West Columbia News

Big plans to upgrade Columbia's airport corridor into a welcoming entry to the metropolitan area are heavy on hope but light on funds.

There's no need to go to Washington to hear the increasingly shrill arguments over phantom congressional districts and the number of jobs created by the $787 billion economic-stimulus plan.

Two men already jailed on unrelated accusations were charged Friday with killing another man completely at random.

Lexington is preparing to hire a Washington lobbying firm part time, a step normally taken by larger communities.

The cities of Columbia and West Columbia have landed a $1 million federal grant to study pollution problems at some of the area's prime development sites.

The mother of DJ AM alleges in a Los Angeles lawsuit against Learjet that her disc jockey son's overdose death was directly linked to a 2008 crash he survived.

Janna McMahan crafted the words of her latest literary work at her kitchen table while helping herself to a piece of her mother's holiday fudge.

A 24-year-old man was paralyzed in one leg after being shot in October, and now West Columbia police need help in catching the shooter.

Miss Vanessa Julia LeVan and Mr. Carter Elliot Arcand were married on Sunday, October 18, 2009, in an outdoor wedding at the home of the bride's father.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:36 p.m. Read more: Local , West Columbia , Traffic Lights WEST COLUMBIAA --A The West Columbia Police DepartmentA says traffic lights are currently not functioning at the following intersections: A 9th Street and Meeting Street 12th Street and Jarvis Klapman Blvd.

Take a drive through West Columbia or Cayce and you'll see a landscape dotted with authentic taquerias, a vivid testament to the Hispanic community that has taken root in the Midlands.

Woodzone in West Columbia is offering a day of free training on how to craft a wooden pen.

Four people were injured in a drive-by shooting Sunday morning outside the Blue Mist nightclub, 330 Rast St.

Four more people have pleaded guilty in connection with a DSS embezzlement scheme, the U.S. attorney's office has announced.

A West Columbia mother is grieving the death of her son, and says she needs justice to find peace.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 20-year-old South Carolina man whose body was discovered over the weekend.

An autopsy will be done today to determine what caused the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found by Old Wire Road near West Columbia.

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 7:54 a.m. Three deaths during the weekend are being investigated in South Carolina.

The body of a 20-year-old Gilbert man was found alongside a road near West Columbia and Lexington County Deputies suspect foul play.

Police are searching for an 18-year-old suspect they say helped pistol-whipped a D Avenue resident.