Man sentenced to 25 Years for stabbing
2025-04-01
Robert Allen Gaffney, a 38-year-old man from Lexington County, has been convicted of Attempted Murder following a plea entered March 13. The Honorable Walton J.Continue Reading
SCDNR saltwater-operations units focusing on Summer 2025
2025-03-27
South Carolina agency coordinates law enforcement efforts with NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement By W. Thomas Smith Jr. AS SPRING TURNS TO SUMMER and SouthContinue Reading
Columbiana Mall shooter sentenced to 30 years
2025-03-20
Amari Smith, age 24, of Columbia, has received a sentence of 30 years for his role in the April 16, 2022 Columbiana Mall mass shooting.Continue Reading
North Carolina woman arrested on financial identity fraud, forgery charges
2025-02-14
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a Greensboro, North Carolina, woman accused of using fake cashier’s checks to make several purchases, including multipleContinue Reading
Sheriff’s Department’s new Tactical Medical Program graduates 22
2025-02-07
Training developed in-house said to be the first on its scale in the Palmetto State By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s DepartmentContinue Reading
Motorcycle Driver Dies After Crash in Lexington County
2025-02-05
LEXINGTON, S.C. — A motorcycle driver died following a collision with another vehicle on South Lake Drive in the Red Bank area of Lexington County.Continue Reading
Lexington County man charged with kidnapping, stalking
2025-01-30
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of attacking a woman outside her home and stalking her at her job. JoeyContinue Reading
Lexington County teacher charged with assaulting student
2025-01-29
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A White Knoll High School teacher is accused of assaulting a student at the school. Fritzie Suerto Refamonte, 45, is charged withContinue Reading
New I-20 West Ramp to I-26 West Opens on January 9th
2025-01-08
Columbia, SC — The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is opening a new exit ramp from I-20 West to I-26 West on January 9,Continue Reading
Child Fatally Shot in Harbison Area on Christmas Eve
2024-12-31
A shooting on December 24 claimed the life of a 4-year-old child in the Harbison area of Lexington County. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher hasContinue Reading
17 New Firefighters Join Columbia-Richland Fire Department
2024-12-19
Seventeen new full-time firefighters have officially joined the Columbia-Richland Fire Department (CRFD) after completing weeks of tough training at the department’s fire academy. During aContinue Reading