Section 1. Background. Federal law provides for the death penalty for criminals found guilty of especially aggravated crimes (18 U.S.C. 3591(a)). Capital punishment is an essential part of how our ...

The weekend kicked off in an eventful way for the Columbia Fire Department, which responded to two house fires, including one that involved an exploding lithium-ion battery. The department responded ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two cats died in a house fire early Sunday in Virginia Beach. The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. at a mobile home in the 900 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard. Crews found ...

No one was injured in a house fire Saturday morning in southeast Columbia, according to a Columbia Fire Department press release. CFD was called to Stone Hill Drive around 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, the ...

ALBANY — Some internet service providers in Columbia and Greene counties are expected receive a financial boost from the state’s ConnectAll Deployment Program, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities have identified a woman found dead in an early morning West Columbia fire. The West Columbia Fire Department said crews responded to the 1600 block of B Avenue just ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — One person was found dead after a house fire early Saturday in West Columbia, authorities said. The West Columbia Police Department and the West Columbia Fire Department ...

A person was found dead inside of a house in West Columbia after it caught fire, according to a Facebook post by public safety officials in the city. Lila Ann Gunter, a 65-year-old West Columbia ...