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Columbia, South Carolina is located in Richland County. Zip codes in Columbia, SC include 29240, 29226, and 29229. The median home price in Columbia is $149,900. More Columbia information.

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53 min ago | WIS-TV Columbia

Cops: Suspects assault man, then rob, assault woman

The Springdale Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in identifying individuals they say assaulted a man at Circle K, and then robbed a woman in the parking lot of Days Inn.

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5 hrs ago | South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Ex-USC student gets 7 years for setting bar fire

A judge has ordered a 22-year-old former University of South Carolina student to spend seven years in prison and get drug, alcohol and mental health counseling after he admitted burning down a Columbia bar.

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7 hrs ago | WIS-TV Columbia

Truck driver tops off his tank and wallet, winning $200K

A Columbia truck driver thought he was doing well when he beat the 1 in 55 odds to win $12 on PowerballA .

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8 hrs ago | Lake Wylie Pilot

Police: Columbia baby-sitter's abuse killed boy

Authorities say Hamm slammed the boy's head into a bathtub faucet while she was babysitting him May 18.

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8 hrs ago | Clover Herald

Police: Columbia baby-sitter's abuse killed boy

Authorities say Hamm slammed the boy's head into a bathtub faucet while she was babysitting him May 18.

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11 hrs ago | WLTX-TV Columbia

South Carolina Celebrates Its 225th 'Birthday'

South Carolina is celebrating its 225th birthday as a U.S. state. On May 23, 1788, South Carolina became the nation's eighth state when it ratified the U.S. Constitution.

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14 hrs ago | FITSNews

SC Legislative Taxi Service Shut Down

Less than a week after this website revealed the existence of a secret taxpayer-funded late night taxi service for inebriated and/or lazy South Carolina legislators, the free rides have come to an end - at least in the S.C. House of Representatives.

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18 hrs ago | WIS-TV Columbia

Monument honors WWII airmen who trained in Columbia

Two and half years ago it was an area near Columbia Metropolitan Airport cluttered with trash.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The State

Bolton: Columbia voters might have to force referendum on strong mayor

Several years ago, then-Mayor Bob Coble spearheaded an effort to have a communitywide dialogue about the city's form of government, but the chances of anything productive coming of it died when the council appointed a commission to lead the discussion and make recommendations and stacked it with people who opposed strong mayor.

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The State

Grant program offers low-income Columbia residents $3,000 for job training

An information session for the city's Work it Up program, which awards job-training grants of up to $3,000 The program is for city residents in the 29203 and 29204 ZIP codes whose household income is 80 percent or below HUD's Area Median Income.

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Charleston City Paper

Columbia native Christian Thee returns for another spin

We've all seen the 1977 Spoleto Festival poster. The wily monkey, the statuesque topiary, all shrouded in foliage, Charleston's idyllic blue sky peeking in the background.

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WIS-TV Columbia

Couple wins $100K on stop to change a diaper

An Orangeburg couple has a great story to tell their daughter when she's older. It was her dirty diaper that helped win the family $100,000 in the lottery.

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WIS-TV Columbia

Day care undoing potty training? Mother claims it happened to her child

Not all child care facilities are licensed and those that are may have violations you don't even know about.

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KUGN-AM Eugene

Army General Suspended of Command for Adultery Investigation

The Army has suspended the one-star commanding general at Fort Jackson, S.C., for alleged misconduct involving adultery and an unspecified physical altercation.

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New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Rev. Dr. Thompson installed at Morning Star

The signing of the Pastor-Church Covenant of Relationship by Rev. Dr. Willie J. Thompson Jr.

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WIS-TV Columbia

USPS: Rise in dog attacks on SC mail carriers

COLUMBIA, SC The United States Postal Service says South Carolina mail carriers are experiencing an unusually high number of dog bites this year.

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The State

Columbia's city parks need cash and care, study advises

The study, written by the Genesis Consulting Group, cites an array of problems in a park system that includes 16 city pools, 55 tennis courts, 58 parks and some 600 acres of green space.

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Examiner.com

Columbia thrift stores help the community

Columbia thrift shops help the community and the thrifty fashion shopper. Many wait for thrift shop sales to search for bargains on clothing, accessories, shoes and jewelry.

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Cheraw Chronicle

A piano gala concert launches the University of South Carolina's 11th annual Southeastern Piano Festival June 9 through 15.

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Tue May 21, 2013

WIS-TV Columbia

Testimony reveals Parker's debts, failing marriage

A restaurant owner who got snagged in a gambling probe that grew out of the Brett Parker double murder investigation took the stand, as the trial entered its third week.

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