RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — In a packed meeting Tuesday night, the Richland County Council unanimously passed a new hate crime ordinance, advanced a $40 million jail expansion, and took a ...

Richland County passed a hate crime ordinance on June 3, becoming the first county in South Carolina to do so. The state is one of two without a hate crime law.

A Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured in a rollover crash Saturday while responding to a scene where a man threatened to kill a police officer. The deputy was among multiple ...

A Ghent man was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a child under the age of 13 years old, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Thomas Simmons, 45, reportedly faces two separate ...

A Columbia County man is accused of raping a child younger than 13.Investigators said the victim reported the rape at around 7:45 a.m. on Monday.Thomas Simmons, 45, of Ghent, is accused of having ...

A suspected drunk driver is accused of causing a crash on U.S. 30 that killed one person and seriously injured another on Saturday, police said. Neither the person who died nor the person who was ...

Columbia County residents voiced concerns over new library policies, particularly the reshelving of teen LGBTQ fiction into the adult section. Critics argue the policy is discriminatory and ...

Columbia County still is set on establishing its own one-county library system in 2026. 'Everybody's getting better, except the officials.' After 6 technicals, 3 ejections, Stephanie White sounds off ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Long Island man is accused of scamming an elderly Columbia County woman out of tens of thousands of dollars. Mykhaylo Mykhaylov, 39, of Copiague, faces ...

Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Sikes was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop that escalated into an armed standoff. A memorial service honoring Sikes, attended by over 2,000 ...

Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Sikes was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop that escalated into an armed standoff. A memorial service honoring Sikes, attended by over 2,000 ...