Columbia City manager Teresa Wilson announced the City of Columbia Police Chief search committee will hold its' first meeting Monday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A headache for South Carolina farmers is lurking along a highway near Moncks Corner. Scientists have, for the first time in South Carolina, found itchgrass, a noxious tropical weed that can spread quickly and…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former U.S. Commerce Department adviser and Cabinet officer under former Gov. Jim Hodges is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Tim Scott. Rick Wade announced in a…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A 43-year-old man has drowned in a lake in an upscale neighborhood in suburban Columbia. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says Clyde Williams' body was found just before noon Saturday after neighbors saw a…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina health officials are urging residents to get tested for HIV and AIDS. Sunday is World AIDS Day, and officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control say the day is a…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The wife of the University of South Carolina's president wants young people to eat better and learn to grow more of their own food. Patricia Moore-Pastides is building on her passion for Mediterranean cooking…

Richland County Deputies say an argument over dinnerware leaves one man in the hospital and another behind bars.

A man drowned after authorities say his boat overturned on a residential lake.

Authorities say a long time dispute may have led to a deadly shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina broadcast journalism alumna Leeza Gibbons is returning to campus to deliver the annual Buchheit Family Lecture. Gibbons is speaking at 7 p.m. Monday in the Law School Auditorium on the Columbia campus.…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Volunteers are again making sure South Carolina's inmates get at least one gift this Christmas. The state Department of Corrections said inmates are helping unload holiday care packages Monday that have been assembled for people incarcerated…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas at the South Carolina Governor's Mansion. Members of the South Carolina Christmas Tree Growers Association are bringing five live Christmas trees to the mansion on Monday. Members of…

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former athletic director at a Lexington County high school has been sentenced to jail for taking more than $100,000 from White Knoll High School. The State newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/1aqP5Bd ) that Bryan Butz…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley is asking voters to give the mayor of the state's capital city more power. Voters in the Democratic stronghold will decide Tuesday whether to move to a strong mayor form…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two daughters of a Columbia man in a wheelchair who was struck and killed by a dump truck last year have sued the truck driver and the company for which he was working. The State newspaper…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and other officials are planning to kick off the holiday season with an annual tree-lighting ceremony at the Statehouse. The 47th Annual Governor's Carolighting is planned for Monday at 6 p.m.…

Registered voters in the City of Columbia could change the way government functions, as they head to the polls in a special election on whether to change the form of government.

Columbia, SC (SC State University)-South Carolina State University will be on alert today, but school officials say don't panic.

Hundreds come out to enjoy the 47th annual Governor's Carollighting at the State house

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell and TV hostess Leeza Gibbons are speaking at a University of South Carolina forum on aging. Gibbons is an alumna of the USC's School of Journalism and Mass Communications. She speaks Tuesday…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The City of Columbia is helping to put on a food drive to honor the efforts of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Starting this week, donations are being accepted for the "Honor the Dream" food…

The holiday shopping season is under way, and Richland County officials are working to make sure the community knows how to stay safe.