Pfizer and BioNTech say they are now hoping to manufacture 2.5 billion doses of their coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year. This comes as the United States continues its push to get people vaccinated.
Google Maps won’t be taking you to your destination the fastest way possible anymore. Instead, the navigation system will soon select the most fuel efficient route.
On Tuesday, officials announced some new improvements to Marshall Park on Lincoln Street. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and other city officials announced the changes to the park will be an outdoor gym, larger picnic tables and a new playground.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, Richland School District One debuted a new facility. The ceremony welcomed the new “Culinary Arts Facility and Victory Program Wing” at the Heyward Career and Technology Center.
March is Social Work Month, both nationally and here in South Carolina. Governor Henry McMaster made the declaration earlier this month. Tuesday morning, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette discussed the importance of social workers at the Statehouse.
Inside the Statehouse, Democratic lawmakers are calling for Medicaid expansion in South Carolina. Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus met with the media Tuesday to discuss the passage of the American Rescue Plan, which includes new incentives for states to expand Medicaid.
UPDATE: The Columbia Police Department says Kendryll Jones has been found safe.
The West Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of illegally dumping used tires at a private address off Airport Boulevard.
South Carolina lawmakers will hold hearings this spring on a bill to split up the state’s sprawling public health and environmental agency. A proposal by Senate President Harvey Peeler Tuesday would separate the Department of Health and Environmental Control into two new cabinet-level agencies.
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor, congressman and one-time presidential candidate, is going to work for a lobbying firm. Shumaker Advisors announced Tuesday that Sanford would be joining the firm, working from Charleston.
