Columbia News

A 115-2 vote late Tuesday in the House gave key approval to its $7 billion spending plan for state taxes.

In this era of trying to do more with less, Historic Columbia has come up with a neat idea.

Columbia, SC - The Columbia City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposal to put the Columbia Police Department under Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott's leadership.

Some who live in Richland County say it will take consistency with elections to regain the public's trust.

A 3-year-old boy who a passenger in a car that was hit by an alleged drunk driver Friday night has died, according to the Richland County Coroner's Office.Coroner Gary Watts said Josiah Caden Jenkins died A 3-year-old boy who was a passenger in a car that was hit by an alleged drunk driver Friday night has died, according to the Richland County ... (more)

Having a positive role model for kids growing up is important, and Richland District One's lunch buddy program aims to provide students with just that.

Columbia, SC Live in or around Winnsboro and need help with your taxes? The Benefit bank of South Carolina will be hosting free tax help.

The Hilton Head Island Senior Center will take a day trip to the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 19 for the exhibit "Tutankhamun: Return of the King."

Several Republicans want South Carolina's governor to explore possible legal action to avoid the end of the MOX project.

The SC Education Lottery has teed up a new scratch-off ticket featuring the lighthouse at Harbour Town in Hilton Head.

If there were such a thing as a Vice Mayor, Jack Evans would be perfect for it. When it comes to the business of neighborhood politics, the Ward 2 Council member has as much experience as anyone on the city, save former Mayor Marion Barry.

Organizers of Tuesday's South Carolina Midlands Job Fair say anyone looking for work should dress professionally and bring their resumes to the Doubletree hotel on Bush River Road in Columbia.

An investigation by the FBI, the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS, and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division into alleged criminal activity in the Jasper County School District is ongoing, according to a school board leader.

The greyhound bus depot in downtown Columbia will be moving. The station has sat at the corner of Gervais and Laurens Streets With the current lease set to expire, Greyhound officials will be looking to move the bus depot to a new location.

Year after year our state ranks in the bottom five in the country when it comes to education.

Washington, D.C., federal courts have taken the first step towards liberalizing their rules governing out-of-town lawyers and whether or not they can practice law in the nation's capital.

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)