Columbia News

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.

In Columbia, South Carolina, innocent people are under attack and have nowhere to run.

Richland County Deputies say they arrested the 2nd man sought in a Brookfield Rd. home invasion that resulted in murder.

The head of South Carolina's judicial system says she needs more money to safeguard digital information for courts around the state.

Gloria Though lonely, Gloria makes the best of her situation as a "woman of a certain age" and fills her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults.

Many versions of the style are so big in flavor, bitterness and alcohol, however, that they can be palate fatiguing; these are not beers that many people will stay with for an afternoon in the outdoors or for a long evening.

The legislative effort to block Obamacare in South Carolina shifted course last week, with Sen. Tom Davis striking nullification language from H. 3101 to replace it with a lesser-known legal doctrine that also seeks to assert states' rights - anti-commandeering.

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.