Irmo

The Irmo Police Department released a statement July 16, 2025 in response to Byron Jackson's family asking for transparency and body camera footage from his arrest.

The family of a man who died in custody of the Irmo Police Department is asking for answers about what happened during his arrest on June 22, 2025.

A third student now claims sexual abuse by a former Olympic figure skater who coached in Irmo.

A 25-year-old firefighter from South Carolina has died after part of a burning apartment building collapsed while firefighters were inside. Authorities said James Muller of the Irmo Fire District died Friday while he was providing aid during the response to a fire at an apartment building in Columbia. WLTX-TV reports that Muller was one of seven firefighters who were taken to the hospital after the collapse. Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said the fire happened at Tropical Ridge apartments.