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A rendering of the University of South Carolina alumni center planned for Lincoln and Senate streets near the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Design unveiled for new $26M USC alumni building

Work on the 65,000-square-foot building at the corner of Senate and Lincoln Streets should begin...

Kirkland Smith’s “Steve Jobs,” an assemblage created from Apple computer parts which won the people’s choice award at "ArtFields," will be part of "ArtFields Extended: Columbia" opening at Gallery 80808.

Otis Taylor’s Picks of the Week

“ArtFields: Extended Columbia,” Bluegrass and Country Music Hoe Down, ‘Hansel...

Crime

Woman shot dead, sister's boyfriend sought as suspect

A woman was found dead by Richland County Sheriff's deputies responding to a shots fired call early Friday morning. 2 hours ago

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The deal was made when the Senate voted to spend $50 million a year to repair state roads and bridges. The money would go to the State Infrastructure Bank, which would use it to borrow up to $500 million.

Sports

William Hinson, an 18-year-old Blythewood High School student, is a member of the Callaway X Hot Long Drive Team.

Blythewood teen making a name for himself in long-drive competitions

William Hinson, 18, can hit a golf ball a long way. VIDEO: Watch him take that swing.. inside. 2 hours ago

Business

Memorial Day road trippin’ in SC

With lower gas prices and a steadily improving economy, more South Carolina drivers will hit the road for a long weekend getaway this Memorial Day. ...

Living

Lauren Lucas performs at the South Carolina Gamecock party held at the Rutledge in Nashville, TN Friday August 31, 2012.

Columbia native Lauren Lucas enjoying a successful songwriting career

The Columbia native signed a major label contract and . . . watched her debut album sit on a shelf even as the lead single, “The Carolina Kind...

Opinion

A good use of tax dollars? Blue Sky's original vision for his sculpture "Busted Plug Plaza."

Editorial: Hospitality taxes provoke wasteful, wishful spending by Columbia, Richland County

WHEN COLUMBIA and Richland County first adopted the 2 percent tax on prepared food, we warned that it could one day lead...

Military

FILE: Soldiers from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, help set up the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, part of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute, at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center, Sept. 9, 2012, in Killeen, Texas. The tribute also included displays memorializing the events of 9/11, Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and more.

Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial arrives in Sumter

Sumter resident Jimmy Shuping remembers a time when military veterans weren’t as celebrated as they are today.

Nation/World

Former Boys Scout leader Jennifer Tyrrell, center, is greeted as her son and current Boy Scout Cruz Burns, 8, bottom, looks on during the Equal Scouting Summit being held near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Delegates to the Boys Scouts of America meeting are expected to address a proposal to allow gay scouts into the organization.

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time...