A man broke into a Monticello Road business last month and stole a trailer, but his activities were caputured on video cameras.Now Richland County Sheriff’s investigators are hoping someone will help them identify the suspect.Employees at Hobgood Electric, 10330 Monticello Road, called

Richland County authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding who shot and wounded a 72-year-old man as he stood in the kitchen of his house on the 300 block of Saddlefield Road in the Lincolnshire community. The shooting occurred Sunday, Sept. 18, around 10:30 p.m. According

The University of South Carolina has decided to build a new home for its beleaguered law school downtown, dominating a block between Senate and Gervais streets.The new building will have 186,000 square feet and cost $75 million, said Rob Wilcox, the new law school dean, who expects to oversee the move from the school’s current Main Street building.USC has most of the money for the new build...

Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed funding for the S.C. Conservation Bank, a move that environmentalists say will shut down the land protection agency if they don’t get help from the state Legislature.Lobbyists for the state’s environmental groups were working furiously today to rally support

Columbia and USC officials introduced today a hydrogen-powered Ford bus that they hope will be in use for the next year to transport handicapped students for one year.The bus is a partnership between Ford, USC, Columbia and the federal Department of Energy. If the deal is finalized, Ford will own the bus, USC will provide the driver and the insurance, Columbia will provide the fuel and the Departm...

Almost every business has its awards banquets. But when the business is movie making, and the banquet is put on by the folks behind the Oscars, the room glows with serious star power and cinematic history.Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro, George Lucas, Kevin Spacey, Kathryn Bigelow, Josh Brolin and Tony Bennett helped honor winners Saturday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' second a...

Richland County authorities are looking to give Warren Spruill Jr. a birthday he'll not soon forget - a trip to the slammer. They issued a call Friday for the public's help in finding 25-year-old Spruill, also known as "Juan Jr.", who's wanted for aggravated assault in the shooting October 21

Columbia police are looking for 41-year-old Fitzgerald McNeil, who also goes by the name Jami Raqib Salaam. He's wanted for attempted murder in connection to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident on Millwood Avenue. According to a Department statement, around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, McNeil, driving a 1986 Chevrolet Suburban, rammed the back of a 1999 Ford Explorer, which caused the Explorer t...

The three Democrats vying to become governor of South Carolina are meeting on the state's coast to debate how best to help the state's economy.State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex and state Sens. Robert Ford and Vincent Sheheen meet Thursday evening in a debate at Coastal Carolina University