I-26

SC Highway Patrol seeking information regarding a fatal hit and run on I-26 in Lexington County

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information regarding a fatal hit and run. It occurred on I-26 near Exit 106 at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Monday (July 18.) The make and model of the vehicle that hit a pedestrian is unknown. The vehicle may have front end damage.

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Overturned tractor-trailer on I-20 results in traffic detour onto I-26, Tuesday

Units from the Columbia Fire Department and the Irmo Fire District are on the scene of an overturned tractor trailer. It’s on I-20 Eastbound at I-26. The interstate was shut down at 12:45 p.m. and traffic was being diverted onto I-26. I-20 was expected to be shut down until after 1 p.m. at least. (IFD […]

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Cayce QuickTrip store scheduled to open April 28 – taking job applications

The QuickTrip convenience store and gas station that has been built on US 321 at I-26 outside of Cayce is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. on April 28. QuickTrip is also in the process of hiring staff for the store, said Area Supervisor Candace Valadez.Applications are being taken at the Lexington QuickTrip location at […]

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New QuickTrip store built in Cayce, at I-26

Work crews were on the site of a new QuickTrip or QT convenience store on US 321 at I-26 outside of Cayce, Monday.QT is chain supplying snacks, sandwiches and fountain drinks, plus gasoline. The structures of the QT location are complete. There is main store with gas pumps out front and more gas pumps in […]

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3 hospitalized after car hits tree at I-26 and St. Andrews Road, Wednesday afternoon

Irmo Fire District crews worked an accident at I-26 and St. Andrews Road, Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. A vehicle went off the road and into a tree. There were three people in the car. One had to be extricated. the occupants of the car were transported to the hospital, according to a IFD report. The […]

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C-WC Chamber Member Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Airport, a full-service showplace

Have you been to the Hilton Garden Inn Columbia Airport, lately? A lot of changes have been made. The facility became a Hilton Garden Inn in 2020. It was a Holiday Inn Express before that.“The rooms are brand new and we have a full-service restaurant and bar, with a complimentary hotel shuttle to the Columbia […]

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West Columbia man, Columbia woman die after being struck by two vehicles on I-26

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died after being struck by multiple vehicles on Interstate 26 westbound near exit 113 at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, in Lexington County. According to Fisher, Mr. Heriberto Martinez Torres, 32, of West Columbia, and Ms. Beatriz Adrianna Peña-Jose, 40, of Columbia were pronounced dead […]

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Units respond to fire at I-26 off ramp near Sunset Boulevard

Units from the West Columbia Fire Department and the West Columbia Police Department responded to a car fire at the I-26 110 Mile Marker off ramp on I-26, around 6 p.m., Sunday. Flames rose from a car on the off ramp as onlookers from the Blossom Buffet restaurant came out to see what was going […]

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