The Island Packet

Columbia strip mall left in the dark, but not due to storm. Here’s what happened

The blackout wasn’t caused by the powerful thunderstorms moving across the Midlands. The outage happened after a car crashed ...

Columbia strip mall loses power after car drives into storefront

A car drove into a nail salon on Colonial Life Boulevard near Dutch Square Mall on March 16, the Columbia-Richland Fire Department said.

Storm damage strikes Parma again as utility pole snaps at busy intersection

The latest damage happened at the intersection of Ridge Road and Snow Road, where a utility pole snapped near the top and ignited, leaving it blackened and charred.

Announcing the 2026 Halifax Consumer Choice Award Winners

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / March 16, 2026 / Consumer Choice Award is pleased to announce the 2026 award recipients ...

Gill Costello thought her melanoma was gone until doctors told her it had actually spread - and now her story is at the centre of a fierce debate on whether Ireland sh…

The morning Gill Costello should have been given the all-clear, she was instead told the cancer had spread. Not just returned ...