Richland county sheriff Leon Lott
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was the guest speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Business Breakfast Meeting, Tuesday. The packed event was held at the Stone River event center in West Columbia. McMaster was introduced by state Sen. Nikki Setzler. He lauded McMaster for being easy to work with and for being […]
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Daniel Scott Burgess, 39, of West Columbia, was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that between November 10, 2018, and September 5, 2021, law enforcement from various jurisdictions in Richland, Lexington, and Berkeley Counties […]
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A Columbia Police Officer was hurt and a suspect has been taken into custody after reports of shots fired in the Stoneridge Drive and Greystone Boulevard area of Columbia, Tuesday. How the officer was hurt – by gunfire or some other injury- has not been reported. Click here Columbia Police Deputy Chief Melron Kelly said […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher released the autopsy results for Ms. Bessie Durham, 63, of Columbia who died on Sept. 15. She was found Monday by a co-worker in a bathroom in the Belk Store in the Columbiana Mall (in Lexington County.) A forensic autopsy was performed by MUSC in Charleston, Thursday morning. The results […]
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Cayce Police Department – South Carolina’s newest therapy dogs were introduced to the public, Monday. K9 Hudson was donated to the Cayce Police Department and K9 Leona, K9 Hudson’s sister, was donated to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The dogs are part of an effort to connect with and serve the community, K9 Hudson will […]
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A missing 10-year-old girl has been found safe in another state, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Heni Yolanda Cinto Navarro was found in another state around 4:15 p.m. Monday with the help of the FBI. Deputies did not give any word as to why she was in another state or how she got […]
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Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said at 2:03 p.m. dispatchers received the first call reporting a shooting near the Gap store in Columbiana Centre Mall. Then there were several more calls. 10 were shot and 2 were injured during the stampede out of the mall. 2 of the injured are in critical condition 6 are […]
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Sensei Brian Pena christened his new Karate Dojo, Sunday afternoon with the help of hundreds of friends. People filled the Dojo and the crowd overflowed into the parking lot, where there were bouncy houses and even a live camel. The huge outpouring of community support came to the Karate Dojo at 2225 Sunset Boulevard. The […]
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