This weekend, the top bull riders in the country are bucking into the Midlands. Before the intense action gets underway, the Colonial Life Arena underwent an intense transformation.
The Columbia Police Department says they arrested a man after a gun was seized during a traffic stop.
The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department says it cancelled the "End of Summer Teen Pool Party" scheduled for this evening.
According to Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, a gang member from Columbia plead guilty to a federal firearm charge.
Governor Henry McMaster’s office has been very clear that any mask mandate in schools goes against state law. Mayor Steve Benjamin says his mandate of masks in elementary and middle schools does not violate state law since the city plans to provide the masks. Yet some parents are not happy with the decision.
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According to Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, a Columbia man plead guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition.
Governor's Office responds after Columbia City Council approves state of emergency.
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin declared a state of emergency in reference to the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Midlands students begin heading back to school this month.
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The Lexington County Sheriff's Department says they arrested a man accused of a shooting at a gas station last week.
Academy Sports and Outdoors is gifting thousands of dollars in new workout equipment to Alcorn Middle School, including weight benches, dumb bells and jump ropes.
Tyson Foods employees celebrated the reopening of their Bluff Road Facility by helping Harvest Hope Food Bank this week.
According to the City of Columbia, Mayor Steve Benjamin will declare a state of emergency in reference to the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
The mayor of South Carolina’s capital city is considering issuing a school mask mandate, a move he says would protect vaccine-ineligible children amid the coronavirus’s resurgence. The effort would put Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, a Democrat, at odds with Republican Gov. Henry McMaster as well as the GOP-controlled Legislature, which recently barred such policies for all public schools.
This morning, Historic Columbia took the first steps in creating their new state of the art greenhouse and gatehouse. A ceremony was held to break ground on the $2.5 million project at the Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens.
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The University of South Carolina is reversing its decision last week to require masks inside campus buildings. This comes after South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson wrote a legal opinion saying the university could not legally require mask wearing on campus.
RCSD investigating an overnight shooting Tuesday on Alpine Road.
The Irmo Police Department says they are rescheduling their National Night Out event due to anticipated severe weather.
