West Columbia News

LEXINGTON COUNTY - A West Columbia man has been arrested for failing to register as a convicted sex offender with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department after a tip was called in to CrimeStoppers. via WLTX-TV Columbia

We first introduce you to the Shumpert family in September of 2004. That's when newborn Peyton was suffering from a rare condition known as Vein of Galen. via WLTX-TV Columbia

“They are not like the crazy ones out today. These are nice things that little girls should play with. "There's glitter - and a little bit of everything for everybody”

'Dream Girls' caters to little girls' fascination with the iconic doll Tim Dominick/tdominick@thestate.com "Dream Girls", a new Barbie doll and accessories store at 711 E. Main St. via The State

Richland County - Richland County deputies are attempting to track down suspects in connection with a burglary that's led to someone trying to cash in stolen lottery tickets. via WLTX-TV Columbia

“We knew for a fact that some of the IDs were fake”

misery on the line

Some managers knew

workers were illegal,

former employees say The 2003 federal trial involving Tyson Foods provides a rare glimpse of how some poultry plant managers filled their chicken lines with illegal immigrants. The company was cleared of wrongdoing, but two managers pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to hire illegal immigrants. Another manager committed suicide shortly after the charges became public. Here are excerpts from the thousands of pages of transcripts and court documents: Read more

A heightened debate on immigration reform will pick up on the Senate floor Tuesday, where it left off Thursday with several new proposals on the table.

The Senate passed a bill last year, and several members, including the leader, said they thought the issue was settled and that only the changes made by the House this year needed to be addressed.

Instead, the bill's sponsor, Sen. Jim Ritchie, R-Spartanburg, proposed that all employers be required to check worker identification through a federal online service. Read more

“If you notice these two bullet marks right here, this is where the shooter actually tried to shoot his way out of the window to escape, not knowing it was Plexiglass.”

In mid-January, WIS News 10 told you about two suspects arrested for shooting and robbing the owner of Jackson's Gold N' Pawn shop on Augusta Road. via WIS-TV Columbia

The West Columbia Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Division has recently been certified, through the South Carolina National Safety Council, to provide the Alive at 25 Defensive Driving program. via WACH-TV Columbia

A sex offender who authorities say failed to register with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department is being sought by the department's fugitive investigators and U.S. marshals. via The State

Lexington County - Lexington County deputies have arrested a woman they say abused a disabled man who couldn't even speak. via WLTX-TV Columbia

Truth and reconciliation combine to provide the theme of this week's 40th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre. via The Post and Courier

A Columbia woman has been arrested on charges she physically abused a 41-year-old man she was paid to care for at a facility for disabled persons in Lexington, authorities said. via The State

Lexington County -- Lexington County deputies have arrested a 30-year-old West Columbia man who is a convicted sex offender, after they say he failed to register as one. via WLTX-TV Columbia

“I did not think he would get so tough a sentence”

A 26-year-old pizza delivery man admitted in court today that he grabbed several young girls and women by the buttocks at two Lexington County Wal-Mart stores last summer.

Brian Terrell, 26, of Lexington, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court in Lexington County to five counts of lewd act on a child younger than 16 and two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.

The charges stemmed from incidents at the Lexington and West Columbia Wal-Marts during a six-week period from July 9 to Aug. 16. Read more

“If you had seen my goats and you had seen the way they were chewed up and gnawed and attacked by the throat, and just killed for pure viciousness”

A Midlands woman is so afraid to walk outside her home, she carries a gun. She says her neighbor's dogs have attacked and killed more than 20 of her goats. via WIS-TV Columbia

Meetings: Generally, 7 p.m. the first Tuesday monthly at City Hall, 1800 12th St. via The State

“Took the big seat out of the back and pretty much were living in it”

His big green van is back, and Mike Langford wants to stay positive. He's trying to handle the new scratches, a visible leak, and, the problem that with the "car cranked, starts emitting smoke." "That's kind of ... via WIS-TV Columbia

John Calvin Knight, 61, of Gaston, and Mario Martinez, 27, of West Columbia, were killed when the pickup trucks they were in collided at the intersection of S.C. 6 and Meadowfield Road, according to the ... via The State