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On May 24, 1772, William Moultrie took a break from surveying the South Carolina-North Carolina border to visit little Charlotte Town, which he described as having five or six houses, "very ordinary built of logs." Nearly 240 years later, Charlotte has a few more houses.

College spokeswoman Kymm Hunter said De-Amontez Valdez called around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and threatened to shoot up the campus.

Columbia’s Bull Street neighborhood might include five kinds of public spaces – from parks that are eight acres or larger to plazas and playgrounds interspersed throughout the 181-acre site.

Join us as we learn about the Flipped Classroom concept with a webinar by Dr. Lodge McCammon.

A 46-year-old man was shot and killed Friday morning at an apartment complex on the north side of Columbia.

Emerald High School wrestler Shaq Oliver grapples with Chesnee's Dustin Martain in the 152 pound weight class during a tri-match in December at Emerald High School.

Brothers Henry and Chai Eang opened their first Basil restaurant in Charleston a decade ago and have added locations in Charlotte and Mount Pleasant.

A Spartanburg woman has been arrested after authorities say she put a small dog in a trash can twice.

The Aquatic Plant Management Council will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Board Room in the Dennis Building, Room 335, 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia.

Changes are in store for Five Points, including a new urban-style Waffle House, a women’s boutique and a move by a longtime surf shop.

Columbia, SC -- Columbia Police are investigating an early morning report of shots fired at the Gable Oaks apartment complex in Columbia.

The national charity Feed The Children is distributing 1,900 backpacks and supplies to homeless school children from South Carolina.

You may have to pay more money to park in city-owned parking spaces because of a proposal lawmakers inserted into the state budget on Thursday.

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Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Attorney General and state Catholic leaders are protesting a federal mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance that pays for contraceptives.

Three men were arrested in connection with an Amscot kidnapping and robbery, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

The controversial sex shop on Devine Street received a business license Thursday that will allow it to stay open for up to two years.

Read more: Local , Crime , Community , News , Legal , Carter Strange Beating , Five Points , Teen Jumped in Five Points , Columbia Teen Beaten up , Richland County Family Court COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A Richland County Family Court judge has decided that a 15-year-old suspect in the June beating of another teen in Columbia will not be tried as an adult.

Gov. Nikki Haley said in her State of the State speech, "We need to shut down the General Assembly's own retirement system." COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Gov.

Two housing complexes for the elderly in Columbia and another in Greenville have been partially evacuated, with residents moved to temporary quarters, as officials investigate complaints of possible mold problems.