SCDNR Director shares thoughts from the SC7 trail about the connection of all things natural By SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” – John Muir Everything in nature is connected. What do mosses,Continue Reading
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and RCSD hosted bench-press challenge celebrating America’s 250th birthday By Christopher David Carter FIFTY-ONE MEN from across central South Carolina and beyond participated in the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) 250 Bench Press Challenge, celebrating America’s 250th birthday. The 51 strength-and-power athletes, primarily law enforcementContinue Reading
July sees the highest number of home grilling fires, with gas grills involved in most incidents. As backyard cookouts become a summertime tradition, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reminding homeowners to practice safe grilling habits to reduce the risk of fires. According to the NFPA, July is theContinue Reading
From the Irmo Fire District and the U. S. Fire Administration Keep Body Parts Away from Lit Fireworks: Never place any part of your body over a firework when lighting it. Burns really hurt and they hurt for a long time. Be Mindful of Pets Fireworks can frighten pets, causingContinue Reading
Six-day 250 Bench Press Challenge continues throughout the week By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Five law enforcement officers with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) gathered at One Life Fitness-Sandhills, Monday morning, June 29, to record bench-press lifts of 250 lbs. for multiple repetitions including a remarkable 21-rep liftContinue Reading
LEXINGTON — Eight people were arrested Thursday following a multi-agency investigation into suspected drug activity and prostitution at residences on Edmund Highway and North Parsons Street, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Lexington County deputies, working alongside officers with the West Columbia Police Department, the South Carolina Law EnforcementContinue Reading
Richland County held a groundbreaking July 15 for a new fire house located in Ballentine. The new fire station will be located at 11809 Broad River Road. The facility will improve emergency response and public safety services in the Ballentine community and surrounding areas. The Columbia-Richland Fire Department will beContinue Reading
Jury finds defendant guilty after Pelion traffic stop uncovered more than 93 grams of methamphetamine and a firearm. A Wagener man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of methamphetamine trafficking and a weapons charge in Lexington County. Christopher Lamar Corbitt, 34, was found guilty ofContinue Reading
Lexington, SC (June 17, 2026) – Chief Terrence Green updated the Town of Lexington community on new developments related to the case of a missing woman during a press conference this afternoon.. The Lexington Police Department received a tip from the community that Elena Katherine Moore had been seen inContinue Reading
Mullikin: “The ocean still possesses an extraordinary capacity for renewal if we are willing to act wisely and boldly” By Tom Mullikin [EDITOR’S NOTE: SCDNR Director Mullikin is pictured here in Folly Beach speaking with WCBD-TV Channel 2 News in Charleston following his address kicking off World Ocean Day in-and-off-the-coast-ofContinue Reading
Ceremony to be presided over by the Chief Justice of the S.C. Supreme Court and the SCDNR director By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Five law enforcement officers with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will receive promotions during a formal rank-advancing and swearing-in ceremony at the University of SouthContinue Reading
SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin is aggressively going after environmentally dangerousabandoned watercraft and their former owners By W Thomas Smith Jr. Earlier this month, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) under the “commanding leadership” of Dr. Tom Mullikin targeted yet another abandoned vessel – a 60-foot barge – in S.C.Continue Reading
Crime Stoppers Global Solutions thwarting Serbian-crime organizations posing threat toAmerican highways – and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department connection By Chris Carter Crime Stoppers Global Solutions (CSGS), the international iteration of Crime Stoppershere in the U.S., recently met with federal investigators in Washington, D.C. to discuss alooming threat to publicContinue Reading
Sheriff Lott: “We will never forget those we’ve lost, nor their loved ones” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Throngs of law enforcement officers (including sheriffs and police chiefs), state legislators, S.C. Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Attorney General Alan Wilson, and a class of cadets from the S.C. Criminal Justice AcademyContinue Reading
– Pictured (from left) SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin, PhD; and SCDNR Officer John Sanders, recipient of the J.P. Strom Award for academic excellence. Mullikin urges graduates of the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy: “Watch your six; watch your partner” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, director of the S.C.Continue Reading
The Lexington Police Department is searching for Corvin Gardner, age 17 of Lexington, after he was forced from his home on Hendrix Street by two unknown Black males who were armed with handguns on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 10:00 pm. Witnesses saw the kidnapped juvenile and two subjects walkingContinue Reading