]

Cayce Police pursue suspect who allegedly runs red light and hits another car and injures driver

Monday afternoon, a suspect wanted on multiple warrants in multiple jurisdictions for larceny, burglary, breach of trust was seen driving on Charleston Highway in Cayce. Sunday night the same suspect entered the parking lot of a Cayce business to allegedly steal items out of multiple vehicles. Additional felony charges are […]

Train derails in Columbia

Columbia Fire Department crews were on the scene of a train derailment that occurred Monday morning near Longwood Drive (not far from Shop Road.) The Richland County Sheriff’s Department was also on the scene. The incident happened at around 8:20 a.m. The train was from Atlanta, headed to Charleston. Two […]