Lexington County Fire Services determined a fire on Allenbrooke Drive that forced two college students to move out of their home was possibly caused by lightning.

A Historic Morning of Remembrance was held at the 9/11 Memorial at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

From the smallest of beginnings, sometimes comes the grandest of successes.

Millwood Avenue is one step closer to becoming the future home of a Starbucks franchise after the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception permit allowing a drive-thru in the development plan.

As the North American leg of the highly-successful Group Therapy Tour comes to a close in the birthplace of Hootie & the Blowfish, the Grammy Award-winning band is using its three-night stand for good in partnership with Central Carolina Community Foundation.

Effective Oct. 1, customers who live in Curbside Waste Collection Districts 2, 3, 4 and 7 and who subscribe to curbside collection service will experience a slight rate increase.

South Carolina families in the Midlands with WIC benefits will be able to go through checkout lines much faster.

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation is donating $250,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in relief and recovery efforts for regions effected by Hurricane Dorian.

Gabbiee Swainson was 15-years-old when she was kidnapped and murdered in 2012.

It’s been a week since Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, leaving death and devastation behind. Hundreds of miles away, right here in the Midlands, one community is trying to help.

On Sept. 4 at 4 p.m., Clarendon County will open three shelters for coastal evacuees before Hurricane Dorian reaches the Carolinas.

Benedict College is organizing a donation drive to provide hurricane relief for residents in the Bahamas following the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian.

A number of school districts will be closed due to the teacher rally scheduled for May 1st at 9 a.m.

With mandatory evacuations now underway along the South Carolina coast, there are more than a dozen emergency shelters available to accommodate those who need a place to stay, as we continue to await possible impact from Hurricane Dorian.

Even though both congregations spoke different languages, church members understood each other through their faith.

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is announcing the new location of Belle, its remaining African elephant.

West Columbia Police Department is asking the public to bring them plastic water bottles for a new project.

It was a year ago that Justin Turner was killed when he was hit by a car in Richland County at Lake Carolina Boulevard and Hardscrabble Road.

Almost four years ago the Midlands experienced record levels of rain and flooding, causing dams to break and roads to close all over the midlands.

People helping to build and donate a new mortgage-free home for a Marine injured in Afghanistan wrote “notes of love” for him.

A Midlands woman says lightening from last weeks storms struck a tree and radiated to her home, causing several of her electronics to fail.

Families will be able to stay at Fisher House for free as their loved ones receive treatment.

This little girl was having first-week of school jitters when a varsity football player stepped in to help.

We’ve been extensively covering the closure of the Save-A-Lot on Harden Street and how it has created a food desert for the community that the grocery store served.

Parents of some students at Pelion Elementary School received a letter after the first day of class saying a bedbug had been found in the classroom.

A Midlands family is sharing their story to show no matter how you become a parent, you can expect some inevitable twists and turns. But every moment is absolutely worth the ride!

The initial volume of the 2019 South Carolina Housing Needs Assessment presents hard truths regarding the challenges that citizens, and the Palmetto state as a whole, face in the housing market.

The Heathwood Hall Episcopal School is mourning one of their students this week after he died in an ATV crash Saturday night.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum has a lot to say.

The Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) and the Saluda Shoals Foundation will celebrate the grand opening of the new Universally Inclusive Playground at Saluda Shoals Park. The celebration will take place Aug. 24 at 9:30 a.m.

Building Better Communities, Faith Coalition on Gun Violence and Richland County Sheriff’s Department will host the monthly roundtable to discuss “Gun Violence in Columbia on Aug. 22.

Residents in one area of downtown Columbia could soon be living in a food desert after the announcement that the Save-A-Lot on Harden Street would be closing on August 24, 2018.

Jim Hudson Automotive Group held a news conference will be held to present a substantial donation to the Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation.

Thanks to a few donations by residents across the state, Make-A-Wish in South Carolina will be able to grant more wishes for local children and their families.

The Transportation Security Administration held an event at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport to show travelers the proper way to fly with their firearms.

Just like the “Sunday scaries” or the “Sunday blues” are real for all of us, anxiety is a real thing for kids heading back to school this week.

Officials with the Lexington Police Department are assisting County Fire Services with a structure fire.

Homicides. Aggravated assaults. Gangs. Gun violence. The struggle to recruit the good guys to stop the bad guys.

Nearly 48 hours after severe storms made their way through parts of Newberry County, residents continue to clean up the damage left behind.

We all know how hot it gets during a South Carolina summer, and as those temperatures go up living without an AC unit becomes more difficult and unpleasant.

As students begin heading back to the classrooms, that also means more traffic on your morning commute. South Carolina Highway Patrol will be increasing patrols in Midlands school zones to help make sure drivers and students make it to their destinations safely.

It’s that time of year when students are heading back to school. Thousands of children across the Midlands are returning to school beginning the week of Aug. 19.

A viral social media campaign to help teachers around the country buy school supplies for their classrooms has made its way to the Midlands.

A mother and her two young children reunited with a man who they say saved their lives after a car crash.

Adoption fees are waived or reduced so animals can find their forever families.

Residents near the grocery store have been worried for weeks it could close.

A renowned music store in Five Points celebrated 40 years in business a few weeks ago. The secret to its longevity just might be that the business has stayed true to its roots.

Legionnaires from American Legion Post 193 of Chapin will lay to rest the cremated remains of U.S. Army Veteran SPC 3 Devon D. Kobold at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery on Aug. 16 at 10 a.m.

Linda Abney has been living in her home for six years, and says, since she moved in folks have been tossing out everything from furniture to dead animals on the side of the road.

The Aiken County Coroner's Office has identified the driver of a semi-tractor trailer who died in a crash on I-20 this morning.

It’s been almost a year since a man died when he was hit by a car on I-95 in Orangeburg County. Paul Tarashuk had schizophrenia and his family says he was having an episode when it happened.

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows 10 years from now, South Carolina could face a shortage of 10,000 nurses.

A roundtable was held by local organizations, state leaders, and law enforcement to address concerns about gun violence, mass shootings, and white nationalism.

Officials with Sumter County have announced temporary road closures on North Main Street just before the U.S. 378 bypass bridge for road construction.

The first round of improvements made to the Richland County Cemetary was unveiled during a re-dedication ceremony this morning.

They’ll be there for you, like they’ve been there before.

The City of Columbia is trying to make your neighborhood roads safer.

If you’ve made your way down Bull Street lately, you’ve probably seen a wide stretch of construction right at the corner of Bull and Colonial Drive.