Columbia News

Richland County Deputy Curtis Wilson says at approximately 1:30 AM early Saturday morning officers responded to a call of an unresponsive male at 1800 Longcreek drive in Columbia.

On Saturday, the South Carolina Democratic Women's Council is holding its fall forum at the Clarion Hotel in Columbia.

The "Penny for Progress" Committee met with Lexington Town Council Nov. 25 to review projects that could be funded by a proposed 1-ercent sales tax, if it is approved by voters next year.

A Christmas Carol at Trustus FIVE actors perform all the characters of Charles Dickens' classic story in a re-imagined production.

FILE CUTLINE: August 15th marks the opening of several key retailers in the Village of Sandhill's Town Center, which developer Alan Kahn, shown here in the center, has described as the heart of the multi-use development on 300 acres at Clemson and Two Notch roads in Northeast Richland.

COLUMBIA, SC South Africa's first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought to win over its defeated guardians in a relatively peaceful transition of power that inspired the world.

The City of Columbia is marking Arbor Day with a visit to an area elementary school.

South Carolina's small farms could be a key to curing the economic ills of the state's rural communities by focusing on food for local consumption, according to a long-awaited state Agricultural Department study released Thursday.

One bill would require all moped riders to wear reflective vests. It would also require all mopeds sold in the state to have red flashing tail lights that flash constantly while the moped is in use.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department says goodbye to one of their own. Deputy Mark Ryan lost his battle with lung cancer Sunday, and his funeral was held Thursday in Columbia.

Mazzei attends Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C., one of eight ELCA seminaries.

COLUMBIA, SC Like lots of other S.C. lawmakers, state Rep. Bakari Sellers has filed a bill that – if passed – would attempt to negate a portion of Obamacare in the Palmetto State.

A vigil is scheduled to remember people hurt or killed in drunken driving crashes across South Carolina.

Historic Columbia has scheduled its annual Candlelight Tours and Carriage Rides for Friday, December 20. Unlike past years, where this has been offered on several evenings, this year is only the one date.

A prosecutor and Vick's attorney began picking a six-person jury late Wednesday afternoon for the Columbia Municipal Court trial for the Democrat from Chesterfield.

Kit Smith, one of the citizen leaders, gets the final ballot numbers as she and opponents of the strong mayor form of government gathered to celebrate the results that voted down the referendum.

Phillips Marshall, 2, has some fun with Palmetto Health Children's Hospital mascot Richie Raccoon as he dons a bowtie during the "Tie Us Together" preview event inside the Columbia Metropolitan Center.

South Carolina has some of the deadliest highways and roads in the nation, according to Popular Mechanics.

As Free Times went to press Tuesday, city voters were trickling into polling stations to answer a single ballot question: Should Columbia change from its current form of government, in which a hired city manager handles the city's day-to-day operations, to a strong-mayor form, in which the mayor would take on those administrative powers? Visit ... (more)

The victim was driving a 2003 Saturn four-door station shortly before 3 p.m. Monday north along 12th Street Extension near Cayce, according to Lance Cpl.