Columbia, Richland County | featured news

Lexington 1 warns the four candidates for Lexington County sheriff not to campaign at schools.Click to Continue »

Lower Richland High is among the first high schools nationwide to earn STEM certification from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission.Click to Continue »

Lower Richland High is among the first high schools nationwide to earn STEM certification from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission.Click to Continue »

Volunteer hunters who went through the training last year and returned surveys detailing how many cormorants they killed will be allowed to participate in this year’s culling effort, from Feb.Click to Continue »

Some initiatives run by faith-based organizations across the country are shifting the way churches approach charity. Such programs offer parishioners an alternative to commercial lending agencies, which often charge triple-digit…Click to Continue »

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt has resigned after being charged in December with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident.Click to Continue »

Clemson University officials announced Wednesday a five-year suspension of the university’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity chapter for alleged violations of the student organization conduct code.Click to Continue »

A state correctional officer who forced his way into his former girlfriend’s apartment earlier in January and assaulted her turned himself in to Richland County authorities Tuesday, officials say.Click to Continue »

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot drawing is set for an estimated $317 million.Click to Continue »

Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero - an iconic figure worshipped in Latin America and beyond, but long seen with suspicion by conservatives - will be beatified this year in his home…Click to Continue »