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The South Carolina House is not backing down from plans to punish two colleges in the budget for assigning freshmen to read COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina House is not backing down from plans to punish two colleges in the budget for assigning freshmen to read books dealing with homosexuality.

W. Columbia, SC -- Students from Airport High School arrived at the WLTX studios with a little friend named Curtis.

COLUMBIA, SC The thirteenth annual B106.7 Children's Hospital Radiothon is in full swing, and donations to the annual fundraiser continue to help make miracles happen at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital.

City Councilman Cameron Runyan Will Propose A "Unified Police Service" Under Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, To Include Both The Richland County Sheriff's Department and The City Of Columbia Police Columbia, SC -- Monday morning Columbia City Councilman Cameron Runyan will offer a proposal to create a Unified City/County Police Service for the ... (more)

The 3-year-old grandnephew of Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins is in intensive care after a suspected DUI driver crashed into his niece's car Friday night.

Drastic measures are called for when people have to work in "a poorly maintained, often older, office building in which the environment puts the occupants at risk for upper respiratory conditions."

Next weekend will be the second year of Winston-Salem's Triad Anime Convention. The convention is hosted by Nostalgia Conventions, which also brings Ichibancon to Charlotte and Banzaicon to Columbia, South Carolina each year.

As Daylight Savings Time heralds the approach of spring, stores are focusing on new spring and summer looks and plenty of sales.

Saluda River Club in Lexington was honored with seven REGAL awards by the Sales and Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia: Best Mobile Website - Developer, Best Advertising Video, Best Overall Advertising Campaign, Best Interior Merchandising , Best Outdoor Living Space, Columbia Community of the Year - Master ... (more)

Columbia, SC -- The Columbia Police Department has arrested a woman after one of her children was found wandering on Atlas Road Friday morning.

Columbia, SC -- The City of Columbia Water Works says that water customers of the 5600 block of Satchelford Road, Fernwood Road from Satchelford Road to Sylvan Drive, Westfield Road, Pinebranch Road, and Reamer Avenue, located in Richland County, no longer need to boil their water prior to drinking or cooking.

Richland County deputies have charged a man with murder in a shooting outside a Columbia nightclub.

In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo South Carolina School Superintendent, Mick Zais, center, greets supporters at a GOP event for South Carolina governor-elect Nikki Haley in Columbia, S.C. Zais says South Carolina high school students who don't plan to go to college should be able to choose more practical courses than algebra II, English literature ... (more)

In this July 18, 2013 file photo, a container ship makes its way into the Port of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. A spokeswoman for the South Carolina Ports Authority said Friday, March 7, 2014, that the authority expects a seemless transition from studies of deepening the harbor shipping channel to dredging work on the $350 million project expected ... (more)

Columbia, SC Two men broke into a store and stole $500 in alcoholic beverages last month according to Richland County Sheriff's department.

The attorneys for a former Columbia police officer mentioned in a probe of the department say she is a victim.

A bone-jarring accident nearly took the life of a Richland County Deputy on a rainy day this past fall.

Knowing how to look for great deals and how to bargain are keys to getting a bargain at a yard sale.

Columbia, SC -- The Columbia Police Department reports that a wreck Friday morning before 5:00 AM, resulting in the death of a 19-year-old, has led to charges of Felony Driving Under The Influence Resulting In Death for the driver of the car.

The State Ethics Commission says South Carolina's attorney general needs to refund $200 to a lobbyist for donations to his 2010 campaign.