Lexington County News

The Richland County Sheriff's Department arrested Javonta "Vonta" Wells for criminal sexual conduct with a minor and aggravated breach of peace, Pierre "Stacks" Wilson for aggravated breach of peace, and Marcus "Fella" Crump for aggravated breach of peace.

Liquid leaking from a trailer behind a Midlands Walmart prompted emergency crews to evacuate part of the store Tuesday afternoon.

The Lexington Police Department is currently assisting Lexington County Fire and Emergency Medical Services with a chemical spill at Wal-Mart on Sunset Blvd. Partial store evacuation is complete, parking lot secured and waiting Fire Service to identify the product.

According to a Lexington County Sheriff's Department incident report, on Saturday a man wearing a cast boot on his right leg entered the Piggly Wiggly located on Augusta Road and got onto a motorized cart.

In a beautiful home tucked away in the woods of Lexington County, Crystal and Craig Hewitt appear to be living a fairy tale life.

Lexington County sheriff's deputies are again rounding up new and used eyeglasses and hearing aids to help people see and hear better.

Jacob Almond, Benjamin Brandes , Macy Cope, Madison Haynes, Andy Hu, Elizabeth Jordan, Estelle McKee, Luke Mondeel , David Robertson, Ian Streit have graduated from the Lexington County Public Safety Citizens Academy including Drew Anderson, Coley Andrews, Robert Bart, Janis Bennett, Jack Bertsch, Gerald Deslandes , Tammy Floyd, Julea Ingold, ... (more)

A South Carolina coroner says a 16-year-old is dead when a sport-utility vehicle flipped on Interstate 20, ejecting several passengers.

In some communities, including the Raleigharea, landlords for Section 8 housing are facing monthly cutbacks of up to $100.

Officials in Lexington-Richland 5 are looking at bringing school resource officers on board in the coming year for each of its 12 elementary schools and opening at least two substations for deputies on or near the facilities.

It's the talk of Lexington County politics these days, although much of it is a guessing game.

Lexington County, SC - The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one minor is dead in an accident that took place on I-20 Saturday afternoon.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol has reopened Interstate 20 in Lexington County after it was shut down Saturday afternoon for a deadly crash.

Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team in cooperation with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team executed a search warrant on Friday, June 14 at a home on Deer Crossing near Gaston.

Lexington County Solid Waste Management is now accepting anti-freeze and cooking oil to its list of materials that can be recycled at any of the county's collection and recycling centers.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle wanted in a hit-and-run Wednesday night that left a moped rider seriously injured.

A group of five people at a home in Gaston were trying to destroy several items that were used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to Lexington County Sheriff James Metts.

A group of Lexington-Richland 5 residents lost its bid to prevent a one-time board member from initiating legal challenges to decisions she opposed.

Meth cases are mounting in the Midlands. On Monday, we told you about a Lexington County couple arrested and charged for cooking meth inside soda bottles at their home.

An accident on I-26 in Lexington County is causing traffic problems near Highway 378 according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.Crews on the scene have closed the entrance ramp We're learning new details about the arrest of Jeffrey Eady, the man accused of killing three women in South Carolina.