ASHEVILLE – The $1.15 billion final contract for the I-26 Connector project is the largest contract awarded in the state’s history, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation engineer presentation on the project May 17. A 2018 North Carolina Department of Transportation rendering of the plan for the “North Section” of the I-26 Connector […]
One person was killed Tuesday in a crash at the junction of two major interstates, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The single-vehicle collision happened at about 1:40 p.m. in Orangeburg County, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover. A 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was driving north on Interstate 95, according to Glover. At the 86 mile […]
A man who died after a pursuit by the S.C. Highway Patrol late Friday night on Interstate 26 in the Cayce area of Lexington County has been identified, according to a news release Sunday. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the deceased individual as Raheem Jamar Bonham, 30, of West Columbia. Fisher said Bonham stopped […]
A police chase involving a suspect wanted on narcotics charges led to the death of the suspect and the closure of Interstate 26 for several hours Friday. Around 2 p.m. Friday, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department reported they had received a notification from the Lexington County Sheriff’s that a suspect wanted on narcotics charges was […]
In the early morning hours of Christmas Day, a South Carolina woman was reportedly struck and killed in a hit-and-run incident after having an issue with her vehicle on Interstate 26 in Henderson County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The incident was called in by a witness at 12:29 a.m. Dec. 25, […]
ASHEVILLE — A student pilot is recovering from spinal surgery at Mission Hospital after he and another pilot crashed aboard a single-engine plane into Interstate 26 the night of Dec. 14. According to flight logs, the plane took off from Knoxville, Tennessee, at 7:36 p.m. Dec. 14 for its fourth flight of the day. About […]