Joey Mattei

1 month ago | abcnews4.com | Joey Mattei

An effort at the state house that has been years in the making is a step closer to make south Carolina's streets safer. Lawmakers in the House proposed a plan that would ban using a cell phone while driving. On Wednesday, that plan was passed in the house and moved to the senate. If it becomes the law, South Carolina would join 32 other states that have already implemented a law like this.

1 month ago | wach.com | Joey Mattei

Richland school district one has a unique way to help people in lower Richland County access fresh produce this summer. Students at Southeast Middle School are involved in their school garden project and today those students started planting more vegetables. More than 30 students kept adding to their garden hoping to have enough produce for people who live in that community. One of the volunteers was amazed by how eager these students were to help.

2 months ago | wach.com | Joey Mattei

One of the world's most influential business leaders is giving a blunt warning about President Donald Trump's tariff policy. And that's to "brace yourselves."J-P Morgan C-E-O Jamie Dimon writing in his annual letter to shareholders that the tariffs will "likely increase inflation and recession probability."Dimon also warns the country will "inevitably weaken over time" if its military and economic alliances with other countries fragment.

2 months ago | wach.com | Joey Mattei

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department opened their doors to the media for a unique perspective today. The group got an inside look at the training deputies undergo and how they have to make split-second decisions. Wach fox had the chance to go through this hands-on training day with Richland County, seeing the ins and outs of how deputies are put to the test, both physically and mentally.

2 months ago | wach.com | Joey Mattei

Crews from around the state are continuing to fight those two wildfires in the upstate. The flames have now been burning for 10 days, eating up more than 15,000 acres. However, containment levels are improving thanks to those efforts and the weather. The South Carolina forestry commission tells us they have been able to contain a little more than 30% of the Table Rock fire and more than 60% of the Persimmon Ridge fire.