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Global heat records broken two days in a row
MORNING NEWSBREAK | July 21 was the hottest day on record around the world according to preliminary data from the European Union’s monitoring agency — until the next day — Monday, July 22. The world’s average surface air temperature reached 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, inching past...
South Carolina Flood Threat Continues: Heavy Rainfall Expected Today
Greenville, SC – The flood threat continues today as heavy rainfall is expected in storms this afternoon and evening, posing a risk for flooding under slow-moving storms or in locations where rounds of storms move through. According to the US National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg, scattered to numerous thunderstorms will...
Two-car crash leads to traffic detours in Downtown Columbia
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A two-car collision is causing a traffic detour in Downtown Columbia on Thursday morning, according to the Columbia Police Department. Authorities say Northbound and Southbound traffic on Huger Street between Laurel Street and Hampton Street is being detoured due to the collision. The collision...
Even through coaching transition, South Carolina baseball in top-25 offseason ranking
South Carolina baseball and athletic director Ray Tanner parted ways with former head coach Mark Kingston after another disappointing season in Columbia, and legendary coach Paul Mainieri was hired to take his place. Mainieri has built an elite staff of assistants as Monte Lee (associate head coach/hitting coach), Terry Rooney...
Flash flood watch issued for Midlands, widespread rain expected Thursday
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for parts of the Midlands lasting until Thursday at 11 p.m. because of excessive rainfall. The unstable patterns will remain until the end of this week as showers and isolated thunderstorms form along a front pushing through the region's northwest.
Missing in South Carolina: Police searching for 15-year-old boy last spotted getting into vehicle
SUMTER, S.C. — Above video: Your Thursday headlines. Police in South Carolina need your help finding a missing teenage boy. According to the Sumter Police Department, Derrick Wilson, 15, was reported missing by his family after getting into a car on Meadow Circle with "unknown individuals." Derrick was last...
Midlands soaks with potential threat of flash flood
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- Thursday night, we can expect rain chances to continue with a chance of flash flooding in some parts of the area. Through Friday, a frontal boundary and moist air mass continue to move through the southeast, increasing the likelihood of isolated thunderstorms. That could also bring...
Using forms to navigate growth
The last time we interviewed our next guest, they were a small start-up that was recently spun out of another larger company in the Midlands. Now, they have over one million users globally. Mike Switzer interviews Jamie Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Cognito Forms in Columbia, S.C. After almost 20...
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