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Lexington Police ask for help to ID robbery suspect

Lexington Police are asking for assistance in identifying a white male who was involved in the armed robbery of the Sunoco gas station on Monday evening, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 7:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Sunoco, which is located at 5019 Augusta Road […]

1 dead after motorcycle, tractor-trailer crash on Lake Murray Dam

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the driver of a motorcycle who died in a collision with an 18-wheeler. The collision occurred on the Lake Murray Dam (S.C. 6) shortly before 9 p.m., Monday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. John William Bafford III, 32, of Gilbert was pronounced dead […]

Results pending of autopsy of Lexington County man who died after car hits house

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the man who died in a vehicle collision that occurred in the 1000 block of Saint Matthews Road (SC-6) near Swansea at approximately 6:35 p.m. Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Myron W. Riley, 61, of Swansea, was pronounced dead at the scene. Riley […]

Fatal crash near Irmo backs up traffic on I-26, Monday

One person died in a collision between a tractor trailer and a motorcycle. The crash occurred in Richland County on Interstate 26 near Irmo, just after 12 noon, Monday. Traffic was backed up into Lexington County while emergency response teams cleared the scene. And I-26 West was closed at the […]

Man charged with stealing West Columbia Police car

West Columbia Police Arrest Suspect for Burglary and Grand Larceny of a Police Vehicle The West Columbia Police Department responded to a Burglary in progress on White Avenue in the City of West Columbia. When Officers arrived on scene, the suspect matching the description fled the scene on foot through […]

Bricks and Stones Pizza Company opens in West Columbia

Bricks and Stones Pizza Company, serving authentic New York-style pizza, held its grand opening Saturday. The new restaurant is in Woodberry Plaza at 3230 Augusta Road in West Columbia. It’s in the Big Lots shopping center. Bob and Terry Close of West Columbia are the owners of Brick and Stones […]

1 dead after cars runs into a house, driver ejected

One person is dead after a car ran off the road and hit a house, Sunday. The crash happened at 6:35 p.m. Sunday on SC 6 in Lexington County, according to Cpl Judd Jones of the S.C Highway Patrol. The car was traveling west on when it went off the […]

REMINDER – City of West Columbia Blood Drive is Tuesday – 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.

The City of West Columbia is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Donors Drive, Tuesday, July 30th, from 2-7 PM, It’s at the West Columbia City Hall New Brookland Room, 200 N 12th Street, West Columbia Make an appointment: redcrossblood.org, Code: Chamber #wecosc Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber

August is coming to West Columbia, with Tax-Free Weekend and Brookland closer to completion

August is almost upon us, and with it comes some important events. The first day of school in Lexington School District Two is Aug. 19. And the 2019 Sales Tax Holiday, according to the South Carolina Department of Revenue, is Aug. 2-4, next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In West Columbia […]

Repair of Springdale’s flood-damaged Wilton Road to begin in the fall

A part of Wilton Road was washed out in the flood of October 2015. Now it is going to be fixed. Construction to repair Wilton Road will begin in the fall, according to the S.C. Department of Transportation’s Tony Edwards, program manager for the Wilton Road Project. “We are in […]