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South Aiken shows toughness in opening win over Silver Bluff
Aug. 24—SOUTH AIKEN 35, SILVER BLUFF 18 South Aiken's returning football players talked about needing to get tougher following a disappointing season a year ago. That came from their mouths; head coach Chris Hamilton didn't have to tell them they needed to find some grit. That was what they wanted to do, and so their coaches put them through some situations in the offseason with that goal in ...
Jackets win season opener in blowout fashion over Ballantyne Ridge
CHARLOTTE – There was a lot of first in many ways for both the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets and the Ballantyne Ridge Wolves Friday night as they Jackets won their season opener 56-0. The first for Fort Mill were more like “first in a while” that happened Friday night for the Jackets. It has been nine years since Fort Mill won a season opener when they beat White Knoll 33-28 back in 2015. It is the first time since 2014 Fort Mill has put up more than 50 points on an opponent, which was also the last time they had shutout an opponent when they beat Lugoff-Elgin 41-0. Twice that season they scored more than 50 points against Greenville and Nation Ford.
Stratford High School football game evacuated, canceled at half-time
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) - The Goose Creek Police Department says a high school football game was evacuated after an incident Friday night. The Stratford High School football game against Summerville was canceled at half-time after someone in the crowd yelled something about a gun, and people started running, Goose Creek Police Chief LJ Roscoe said.
Driver killed in I-77 crash in Lexington County, another hospitalized
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — One driver is dead, and another is in the hospital after an early Saturday morning interstate crash in Lexington County. According to Corporal Nick Pye with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:20 a.m. on southbound I-77 near the one-mile marker. Pye...
Lexington police seek help to find missing 14-year-old girl
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The Lexington Police Department is urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who ran away from her home in the Victorian Mobile Home Park on Sunset Boulevard. Officials with LPD say the incident occurred sometime between the evening of August 24...
Water line break leads to road closure in Columbia
The City of Columbia closed Coldstream Dr. from Ripley Station Rd. to White Falls Dr. after an 8" water main break Sunday morning. According to an advisory from Columbia Water, crews were on the scene Sunday morning and the road will be closed until repairs are completed. They asked those driving in the area to follow to detour signs, and apologized for any inconvenience.
Family honors Jaylan Sarah Hasty with awareness: 'I want to be able to save someone else's daughter'
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dozens of people gathered this afternoon in north Columbia to honor and celebrate the life of Jaylan Sarah Hasty, who lost her life to domestic violence one year ago. Now, her family has an important message for the world. Hasty died last August after firefighters were...
Weather impact: Sunshine and rising temperatures ahead this week
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Our weather will remain predominantly sunny and dry, with temperatures steadily climbing as the week progresses. Low-level moisture is expected to return, contributing to the warmer conditions, and by mid-week, temperatures are likely to rise above average. Despite this increase in moisture, rain chances will remain low through at least Friday.
South Carolina football All-American gets shoutout in College GameDay song
College football is back...or, at least, week 0 is here, and fans can get their first taste of the sport while waiting on a much better slate next weekend. South Carolina football fans still have a week to wait before they can watch the Gamecocks, but one player on the roster got an interesting shoutout on Saturday morning's opening College GameDay.
Dry spell persists, but rain could return by Labor Day weekend
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- As we continue our weekend, temperatures will stay just below average and dry. As we head into Saturday night heading into Sunday morning there will be a few low clouds as we have low-level moisture move inland. Sunday morning lows are expected to range between 60...
Cougars Travel to Columbia to Face Gamecocks
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's soccer team will travel to Columbia to face South Carolina on Sunday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars hosted High Point at home on Thursday, defeating the Panthers to improve to a 3-0 record on the season. Charleston has outscored their opponents 11-0 thus far.
Hammond hammers Christ Church 56-28 in season opener
Hammond and Christ Church greeting before the coin toss for the home opener in Columbia, SC. Columbia – Friday night’s contest between reigning state champions (SCISA AAAA) Hammond and (Class A) Christ Church Episcopal school had the makings of a clash of titans but the homestanding Skyhawks took control from the opening kickoff and never looked back beating the Cavaliers 56-28.
South Carolina detention center guards arrested after recent inmate overdose deaths, officials say
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff's Department announced the arrest of two detention center guards. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) On Wednesday Aug. 21, around 6 p.m., deputies began an unscheduled vehicle search during shift change of all employees of the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina. As a result of the search, deputies found an amount of methamphetamine and other substances that led to the arrest of two detention center guards.
USC ends teacher-training program on ‘culturally relevant’ K-12 lessons, citing funding issues
COLUMBIA – The University of South Carolina is ending a program that sought to improve Black students’ success in school by training K-12 teachers how to incorporate their experiences into classroom lessons. The governing board for the state’s largest university system voted Friday to end the Center for the Education and Equity of African American […]
Law enforcement agencies increase DUI enforcement on Saturation Saturday
Expect to see more blue lights on local roads Saturday night. In an effort to prevent impaired driving in South Carolina as Labor Day weekend approaches, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are partnering with multiple law enforcement agencies all over the country for Saturation Saturday.
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