Columbia News

Democratic Lt. Gov. Yancey McGill will temporarily serve as South Carolina's chief executive while Gov. Nikki Haley undergoes surgery.

In the daily drive to and from work, we've noticed prices at the Midlands area gas stations creeping down.

Columbia, SC State lawmakers were assured Thursday that South Carolina will not ignore the current Common Core standards in math and English SC Will Not Ignore Common Core When Writing New School Standards Columbia, SC State lawmakers were assured Thursday that South Carolina will not ignore the current Common Core standards in math and English ... (more)

Tip Leads To Arrest Of Sex Offender Who Didn't Register Columbia, SC Check out this story on WLTX.com: http://www.wltx.com/story/news/crime/crime-stoppers/2014/07/31/tip-leads-to-arrest-of-sex-offender-who-didnt-register/13426747/ Columbia, SC -- Thanks to a tip called in to Midlands CrimeStoppers, a sex offender that failed to register with local ... (more)

Ronnie Ashford Jr., 24, was arrested Thursday at a family member's home in Columbia by the Richland County Sheriff's Department's Fugitive Task Force, Sheriff Leon Lott said in a statement released Thursday.

Two suspects vandalized an air compressor outside a gas station on Two Notch Road, damaging it and stealing the money inside.

An 18-foot, 500-pound beam is being placed at the top of the new, privately funded University of South Carolina Alumni Center in a special ceremony in downtown Columbia.

Pruitt was last seen on Sedgefield Drive in the City of Cayce but may now be in the Greenville or Columbia areas.

Former Inmate Drop-Off Policy Could Change Every year thousands of former inmates from the Richland County Jail get dropped off in downtown Columbia.

How Safe are South Carolina Bridges? Several projects are underway to fix and replace bridges in the midlands.

South Carolina officials are looking for a person they say tried to use a drone to sneak cellphones and other contraband into a maximum-security prison.

Deputy Fired After Being Involved in 3 Accidents A Richland County Sheriff's Deputy has been fired after being cited for running a red light on Friday.

Stephen Gutowski said he was excited to exercise his rights for the first time since he moved to the D.C. area five years ago - so he grabbed his pistol and headed to the National Mall.

Tenikka Smith will be leaving WSOC-TV to join the Cox Media Group team in Jacksonville TV's WAWS/WTEV.

Deputies in Colleton County say arrest warrants have been issued for the parents of a 9-month-old malnourished child who was hospitalized last week following a welfare check.

A surveillance camera in the middle of Roy Lynch Park caught something on Monday morning that may shock some but not attorney Wayne Ridgeway.

OPENING Get on Up South Carolina's own James Brown has his story hit the big screen in this anticipated biopic.

For several weeks this summer, people in the Midlands were captivated by the federal corruption trial of developer Jonathan Pinson and Upstate businessman Eric Robinson - not because of who those men were, but because of a third man whose name prosecutors brought up with unusual frequency: Mayor Steve Benjamin.

Classic Carolina Road Trips from Columbia Author: Tom Poland Publisher: The History Press Want to squeeze in some family day trips in the final weeks before the kids go back to school? Or just ready to get out and see some local history and natural wonders? Then Tom Poland's latest book is arriving just in time to help.

Army Downsizing Could Mean Big Cuts To Midlands Economy As the army continues to downsize that could mean big cuts here in the Midlands.