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SC State announces new commencement speakers

ABC now knows who will be delivering the commencement address at South Carolina State University.

SC House considers shifting monument decisions from cities to lawmakers

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it more difficult to alter or remove historical monuments, reviving debate over how the state preserves and interprets its past.

One killed in tractor-trailer collision on Whetstone Road Friday

Highway Patrol says a truck driver is dead following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Whetstone Road Friday morning.

2.3 magnitude earthquake reported near Winnsboro

The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a 2.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Winnsboro before 7:30 this morning.

Driver killed in collision on Macedonia Church Rd. Thursday

Highway Patrol says a driver is dead following a collision Thursday night on Macedonia Church Road at Long Road

Richland Coroner identifies Worthy Drive homicide victim

The Richland County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a homicide at the 2000 block of Worthy Drive on Tuesday.

SC house approves special session on redistricting

SC lawmakers are one step closer to holding a vote on redrawing the state's congressional districts.

Local Living: SCSM free Mother's Day admission, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Columbia Black Expo, Songbird Music Festival

Local Living: Events here in the Midlands to enjoy.

USC employee becomes one of only a few Afghan women to earn PHD

Thursday, May 7, 2026, a University of South Carolina employee became one of only a few Afghan women to earn a PHD.

Gas prices rise as oil prices lower

Gas is up another two cents Thursday, May 7.

RCSD warns about inmate scam affecting residents

RCSD Sheriff Leon Lott says more than 100 people in Richland County have fallen victim to a scam perpetrated by inmates in the Georgia Prison System.

SC troopers respond to Decker Boulevard collision

SC troopers responded to a collision on Decker Boulevard near the intersection on Ranch Road after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5.

SCHP investigating fatal Richland County collision

SC Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision that happened in Richland County on Tuesday.

UPDATE: Traffic lights working again, Lexington Police say

Lexington Police say officers are directing traffic due to lights not working at the intersection of North Lake Drive/SC-6 at Sunset Blvd/US-378.

Deputies arrest man for Bush River Road homicide; victim identified

Richland County authorities have arrested a man for a homicide on Bush River Road Thursday and have identified the victim.

South Carolina moves to ban grade floor policies for public schools

South Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation that would ban 'grade-floor' policies in K-12 public schools, positioning the Palmetto State to be the first in the nation to enact such a prohibition.

Columbia average gas price at $4.20 a gallon

Gas prices continue to skyrocket across the country and here in the Midlands.

SC labor force reaches record high

The number of people working in the state continues to grow.

Lawmakers introduce Logan's Law

One year after the murder of Logan Federico in Columbia, lawmakers are hoping to prevent a similar tragedy.

Debate on Congressional Redistricting in South Carolina continues

"Honestly just when I think we can't get more sycophantic or obsequious, we sink to a new low. We're so afraid of upsetting the 9% of South Carolinians that vote in the Republican primaries that we trip all over ourselves to do their biddings," says Rep. Spencer Whetmore.