Lexington County News Archives

A 29-year-old Bluffton man was arrested earlier this week after driving about three hours in the hope of having sex with an underage girl he met on the Internet, according to investigators.

The Lexington County Coroner's office has concluded that a woman found dead in a wooded area was strangled.

Riverbanks Zoo plans to spend about $40 million to draw children to a new kid-friendly attraction, remake a popular feature, open an Asian-animal exhibit, and get visitors into the zoo more quickly.

A South Carolina legislator tried Tuesday afternoon to introduce a resolution to impeach Republican Gov.

A boil water advisory is in effect for parts of Lexington County. The City of Columbia Water Works has issued one for customers of Old Bush River Subdivision, Shallow Cove Court and Bear Creek Road in Lexington County.

The suspicious death of a middle-aged woman whose body was discovered Sunday may turn out to be Cayce's first murder in years, police said.

A Lexington man is dead after officials say his car ran into a tree. Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman says at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, 21-year-old Jason Fowler was driving down Caulks Ferry Road when he lost control.

Trying to avoid a possible blowup at a relative's home, authorities said Thursday a South Carolina man potentially came close to creating an explosive situation of his own.

UNION -- Authorities say they're removing hazardous and explosive materials from a South Carolina home.

South Carolina's September unemployment rate rose to 11.6 percent from a revised rate of 11.4 percent in August, although the statewide labor force continued to drop to its lowest level in a year.

The Lexington County coroner identified the woman who died Tuesday after a multiple car collison--a collision in which driver of the other vehicle was able to rescue the woman's 3 1/2 year-old son.

Irmo police arrested three people and seized cash, drugs and guns after conducting drug raids Thursday night.

A murder suspect who was wanted in Pennsylvania was arrested in the Midlands Saturday.

A Midlands man was found guilty of driving drunk when he hit and killed a 19-year-old Lexington man riding his bicycle last summer.

A Batesburg-Leesville councilman running for mayor is moving forward despite what he calls a campaign to discredit his candidacy.

Schools in the Lexington County town of Pelion are shut down early Wednesday, after Lexington District 1 officials say a water line broke in the area.

A 46-year-old man wanted by Lexington County deputies as a convicted sex offender no longer is facing arrest, the sheriff's department said Sunday.

According to the West Columbia Police Department, eleven people have been charged in connection with a drug raid.

Lexington town leaders are reviving the role of town economic director and hiring Lexington County councilman Johnny Jeffcoat of Irmo for the post.

The West Columbia Police Department has charged 11 people in connection with a Friday night drug raid at 701 Osage Ave.

The war is on: aesthetics versus commerce. Lexington County and the City of Columbia have long since chosen the side of commerce in the battle over digital billboards, but Richland County has, thus far, held firm on the side of aesthetics.

The Lexington County Council said they worked for over two years to find the family whose ancestors are buried in a field marked for development.

Residents who want to vote in Nov. 3 municipal elections in Richland and Lexington counties have until the end of this week to register.