Sunset Boulevard

17-year-old charged with armed robbery at Sunset Boulevard gas station, West Columbia

West Columbia Police officers responded to the Circle K gas station at 2600 Sunset Boulevard (near the I-26 off-ramp) at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Officers were responding a report of a robbery. The officers were able to locate and detain the suspect, a 17-year-old Chester County resident. Following an investigation, the suspect was charged with […]

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52 new town houses could be coming to the West Columbia Riverwalk off of Sunset Boulevard

There could be some new development on the West Columbia Riverwalk. A plan to build 52 town houses off of Sunset Boulevard, a project called Trailhead Townhomes, is being considered. Developer Dustin Johns was at a “Called Meeting” of the West Columbia Planning Commission Monday. He talked to The State newspaper about the plan. He […]

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Lexington Police, SCHP on the scene of Sunset Boulevard collision, Tuesday morning

Lexington Police reported a multi-vehicle collision in the 4700 block of Sunset Blvd (US-378.) The crash occurred before 8 a.m. and resulted in a closed outbound lane. Lexington Police officers were assisting with traffic control while the SC Highway Patrol investigated this crash. The part of Sunset Boulevard, where the crash happened is not in […]

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Residents of Lexington and Richland Counties get FREE daytime admission to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden every Friday in January and February

Residents of Lexington and Richland Counties get FREE daytime admission to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden every Friday in January and February. Winter hours on Jan. 10 or from 9 AM – 4 PM. After Jan. 10, Normal hours on Fridays are: 9 AM – 5 PM. Yes, Free Fridays are BACK at Riverbanks Zoo and […]

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Driver fails to yield the right of way results in a collision in Lexington, Friday afternoon

 A vehicle crash on Sunset Blvd (US-378) near I-20 in Lexington resulted in an outbound and inbound lane closing around 12:50 p.m. on Friday, according to Lexington Police. The collision was caused by a driver who failed to yield the right of way while turning onto Sunset Blvd. from a business parking lot. (LPD photo)

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Lexington Police respond to a two-vehicle collision involving an overturned vehicle

Lexington Police responded to a collision in the 5000 block of Sunset Boulevard, Thursday. Emergency personnel was on the scene. It was a two-vehicle collision resulting in an overturned vehicle and the closing of an inbound lane while the site was cleared.

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West Columbia Police respond to crash on Hook Avenue at Sunset Boulevard, Tuesday afternoon

Units from the West Columbia Police Department were on the scene of a crash, Tuesday, just before 4 pm. The crash occurred at the intersection of Hook Avenue and Sunset Boulevard (US 378.) The front end of one of the vehicles involved in the collision was in a ditch.

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Lexington County Council votes to drop $30 vehicle registration fee, funds still needed to improve roads

Lexington County Council voted, Tuesday, not to implement a proposed $30 vehicle registration fee. The money generated from the fee would have been used for road improvements. A vast majority of country residents speaking at a public hearing, before the vote, were against the added fee. The vote not to impose the fee at this […]

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