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First vote on whether to repeal conversion therapy ban scheduled for Tuesday

A special-called meeting is now scheduled for 3 p.m. on May 27th inside council chambers at Columbia City Hall.

Thousands nationwide mark the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

The remembrances come at a fraught moment for activists, who had hoped the worldwide protests that followed Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, would lead to permanent police reform across the U.S. and a continued focus on racial justice issues.

Two-alarm fire at California Dreaming safely extinguished

Units responded to the restaurant on Assembly Street around 9:30 p.m.

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S.C. State puts a spark in their engineering program with new power plant center

South Carolina State University is putting a spark in the futures of some of their students educational experience with the help of a new center for their Nuclear Engineering Program

A group of Richland Co. teenagers face burglary, weapons charges

RCSD say five teenagers are charged with burglary, weapons charges after they are located inside of a vacant home Thursday night.

Memorial Day 2025 events

There are several events that are scheduled for around the Midlands this weekend to remember the brave men and women who have given their lives for our country.

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Boeing to pay over $1 billion to DOJ

The U.S. Justice Department has struck a deal with aircraft maker Boeing to avoid prosecution of the company over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, according to a court filing on Friday, May 23..

Big Lots To Close More Than 300 Locations

Big Lots reopening stores in June

Big Lots is making an even bigger comeback after recently opening dozens of stores this month.

Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU

President Trump is threatening to slap a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union.

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Sen. Tim Scott proposes bill for charter schools with federal tax credit incentives

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott introduced the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, a legislative effort aimed at expanding school choice by offering a 75% federal tax credit for charitable contributions to nonprofit charter school organizations.

Attorney General Wilson urges Congress to pass concealed carry reciprocity act

Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.

DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure

The group launched by Elon Musk to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some U.S. Census Bureau surveys it claims are “wasteful," worrying users of federal data who are already concerned about the health of the nation's statistical infrastructure.