Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the preliminary results of the autopsy of Jillian Hope Olson, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Deputy who died in the line of duty while diving on Lake Murray July 30. A forensic autopsy was performed at the Medical University of Charleston August 3Continue Reading
Leon Lott receives permanent name-recognition within the ongoing development of Centennial Park By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, a South Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2025), has received yet another honor with a brick bearing his name and law-enforcement title installed directlyContinue Reading
Photo: Completed specialized operations area at the Lexington County Coroner’s Office at Red Bank Crossing, featuring stainless-steel workstations, storage, wash stations and dedicated equipment. Photo courtesy of Solid Structures, LLC. LEXINGTON, S.C. — Solid Structures has completed construction on the new Lexington County Coroner’s Office at Red Bank Crossing, providingContinue Reading
Richland County leaders, including Council Vice Chair Derrek Pugh and Assistant County Administrator John Thompson, helped celebrate graduates of the Columbia-Richland Fire Department’s Summer Youth Empowerment Academy recently. Pugh gave remarks at the graduation ceremony in Columbia. Public SafetyPublic SafetyThe Youth Empowerment Academy, a partnership between the fire department andContinue Reading
Lexington County Deputy Dies During Dive Team Training on Lake Murray LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of Master Deputy Jillian Olson, who died Thursday during an underwater training exercise with the department’s dive team on Lake Murray. Olson, 29, began her career withContinue Reading
Cheyenne Twilley and the Future of South Carolina’s Coast By SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin Long before dawn spills across the salt marshes of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the tide is already at work. It slips quietly through winding creeks, cradles oyster reefs, carries shrimp boats toward open water, and breathesContinue Reading
The Palmetto State’s natural heritage and cultural legacy are inseparable By SCDNR Director Thomas S. Mullikin Around the world, nations strive to protect their natural resources through laws, regulations, and campaigns urging citizens to change their behavior. Those efforts matter. But history teaches us that the most enduring conservation movementsContinue Reading
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Transportation’s State Highway Emergency Program (SHEP) is celebrating 30 years of providing free roadside assistance to motorists traveling on the state’s busiest highways. The program was launched in 1996 as part of SCDOT’s effort to improve highway safety and assist drivers experiencing vehicleContinue Reading
Photo – Before their peers from across the state, sixteen members of the Columbia-Richland Fire Department were honored for their work during closing events at this year’s South Carolina Fire-Rescue conference. By Michael DeSumma CRFD 1st Shift crews on Engine 1, Rescue 1, Engine 6 and Ladder 7 were selectedContinue Reading
A 21-year-old Columbia man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for robbing a federal confidential informant at gunpoint during a firearms and narcotics investigation. According to evidence presented in court, Tah’Kel Ar’Key Wilson committed the robbery on Aug. 9, 2024, after federal agents with the Bureau ofContinue Reading
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host nationwide Walk for Lives 2026 events this Saturday, July 11. The national partnership is in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative with more than 100 family-led community events across the United States in a single day.Continue Reading