Tuesday night’s upward of 5 inches of rain brought flooding to a couple of locations in Boone County on Wednesday, said Chris Kelly, director of the office of emergency management. The main main message he had Wednesday, though, since more rain was forecast for the day and Thursday, is “turn around, don’t drown.” “Our road […]
Months after a missing woman’s body was found in a South Carolina river her son was charged with murder, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Terry Lee Self Jr., a 37-year-old Columbia resident, is accused of killing his mother, Regina Veronica Arroyo, in December 2023, the sheriff’s department said late Tuesday night in a […]
A teenager was arrested weeks after a South Carolina man was killed in a crash on a busy road, according to the Columbia Police Department. Madeline C. Kuester, 18, was charged with reckless homicide Monday, police said in news release. At about 11 p.m. on June 18, Kuester was driving a speeding vehicle in the […]
It’s hard to miss the retro-looking tower standing over 200 feet tall on Taylor Street in downtown Columbia. Rumors claim its an old alert system in the event of a tornado or Lake Murray Dam breach. Others claim its air raid sirens from World War II. It’s none of those things. The tower, formally called […]
The Columbia Museum of Art’s Boyd Plaza has become a vibrant, city-center hot spot. Thanks to two new grants, the museum is able to host a multitude of free events in the plaza in addition to offering free access to the museum all summer for South Carolina residents. “One of the goals of our organization […]
Every year, residents living in the city of Columbia pay millions of dollars in property and other taxes to fund both county and city services. But they pay twice for one service — the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Columbia doesn’t have its own jail. So nearly every time a Columbia police officer arrests a […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said a recent Columbia River Gorge speed racing mission this past weekend resulted in several citations and one felony arrest. On Saturday, June 22, officials said a sergeant saw a motorcyclist without plates. The motorcyclist allegedly sped off immediately upon seeing the sergeant. However, a deputy […]
A West Columbia woman has been arrested as a suspect in a Thursday morning bank robbery. Satorius Zayevon Martin, 30, who lives in West Columbia, was arrested around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Earier in the day, around 11:30, West Columbia Police received a report that there had been a robbery at Security Federal Bank on Sunset […]
The New York Police Department is investigating an attack on a Columbia University staff member who says he was struck in the head and had xenophobic remarks shouted at him last week near campus. Ben Chang, the university’s spokesperson and vice president for communications, was on his way to work on June 17 when a […]
A Columbia man is going to federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple gun and drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kenneth Archie, 44, was sentenced to more than five years behind bars after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, methamphetamine, […]
For two decades, Robin Waites has helped preserve the area’s history as the executive director of Historic Columbia. Now, as she is set to retire from her role leading the organization, Waites’ name is set to take on its own historic significance. More than 200 people gathered at the Robert Mills House and Gardens on […]
Multiple South Carolina homes were damaged Tuesday by an early-morning fire in Columbia, officials said. The “2-Alarm fire ripped through multiple homes in the Summit neighborhood,” the Columbia Fire Department said in a news release. At about 1 a.m., members of the department’s 1st Shift crews responded to the fire on Gardenhill Drive, according to […]