The Richland County Sheriff's Department is partnering with The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia and the American Red Cross for a blood drive Friday tomorrow.
The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying suspects accused of stealing valuables, including credit cards, from cars at Stadium Village on Key Road.ย
The Richland County Sheriff's Department says deputies arrested a man accused of breaking in and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of cigarettes from two Dollar General stores.
There will not be any New Year's Eve festivities in downtown Columbia this year. According to a public relations firm representing the city, this year's Famously Hot New Year is opting to be famously safe and forgoing the annual celebration.
Columbia mayoral candidate Daniel Rickenmann held a press conference in Five Points this morning. He discussed the latest FBI crime report, and introduced his five point plan for public safety in the city.
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A law enforcement veteran who served as police chief in Columbia for more than a decade will be the interim chief of the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety.