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• Lexington County Detectives Launch Investigation After Fatal Neighborhood Shooting in West Columbia

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  One individual died at an area hospital following a shooting on Hammond Avenue in West Columbia early Friday morning. Lexington County Sheriff’s Department officials believe the in...

• West Columbia Man Handed 21-Year Federal Sentence for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Crime

  U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis has sentenced 63-year-old Robert K. Bonesteel to 260 months in federal prison following an undercover sting operation. Bonesteel was apprehend...