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Lanes closed on Sunset Boulevard, Monday after crash

The Lexington Police Department closed lanes in the area of Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Old Cherokee Road due to a collision, Monday afternoon. Just after 4:40 p.m. the road had been cleared. The wreck, according to the LPD, was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way […]

Motorcycle crash results in Lexington County fatality, coroner identifies victim

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died after a motorcycle accident in the 300 block of Bush Berry Road in Pelion shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Robert Joe McDaniel III, 38, of Gaston was traveling eastbound on Bush Berry Road when […]

Cayce-West Columbia Dixie Youth Baseball Rookie team wins District 4 Championship

The Cayce-West Columbia Dixie Youth Baseball Rookie team won the District 4 Division 2 Championship.CWC beat Gilbert Friday night, 18-8, to become the Rookie Ball Division 2 Champions. Next, the team will play in the SC Dixie Youth State Tournament on June 24th through June 28th in Orangeburg, according to […]

Gang Member Sentenced to 30 Years for role in Lexington County Homicide

Mathia Chambers, 22, of Richland County, has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in prison for his role in a shooting death which occurred at an apartment complex near 200 Berryhill Road in the St. Andrews area of Lexington County. The sentence was recently imposed in Lexington County General Sessions […]

Lexington County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Trafficking Heroin

Angel Misael Ibarra, a 24-year-old man, has been sentenced to twenty-five (25) years in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Trafficking Heroin, 28 grams or more; Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime; Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol and Possession of Methamphetamine. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. […]

Car hits motorcycle in Lexington, 2 taken to the hospital

All lanes of Hope Ferry Road in Lexington have reopened after the debris from a wreck was cleared from the road. The Lexington Police Department reported the crash just before 3 p.m. Saturday. The collision was caused by the driver of a car failing to yield the right of way […]

Man dies after confronting police with gun in West Columbia

A man died after pointing a handgun and shooting at Lexington County deputies and West Columbia police officers Friday. He has been identified as Tyler Mehki Sincere Boages, 19. He died of multiple gunshots to the upper body, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “This incident started after a […]

Sunset Boulevard in Lexington shut-down until 7 p.m. Friday – Find alternate route as traffic is backed-up

Due to a collision that occurred on Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Hope Ferry Road, both inbound and outbound traffic is shut-down until approximately 7 p.m., according to the Lexington Police Department. If you need to get into and through the Town of Lexington, avoid Sunset Blvd. (US-378) until the road […]

Power lines down, lanes closed, after crash in Lexington, Friday afternoon

The intersection at Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Hope Ferry Road was closed Friday around 1 p.m. after a collision that took out power lines. Inbound traffic was being detoured through the Aldi parking lot, across Hope Ferry Road, and through the Lexington Square parking lot. Outbound traffic was being detoured […]

Armed law enforcement personnel working the scene near Quail Hollow subdivision

Ephrata Drive, heading east, at Pine Lake Drive in the Quail Hollow subdivision, West Columbia, was blocked off by police Friday after 12 noon. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department reported that multiple agencies were in the area of Feather Run Trail and Quail Hollow after responding to a mental health […]