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City Manager Teresa Wilson's top choice for the vacant chief of the Columbia Police Department is in town to meet with other law enforcement officials from around the Midlands.

On Friday, nine historic markers will be unveiled in downtown Columbia that detail the history behind the sit-ins and marches that occupied Columbia in the early 1960s.

Here is what you can expect if you plan to head to the St. Patrick's day 5 Points festival.

Do you buy things at garage and yard sales, only to have them collect dust in your own garage? Organizing expert Peter Walsh shares the questions you need to ask before you buy that yard sale "treasure."

Shen Yun translates to "the beauty of divine beings." The performance includes Chinese classical, ethnic and folk dance accompanied by a full symphony orchestra.

Our founding editor will be departing the unmitigated clusterf*ck that is Columbia, S.C. very soon taking his family and his burgeoning new media empire with him.

Just after 8:30AM Friday, a Richland School District One school bus carrying Lower Richland High School students jumped a curb and struck a tree Friday morning.

Conservative legislators' strong push to end abortions in South Carolina was boosted Thursday when a Senate panel advanced a bill that would require doctors who perform the procedure to have privileges to admit patients to nearby hospitals, which can sometimes be difficult.

Columbia, SC - There is another shake up at the Columbia Police Department with interim chief Ruben Santiago resigning earlier Thursday.

Columbia has many bright minds and dedicated citizens who love the city and want to see it not simply succeed, but exceed.

Pepsi is shutting down production at its Columbia beverage facility on North Main Street.

In 1960, Simon Bouie - a black student at Allen University - was arrested for the only time in his life while leading a sit-in aimed at integrating a lunch counter in South Carolina.

A pedestrian walks past an historical marker in downtown Columbia, S.C., on Thursday, March 13, 2014 a day before it is unveiled.

A pedestrian walks past an historical marker in downtown Columbia, S.C., on Thursday, March 13, 2014 a day before it is unveiled.

Bobby Williams wants to make sure city council isn't rushing the process and is concerned some hospitality tax money could be taken away from certain groups.

On TV: A 49-year-old man broke into a grocery store in the North Main area and stole more than $1,000 worth of smokes.

A coroner's report finds that the driver in a fatal crash along the Blossom Street bridge earlier this year had been drinking.

Wednesday night Councilman Cameron Runyan withdrew his proposal to merge the Columbia Police Department with the Richland County Sheriffs Department.

State troopers say they deal with DUI every day and hope the community will pitch in to keep drunk drivers off the street.

Water customers on various roads in West Columbia have been asked to boil their water following a water-line break.