ColumbiaSC63: Our Story Matters
During City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin's State of the City Address this week, he mentioned a new initiative to recognize the city's integral part in the Civil Rights movement. That project is unveiled.
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Teacher Accused of Sex with Students No Longer Employed
A Dreher High School teacher accused of having sex with two students is no longer a teacher in RIchland County.
Commerce Department looks for best rural SC photo
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Commerce Department is looking for a photo that best captures rural life in South Carolina.
Volunteers to count South Carolina homeless
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Volunteers are spreading out across South Carolina to count the number of homeless people in the state.
Stamps Foundation adds 5 to USC Carolina Scholars
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There will be five additional Carolina Scholars at the University of South Carolina thanks to a gift from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation.
Blanket Hogging Arrest
Cops: SC woman choked man for taking covers in bed
SC Supreme Court mulling state health premium suit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An attorney says a South Carolina government board violated the constitution when it voted to split the cost of increases in public workers' health insurance premiums between employers and employees.
South Carolina Senate passes election law fix
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill meant to prevent another ballot-tossing election mess is heading to the South Carolina House.
Bill would make Sec. of State run SC elections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill to make the elected Secretary of State responsible for running elections in South Carolina is heading to the House Judiciary Committee.
Board approves move to keep school buses running
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state board has approved an emergency regulation to keep school buses running in case unionized drivers in the Lowcountry go on strike.
Man dies after fire in Holly Hill
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (AP) — A Holly Hill man has died after a fire at a mobile home in Orangeburg County.
Man stabbed to death in Orangeburg
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A man has died after being stabbed in the chest at an apartment in Orangeburg.
SC Husband Stabs Wife with Sword Hidden in Cane
MCCONNELLS, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies say a York County man has been arrested after he stabbed his wife with a sword that was hidden in his walking cane.
Deputies: Tip Leads to Midlands Drug Arrests
A simple phone call points deputies to a meth lab at an unoccupied home in Lexington County.
Columbia Officials Close Road Thursday Morning
Ice could cause some issues for drivers Thursday in Downtown Columbia, but it has nothing to do with mother nature.
Proposed Legislation to Dissolve SCSU Board of Trustees
Reform is on the mind of another state representative, but this time it involves South Carolina State University.
Cops: Husband Stabs Wife with Sword Hidden in Cane
Deputies say a York County man has been arrested after he stabbed his wife with a sword that was hidden in his walking cane.
Pentagon to Make Groundbreaking Decision
The Pentagon is posed to shift its ban on women serving in combat.
State of the City Address
Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke to a packed crowd at the Convention Center Wednesday night, laying out progress and future plans.
Stamps Foundation adds 5 to USC Carolina Scholars
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ There will be five additional Carolina Scholars at the University of South Carolina thanks to a gift from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation.
Columbia Animal Shelter to Become No-Kill?
Changes could be coming to the Columbia Animal Shelter, that may change the lives of its residents.
Capitol City First in Poignant Civil Rights Moments
When you think of landmark cities that had a major impact on the 1963 Civil Rights Movement, Selma, Birmingham and Memphis come to mind, not necessarily Columbia, South Carolina. That is, until now.
Washington Post political correspondent at USC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The political correspondent from The Washington Post is scheduled to deliver the Buchheit Lecture at the University of South Carolina.
SC Revenue chief says agency's culture changing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The new chief at South Carolina's Department of Revenue says he's changing the agency's culture following the theft of millions of taxpayers' personal data.
Bob Jones University asks for outside abuse probe
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bob Jones University is asking an outside Christian organization that deals with child abuse to investigate how the fundamentalist college has responded to abuse allegation in the past.
