Columbia PD: Man charged in connection with two separate 2024 crimes
Columbia Police have charged a man for two separate crimes last year.
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“U.S. mail is not for sale!” — postal workers protest privatization of agency
United States Postal Service employees and members of the American Postal Workers Union are protesting what they’re calling a proposed hostile takeover and sale of the agency by the Trump administration.
Lexington County under burn ban after SC Forestry Commission issues statewide Red Flag Fire Alert
Lexington County officials have announced the county is under a burn ban until further notice.
South Carolina public health chief’s confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger
As the first director of South Carolina’s newly organized health agency, Dr. Edward Simmer has a vision of reducing infant mortality, fighting childhood cancers and reducing drug overdoses.
Richland County deputies searching for woman who requires medical assistance
Richland County deputies say the 23-year-old was found safe.
Newberry County deputies asking residents to be on lookout for missing teens
Newberry County deputies are asking residents to be on the lookout for two missing teens, said the sheriff’s office.
CRFD reminds residents to yield when seeing emergency vehicles with lights, sirens on after collision
Columbia-Richland Fire Department is reminding residents to always yield to emergency vehicles when they have lights and sirens on after a collision happened last night.
Unidentified body found in western Orangeburg County, deputies say
Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced that an unidentified body has been located in western Orangeburg County.
Firefighters control Wednesday afternoon Shagbark Avenue fire
Second shift crews with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department responded to a Wednesday afternoon fire on Shagbark Avenue, said the fire dept.
Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
