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The State Law Enforcement Division said Thursday evening that a man wanted in connection to an officer-involved shooting at Midlands Tech Tuesday night, has been located, 24 hours after the…Click to Continue »

Inspired by the call of Mayor Steve Benjamin in his State of the City address to raise the minimum hourly wage of city employees, City Center Partnerships decided this week…Click to Continue »

Columbia police say they are “following strong leads” following a shooting at the Colony Apartments off West Beltline Boulevard Wednesday night that left one person injured.Click to Continue »

The name of former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts soon will be taken off a boat landing on the lower Saluda River near his home.Click to Continue »

Uber has a date with state regulators on its request to formally offer ride-sharing services in South Carolina.Click to Continue »

With the most recent weekly report from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, the current season surpassed all of the 2013-14 season in terms of flu-related hospitalizations.Click to Continue »

South Carolina school fundraisers can sell foods deemed unhealthy by federal standards on school grounds during half of the school days next year, according to a ruling announced Thursday by…Click to Continue »

Columbia police are trying to identify three persons of interest who may have information in connection to an arson investigation.Click to Continue »

Columbia police said a Columbiana Mall store clerk was robbed at knife point just before noon Thursday.Click to Continue »

Richland County deputies are investigating payments to vendors and accounting of ticket sales at the financially-troubled Okra Strut, Sheriff Leon Lott confirmed Thursday.Click to Continue »