
Community fights to save feral cats
There’s a huge controversy going on in the small town of Chapin, S.C., that is centered around a feral cat colony known to the residents as the “Bi-Lo” cats. The cats have resided in the woods behind a shopping center that includes a Bi-Lo grocery store and several other businesses for almost an entire decade. All of the businesses are […]

Decoding the Black Death
USC has its own bonesEach time Sharon DeWitte takes a three-foot by one-foot archival box off the shelf at the Museum of London, she hopes it will be heavy. “Heavy means you know you have a relatively complete skeleton,” said DeWitte, an anthropologist at the University of South Carolina who has spent summers examining hundreds of Medieval skeletons, each time shedding new light on […]

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Apply immediately to USC for one with all the trimmingsGetting down on bended knee proposals are, shall we say, so yesterday? Nowadays, bridegrooms strive to be more original in planning how to pop that age old question, “Will you marry me?” If your wedding story or proposal is one that will have family and friends talking for years to come, then it could land at the top of the […]
Thank you to the community for helping keep officers safe
It’s a sad fact our neighborhoods aren’t the safe places they once were. In many communities, violence, drug use, theft, and other crimes can rob us of the peace of mind that we are safe in our own homes. The men and women of law enforcement have challenging jobs. They put their lives on the line daily to protect people […]

Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Forest Acres tBrentwood Road: Neighbors called police at 5 p.m. Tuesday after they say they heard screaming coming from a home. When officers arrived, they heard male and female voices yelling at each other. The officers went inside the home and found a man and woman arguing. The woman told the officers she had given the man a ride home […]

New exhibit at Columbia Metropolitan Airport honors 70th anniversary of Columbia Army Air Base and the Doolittle Raiders
A tribute to one of military history’s most storied missions – with origins right here in Columbia – is the focus of a new exhibit on view in the main lobby at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The display also reveals the former Columbia Army Air Base’s strategic role in local history. The large WWII B-25 training center was located on the […]
Local man needs transplant
In 2009, Ken Stevenson, 48, began having issues with his blood pressure, and his health worsened until he was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. He has also developed pulmonary fibrosis, and a lung/kidney transplant is critical to his survival. The average lung/kidney transplant costs more than $1 million. Even with health insurance, he faces significant expenses related to the surgery. […]
Operation Christmas Child recipient shares story
On September 23, Operation Christmas Child speaker Livia Satterfield will share how a simple shoe box gift changed her life and how Columbia residents can touch the lives of needy children around the world. Once an orphan living in Romania, Satterfield now lives in America and travels sharing her story of how receiving a shoe box gift has such a […]