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2 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
On Monday, Sheriff Leon Lott will hold a press conference providing updates on the shooting that took place on Blythewood Road in April. The press conference will take place at 3 p.m. at the Richland County Sheriff's Department Headquarters. Watch live in the player below or on Facebook and YouTube. Livestream will begin shortlySheriff Lott says over 60 rounds were fired in the Blythewood Road shooting near Waffle House.
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2 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A bridge is set to close in Newberry County for repairs next week, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. SCDOT will close and detour a portion of SC 773 to conduct work on the bridge over I-26 starting May 19. The closure is expected to last until July. A signed detour will be set up. SCDOT asks driver to pay attention and use caution when driving through the area.
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3 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
TOPICS:GoFundMeLogan FedericoMurderColumbia SCFuneral costsAlexander DickeyHome invasionCareer criminalA GoFundMe has been started for the family of Logan Federico, a 22-year-old killed in Columbia, SC, on Saturday, May 3, while visiting friends. The GoFundMe was created to help her family with funeral costs and support. Before her death, Federico was working two jobs and studying to become a teacher.
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3 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
A person is dead after a fire at a mobile home on Sunday evening, according to the Columbia-Richland Fire Department. Authorities say first shift crews responded to S. Goodwin Circle in Gadsden just before 5:45 p.m.Firefighters arrived to find a single-wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Crews worked to establish a water supply and extinguish the fire, according to authorities. Authorities say that after entering the home, one person was found.
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5 days ago | 
abcnews4.com | Dejon Johnson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A man accused of killing a 22-year-old from North Carolina visiting friends in Columbia is set to appear in court next week. Alexander Dickey, 30, will have a bond hearing at the Columbia Municipal Court at 11:30 a.m.Dickey is accused of shooting and killing 22-year-old Logan Federico, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, on Cypress Street in Columbia.
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5 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
A mother and a teen have been arrested in connection with a shooting at Columbia Place Mall in April. Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrests during a press conference at noon at the Richland County Sheriff's Department Headquarters. While showing video footage of a mother shielding her child during the shooting, Sheriff Leon Lott says:"If there is ever a definition of someone who is truly a parent, a mom, it's that one right there. Now, the next photograph is someone who is not a mom.
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6 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
A driver is dead after a head-on collision in Lexington County early Friday morning, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The collision occurred on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 39 around 1:50 a.m.A Volkswagen sedan was traveling west in the eastbound lanes on I-20 when it collided with a tractor-trailer head-on. STORY | Driver dies in UTV crashThe driver of the Volkswagen died at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to a local hospital with injuries.
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6 days ago | 
wach.com | Dejon Johnson
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday that his office has joined a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Maine Representative Laurel Libby. Rep. Libby was stripped of voting and speaking on the House floor by Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature, according to officials. The brief argues that these actions may violate the U.S. Constitution and the core principles of representative democracy.
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6 days ago | 
wpde.com | Dejon Johnson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday that his office has joined a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Maine Representative Laurel Libby. Rep. Libby was stripped of voting and speaking on the House floor by Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature, according to officials. The brief argues that these actions may violate the U.S. Constitution and the core principles of representative democracy.
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6 days ago | 
abcnews4.com | Dejon Johnson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday that his office has joined a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Maine Representative Laurel Libby. Rep. Libby was stripped of voting and speaking on the House floor by Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature, according to officials. The brief argues that these actions may violate the U.S. Constitution and the core principles of representative democracy.
