Columbia News

Mall hours have been extended at the area’s busiest shopping mall, Columbiana Centre in Harbison, and free-standing retailers from Wal-Mart to Target and Best Buy have rolled out early specials in preparation for the crowds of shoppers they expect to see as the August countdown to school days begins.

Popular Local Eatery Closing For Renovations Beginning August 3rd, the Beltline Blvd. location of Lizard's Thicket will close for several weeks for renovation.

The City of West Columbia has experienced a broken water line that affects all water customers in the following area in the city of West Columbia: A Boil Water Advisory for Lexington The City of West Columbia has experienced a broken water line that affects all water customers in the following area in the city of West Columbia: A Check out this ... (more)

Helicopter Spraying For Invasive Plants on Lake Marion 8/5 - 8/15 Santee Cooper will be spraying an EPA-approved herbicide targeting an invasive plant on Lake Marion.

Wreck Results in Moped Under Front of SUV Columbia, S.C. -- A late afternoon wreck, near downtown Columbia, left a moped under the front end of a sport utility vehicle Check out this story on WLTX.com: http://www.wltx.com/story/news/local/midlands/2014/07/28/wreckmopedmillwoodgervaisinvestigation/13291997/ Columbia Police investigators are looking ... (more)

Authorities in a Columbia suburb say they are looking for an arsonist after firefighters fought more than 40 brush fires in one afternoon.

Jonathan Williams and mom Jennifer sold snow cones in Memorial Park during the concert.

The McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research at the University of South Carolina is celebrating its new home near the campus in Columbia.

This year, their traditional roost site is empty. Dense flocks of martins like this filled the skies above Lake Murray, S.C., for more than two decades.

On Saturday, a landmark decision in by a federal judge in the District of Columbia struck down the Capitol's ban on carrying firearms outside the home.

Firefighters were working to control the blaze at Outdoor Wood Furniture Inc., 718 Meeting Street, in West Columbia, about a mile from the Gervais Street bridge, around 7 p.m. West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall said.

The free concert was held at CJ's bar along Greene Street in honor of Robert Newton III, who died on July 8 after complications from multiple strokes he suffered.

The State, the daily newspaper for Columbia, South Carolina, has this lengthy article about this year's independent candidates running in South Carolina's gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races.

Marvin is the son of Marvin and Sandy Wagner Paula is the daughter of Sigrun Weyers and Ronald Monn.

First Citizens today announced that Bret Whiting has been selected to serve as Retail Sales Manager for the company's Ridgeway branch.

The last time she and her husband were there, the Palestinian region was under attack.

Even before South Carolina has filled up a potential top-five 2015 recruiting class, the Gamecocks are already getting to work on 2016.

SCE&G hopes to replicate a program that would make as many as 250 homes in northern Beaufort County more energy efficient -- at no cost to the homeowners.

Victim Identities Released in Double Homocide Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has identified the two victims killed in a shooting on Kentucky Street Thursday night.

The halls of Columbia College are typically pretty quiet during the summer months.