CRIME & SAFETY
Man found dead near Leesburg and Garners Ferry intersection identified
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man whose body was found near the intersection of Leesburg Road and Garners Ferry Road on Monday has been identified, according to the Richland County Coroner's Office. Coroner Naida Rutherford identified the victim as 25-year-old Philip Edelmayer. Around 8 am Monday, Edelmayer's body...
Biden clears names of 2 who served time for drugs
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - On Wednesday, President Joe Biden used his authority to pardon or grant clemency to 16 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses. Jeffrey Lewis from Douglasville, Ga., and Ricky Tyler from Columbia, S.C., were among those recipients. Both men served more than a decade behind bars and...
2 USC students arrested during pro-Palestine protest
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Two students with the University of South Carolina (USC) were arrested in connection with a protest on Tuesday, April 23. An incident report from USC Police states the two students were part of a group of 12 people who were located outside of a dining area on the second-floor of Russell House. The group members were holding signs and flags supporting Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War and Gaza conflict.
Coroner called to scene of early morning fire in St. Andrews community
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The coroner has joined the investigation of a fire that burned a St. Andrews area home on Thursday morning. Columbia-Richland Fire and Irmo Fire District responded to Dunmore Court off Kay Street and St. Andrews Road around 2 a.m. Fire officials said crews saw flames while heading to the scene. Upon arrival, crews said they found a duplex burning on one side of the second floor and through the roof.
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