The Latest Breaking News from Columbia

Hours after earthquake hits Columbia area, another confirmed in different part of SC

An earthquake was confirmed in the Columbia area on Sunday, continuing a busy stretch of seismic activity in South Carolina.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2022

For 10 years, Alex Murdaugh’s law firm missed millions in thefts. What went wrong?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Everyone trusted Alex Murdaugh.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022

Five thoughts on new Mizzou basketball coach Dennis Gates

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the third time in the last decade and fifth time in 16 years, fans flocked to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday to hear from Missouri’s new basketball coach on his first day on the job. This time, it’s Dennis Gates, the 42-year-old Chicago native who spent the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 22, 2022

Cops thought Snake King was bitten to death by pet - then they found gunshot wounds

Cold-blooded Lynlee Renick killed reptile breeder husband Benjamin for his money. The woman ran a spa in Columbia but her business was struggling financially and had mounting debts

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2022

S.C. A.G.: City Can't Ban Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity Change Therapy for Minors

The South Carolina Attorney General's opinion, issued last week, is here; here's the Conclusion, though you'll see that the A.G. acknowledges that there's a split of opinion among federal appellate courts on the subject: While courts have reached varying conclusions regarding whether an ordinance [or statute] banning conversion therapy violates…

Reason · Feb 23, 2022

No. 1 in the SEC! South Carolina takes down Tennessee in front of sellout crowd

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The stakes were high surrounding the No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball team as it hosted ESPN’s “College GameDay,” its first ABC broadcast, the season’s first sellout crowd at Colonial Life Arena and the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

'Definition of insanity': Missouri Senate ends week of filibuster with no redistricting deal

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Senate, stalemated for nearly a week in search of a deal on a new congressional map, is moving on for the moment.

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2022

‘Kids being kids’ doesn’t excuse high school sex case, South Carolina victims advocate says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The leader of an advocacy organization for sexual assault victims said an 18-year-old Chapin High School football player having sex with a 13-year-old wasn’t just “kids being kids.”

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Good Day Farm Expands Missouri Cultivation Operations, Plans To Launch New Cannabis-Infused & Nano Gummies

Good Day Farm announced the expansion of its Missouri operations with a new 106,000-square-foot state-of-the-art cultivation facility in Columbia.

Benzinga · Feb 10, 2022

House Republicans advance SC elections bill that bans ballot drop boxes, expands audits

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House Tuesday amended an elections-related bill it passed last year to add a series of controversial election security measures opposed by Democrats, who said the changes on short notice took them by surprise.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022