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A Laurens lawmaker says gender reassignment surgery or treatment shouldn't be offered to children under 18. An opponent calls the proposal "disastrous."
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A private water company that has had issues with pollution in the past has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Lexington in an effort to press…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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All four University of South Carolina trustees who voted for former West Point superintendent Bob Caslen as president and are seeking reelection next year face opposition, a rare occurrence that was expected after the controversial hire.
Andy Shain
Columbia Bureau Chief
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Columbia City Councilman Howard Duvall hung on to his at-large seat in the Nov. 19 election runoff.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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The only "adult" store within Columbia’s city limits lost its business license Tuesday, clearing the way to close the shop that has tussled with government leaders for eight years.
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As South Carolina barrels toward February's first-in-the-south Democratic presidential primary, the endorsement of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjam…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Seymour Josephson and his wife, Marci, are working to make ride-hiring services safer with the What's My Name Foundation, named after a question riders should ask drivers before getting into vehicles. It became a rallying call after their 21-year-old daughter's killing.
Andy Shain
Columbia Bureau Chief
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Documents show that a public charter school is still eyeing a former car dealership property on North Main Street as a potential location for …
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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After a USC fraternity chapter was kicked off campus for four years for hazing, a television news reporter standing outside the house was heckled. Now the school is looking into the incident.
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A Columbia developer and the University of South Carolina are discussing an internship program for hospitality students at a proposed convention center hotel.
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The City of Columbia's zoning board passed a measure that will make way for a drive-thru car wash at 4624 Devine St., the property that was fo…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Jamel Bradley, a record-holding former guard for the University of South Carolina, was fired from the Richland County Sheriff's Department on Oct. 30 after “critical information” surfaced during an internal affairs investigation, according to court records.
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The third and fourth place finishers in the Nov. 5 Columbia City Council at-large race are now endorsing incumbent Councilman Howard Duvall in…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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The COMET, the bus system that serves Richland County and parts of Lexington and Newberry, could have improperly spent as much as $1.4 million…
Chris Trainor
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A proposed pilot program they say could make Five Points more like Main Street and the BullStreet District is making its way through city government, bringing living and working spaces to the village center.
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In September, third-term Richland County Councilman Jim Manning announced he wouldn't be seeking re-election for his District 8 seat in 2020. …
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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It was a loud call for change on Nov. 5 in Irmo.
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Every two years, Democrats think they have a shot at taking out Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson in the 2nd Congressional District.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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A project to build about 260 apartments has been proposed to add to the growth at the BullStreet District, the former Department of Mental Health site in Columbia.
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The owner of Columbia’s sole "adult" business is ready to leave the state after eight years of legal battles with the city, including forcing changes in inventory.
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Over the course of four days, nearly 48,000 ticket holders came to Columbia, SC, for the cNCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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Tuesday's Columbia City Council races turned out to be a mixed bag for the three incumbents who were seeking re-election: One held onto his se…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Daniel Rickenmann, the longtime Columbia City Councilman who currently represents District 4, has formally thrown his support behind attorney …
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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The BullStreet District is kind of like coffee: It's taking a while to brew, but it's starting to turn into something flavorful.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and other city officials announced on Thursday an $18 million plan to revamp battered, aging Finlay Park.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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The City of Columbia will not operate an ice skating rink this year, ending — at least for now — what had become a holiday tradition that attr…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
There are often points during an election when campaign politics intersect with the implementation of policy in real time.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
Moe Baddourah is hoping to nab a third term on Columbia City Council in District 3.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
In a Free Times story back in June, at-large Columbia City Councilman Howard Duvall suggested he’d be willing to entertain discussion about re…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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The League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area, libraries in Richland and Lexington counties, and voter registration offices in Richland and …
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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After years of wrestling with the historic building's special challenges, developers soon will begin work on converting the Babcock building, the centerpiece of the BullStreet District's mental health campus next to downtown Columbia, into more than 200 apartments.
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The founder of Columbia's hugely popular Soda City Market has been charged with harassment amid a dispute with a neighbor over a dog, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
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A group that encourages women to get involved in the political process is launching a program to recruit women for positions on boards and com…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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A limited number of people, including just a handful of students, were allowed inside an auditorium at Benedict College Friday to hear Preside…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Under a new proposal, the Charleston RiverDogs and other South Carolina farm teams could be moved up to double-A or eliminated from minor league baseball in an effort to restructure the league.
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The State Housing Authority has approved a low-income housing project to be located in the heart of Irmo.
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Forcing students to move after the fall semester is disruptive and unfair, parents and students say, and comes after USC received a top national ranking for first-year student experience
Andy Shain
Columbia Bureau Chief
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USC President Bob Caslen set up camp on one of the main campus thoroughfares to reach out to students after the controversy over his hiring.
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Columbia City Councilman Howard Duvall and one of his challengers, Sara Middleton, are in a heated fundraising battle as they seek one of Coun…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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President Donald Trump, along with many of the top 2020 Democratic White House contenders, are coming to a historically black college in Columbia next weekend for a bipartisan forum on criminal justice reform.
Seanna Adcox
Assistant Columbia bureau chief
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A sign posted at the Oct. 15 I Believe Anita Hill Party in Columbia declared “The Future is Female.”
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Col. Jack Van Loan, an Air Force veteran who was a prisoner of war for six years during the Vietnam War and later was a leader of the Five Poi…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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The race for Columbia City Council in District 3 is beginning to heat up, as one of the two challengers to incumbent Moe Baddourah has picked …
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Opened in 1985, Marco Specialties in Lexington County says it has become the largest online seller of pinball machine parts with 100,000 customers.
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If there were any questions as to whether Democratic attorney Rhodes Bailey was serious about his challenge for the state House District 75 se…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
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Demand for downtown Columbia homes is stronger than the supply on the market, so deals are happening at top speed, agents say.
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There’s an effort underway to offer greater context about the monuments at the Statehouse, some of which have a history with tendrils connected to slavery and white supremacy.
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
Democrat Jaime Harrison raised $2.1 million for his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham over the past three months, his campaign…
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A trio of bridge projects in downtown Columbia, including two planned on the edge of the University of South Carolina campus, have the potential to make commuting in the state capital much more messy.
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When City of Columbia voters go the polls in next month's municipal election, they will be among the first in South Carolina to use the state'…
Chris Trainor
Staff Writer/Digital Media
